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The saypang is a traditional upper garment worn by female Panay Bukidnon, intricately adorned with panubok embroidery designs. This garment is typically reserved for special occasions, such as the panuba (community fishing ceremony) or performances of the traditional dance binanog. Paired with the saypang is the hinimbis, a three-layered version of the patadyong that symbolizes … Read more
ANCIENT ELEPHANTS OF PANAY ISLAND The National Museum-Western Visayas Geology and Paleontology permanent gallery, inaugurated in January 2020, showcases fossilized teeth from two extinct elephant species: Elephas sp. and Stegodon sp. These remarkable finds were unearthed in Sitio Bitoguan, Jelicuon, Cabatuan, Iloilo. In 1965, anthropologist F. Landa Jocano discovered a fossilized molar of Elephas sp., … Read more
Salamat How do you say “thanks” in your language? SALÁMAT • (suh-LAH-muht)thanks; Thank you!Tagálog (Filipino): salámat EtymologyFrom Arabic سلامات (salāmāt), plural of سلامة (salāma) “good health”, via Malay selamat “safe, secure; welfare, happiness; congratulations” Kapampángan ExpressionDakal a salámat! [Kap]Maráming salámat! [Tag]Thank you very much! (literally “Many thanks!”) [Eng] Derived WordPÁMAGPASALÁMAT • (PAH-muhg-puh-suh-LAH-muht)thanking, thanksgivingTagálog (Filipino): pagpápasalámat … Read more
Mamana It’s Sagittarius season! How do you say “archer” in your language? MÁMÁNÂ • (MAH-MAH-na’)(1) is shooting arrows; (2) archerTagálog (Filipino): pumápánà (verb); mámamánà (noun); root word: pánà (“bow and arrow”) Root WordPÁNÂ • (PAH-na’)bow and arrowTagálog (Filipino): pánà Verb Conjugationmamánâ, mámánâ, mémánâ – to shoot arrows (Actor Focus)panan, papanan, pinánâ – to shoot something/someone … Read more
Uniab/Unyab November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to washing rice! UNIAB / UNYAB • (oo-NYUHB)to wash/rinse rice before cooking Alternative forms: uñab, uñyab Example SentenceUniaban mu né ing abias. [Kap]Hugásan mu na ang bigás. [Tag]Go wash the rice now. [Eng] Derived Word:INUNIABAN / … Read more