Comment on Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months agoWhen it become a US colony they changed it.
That was printed on maps. The people still referred to themselves with the original spelling.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
so King Philip named it Filip? and then Americans named it Philip? wat
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
King Felipe in Spanish.
Philip in English.
Triasha@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Philip is the English spelling of the name.