Tagalog/Bisayan: TNT

[Nikola]

I hear Philippinos call ilegal undocumented aliens tnt or tago nang tago. What is the literal translation in English?

 

[pharabus]

It is Tagalog, it means "Hiding and hiding"


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[Qcumber]

Is the correct spelling
1) tágò nang tágò
or
2) tagô nang tagô
?

 

[kewongjapan]

Correct spelling would be:

It translates into "always hiding". The use of 'nang' here is a conjunction so its a very loose meaning to be able to translate it directly.

 

[Qcumber]

Correct spelling would be:

It translates into "always hiding". The use of 'nang' here is a conjunction so its a very loose meaning to be able to translate it directly.

I am afraid your kind answer was partly erased by a moderator so that it is now meaningless.
Maybe I should rephrase my question:
Is the accent on the last vowel of tago the grave accent - \ - or the circumflex accent - /\ - ?
P.S. My question didn't bear on nang.

 

[kewongjapan]

I am afraid your kind answer was partly erased by a moderator so that it is now meaningless.
Maybe I should rephrase my question:
Is the accent on the last vowel of tago the grave accent - \ - or the circumflex accent - /\ - ?
P.S. My question didn't bear on nang.

Hi Qcumber, sorry I was answering Nikola's initial question about translating the word. As for your question the accent on the word is indeed the circumflex accent "tàgô"

 

[Qcumber]

Hi Qcumber, sorry I was answering Nikola's initial question about translating the word. As for your question the accent on the word is indeed the circumflex accent "tàgô"

So it's tagô nang tagô. Thanks a lot.

 

[Nikola]

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