[Ietf-languages] Re: Record and registration form for variant 'taglish'

[Sebastian Drude <[e-mail]>]

I am not sure whether I am supposed to vote, but I agree with creating 
this subtag entry.

Sebastian

On 2026-01-19 17:31, Doug Ewell wrote:
> Here are the proposed record and updated registration form for the variant 'taglish', requested by Yivan Padsoyan on December 11, 2025.
>
> This subtag is probably parallel in nature to 'spanglis', registered in 2017 for “a variety of contact dialects of English and Spanish.”
>
> The registration form needed only minor clerical tidying; therefore, the review period for this subtag runs through Monday, January 26, 2026. Please comment.
>
> ---
>
> LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION
> File-Date: 2026-xx-xx
> %%
> Type: variant
> Subtag: taglish
> Description: Tagalog-English code-switching
> Added: 2026-xx-xx
> Prefix: en
> Prefix: tl
> Prefix: fil
> Comments: This subtag represents Taglish, wherever it is different from
>    straight Tagalog or straight English.
> %%
>
> ---
>
> LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
>
> 1. Name of requester: Yivan Padsoyan
> 2. E-mail address of requester: [e-mail]
>
> 3. Record Requested:
>
> Type: variant
> Subtag: taglish
> Description: Tagalog-English code-switching
> Prefix: en
> Prefix: tl
> Prefix: fil
> Comments: This subtag represents Taglish, wherever it is different from
>    straight Tagalog or straight English.
>
> 4. Intended meaning of the subtag:
>
> Taglish is the de facto lingua franca of the urban areas in the
> Philippines, owing to the high levels of bilingualism between Filipinos
> speaking both English and Tagalog (Lesada, 2017; Bautista, 2004). This
> subtag is meant to represent Taglish, as it may be different to its
> native Tagalog term. For example, the term for "choose" (like in a
> website button) is "I-choose" in Taglish but "Pumili"/"Piliin" in
> Tagalog.
>
> 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):
>
> Lesada, J. (2017). *Taglish in Metro Manila: An Analysis of Tagalog-
> English Code-switching*. University of Michigan.
>
> Bautista, M. (2004). Tagalog-english code switching as a mode of
> discourse. *Asia Pacific Education Review*, 5(2), 226–233.
> https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03024960
>
> Wikipedia article for Taglish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taglish
>
> 6. Any other relevant information:
>
>
> --
> Doug Ewell, CC, ALB | Lakewood, CO, US | ewellic.org
>
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Cordialmente,
Sebastian Drude

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