Babayi

Babayi
Babayi | @kapampangan.words (Background: “Pampanga Girl”, pastel, by Fernando Amorsolo)

Babayi

Happy International Women’s Day and National Women’s Month to all our Kapampángan women who uphold their Kapampángan identity! This word is one of a few words in the Kapampángan language that takes on a plural form by lengthening the first vowel! As an additional feature, get to know an important woman in Kapampángan literature who is often overlooked in history, but who proved to be way ahead of her time.

BABÁYI • (buh-BAH-yee)
woman; female
Tagálog (Filipino): babáe (bah-BAH-‘eh)

Plural Form:
BÁBÁYI • (BAH-BAH-yee)
women
Tagálog (Filipino): mgá babáe

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