I live in an area with a lot of Filipino immigrants and what I have heard, though don't take my word for it, is that Filipino is an umbrella term for all of the various languages and dialects spoken in the Philippines, including but not exclusive to Tagalog
Could loanword be accepted as well as derivative? Or is there a difference in that a loanword stays the same and a derivative changes it's form, hence 'based off?
A calque is when you translate a phrase, so I guess "based on". The problem is that "based on" is vague. Of course I tried calque. Along with loanword, cognate, derivation, borrowing...
I love your world language general knowledge quizzes. But this one has two questions, which are a bit confusing: How is "Sahara" a physical feature ? And a derivative can commonly come from inside a language - I had "loanword" and "borrowing" as an answer and was surprised these weren't accepted. And for san/santo/sao you might also accept the answer "holy". Still great quizzes - looking forward to more :)
I think WolfCam was mainly pointing out that 'sahara' means 'desert', so in English we call it the 'Desert Desert'. Also, deserts are physical features because they are landforms.
Like others, I disagree with the answer to the second question. I tried loanword, borrowing, and calque, all of which are correct. A derivative is merely a word based on the root of another word - like goodness from good - and doesn't at all imply a borrowing.
Ditto on loanword, but the Sahara question is straightforward - simply replace “physical feature” with “desert” and hey presto! And if you’re wondering if a desert is a physical feature or not…
Good quiz. One remark from my side is that most, but not all countries in Latin America speak a Romance language. Belize, Guyana, and Suriname are some examples of that. As for the latter country, you could certainly add Sranan to the pertaining language question. It has no official status but is widely spoken across the country. You could also change the wording and ask what the official language is. Finally, I would argue that a loanword can certainly be "based off a word from another language", because the word forms may also change and adapt to the language it is now part of.
Last question is missing a question mark. Denmark's minor languages should not have a question mark for the first sentence. Canton should not be accepted for the last question. Sahara Desert is more of a specific place than a physical feature. Greenlandic has no Hint in the answer table.
This one was by far the hardest quiz of this category. Even though l missed out on six(!) answers l still managed to top 74 percent of the quiz takers...
Last question is missing a question mark. Denmark's minor languages should not have a question mark for the first sentence. Canton should not be accepted for the last question. Sahara Desert is more of a specific place than a physical feature. Greenlandic has no Hint in the answer table.