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Flower Girl
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I am surprised that India have a strong influence on tagalogs. 

 
Posted : 13/01/2022 10:21 pm
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@flower-girl maybe it's just a coincidence

 
Posted : 14/01/2022 12:27 am
Rene B. Sarabia Jr
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@dyno 

 

Nope, Precolonial Philippines had several Indianized Kingdoms, like the Rajahnates of Cebu, Sanmalan, and Butuan, also; several rulers had direct Indian descent like Rajah Kiling or Sri Bantug.

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 12:32 pm
Rene B. Sarabia Jr
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@flower-girl 

The influence is stronger among Visayans. Bisaya has more Sanskrit loanwords than Tagalog.

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 12:36 pm
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Posted by: @flower-girl

I am surprised that India have a strong influence on tagalogs. 

and my mom is full ethnic Tagalog from Nueva Ecija and Bulacan and she scored 5.5% Punjabi on Tellmegen:

 
Posted : 17/01/2022 11:01 pm
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