'Orange is the New Black' star Uzo Aduba once again shows off her linguistic prowess

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'Orange is the New Black' star Uzo Aduba once again shows off her linguistic prowess
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It's official: Uzo Aduba is a master in linguistics.

Just a month ago, the talented actress who plays Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in Orange is the New Black delivered a repertoire of Singlish phrases that delighted her Singaporean fans.

Aduba is back again with a video message where she speaks in Filipino and fans are raving over her spot-on pronunciation.

August is "Buwan Ng Wika" -- National Language Month -- in the Philippines, where they speak several languages, including Tagalog, Cebuano and Ilocano.

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Alicia Tan

Alicia Tan was an Asia Deputy Editor at Mashable. She has over 11 years of experience in journalism, magazine production and content publishing; specialising in women's lifestyle, fashion and beauty. When she's not writing, she's obsessing over Totoro, Ryan Gosling and online shopping.


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