bilingguwal

/bi.liŋ.ɡu.wal/

noun

the use of two languages, or a person who uses them

The word is general: a person, a school, or a home can live with two languages, not only immigrant families.

Examples

01
Sa bahay Korean, sa eskuwela Ingles — bilingguwal ang gamit namin sa pamilya.
At home it is two languages: Korean at dinner and the school language when homework starts.
02
Isinulat ng counselor na bilingguwal ang anak namin matapos ang mataas na iskor.
The counselor wrote a two-language label on the file after high scores in both.
03
Sabi ni lola nakakalito ang bilingguwal kaya Korean lang sa bahay.
Grandmother says a two-language house confuses the child and asks for Korean only at home.

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