"hindiko alam" is the
tagalog phrase for "
i don't know".
broken up, this phrase is comprised of three words:
- hindi, which is the word connoting the negation of a sentence, translates to the word "no" if spoken independently.
-
ko is the abbreviated version of the first person pronoun "ako". "hindiko" is the contraction of the words "hindi" and "ako".
-
alam is the conjugated verb "to know".
brought together, the words form: "hindi ako alam" or "hindiko alam" (pronounced
hin-DEE-ko ah-LAHM). compare to
ewan.
note the lack of spanish linguistic influence.