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| | Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30) |
 | | The word "dila" is common to many Philip-pine languages and it means "tongue" as in "lang-uage." It best represents the interest of the group and our cause. |
 | | DILA was born to bring the work of this group to others who share an interest in Philip-pine languages, and to help bring about an informed, public discussion about the fate of these languages and the cultures they represent." |
 | | There is no universal agreement on precisely what constitutes a nation, but even by the terms of its broadest definition, there is no "Philippine" nation, in contrast, for instance, to Japan, where 99% of its population are [and speak] Japanese. |
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