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Pangadi

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Pangadi Did you know that a Kapampángan locality is known for having one of the longest observances of the Feast of the Dead, where they offer prayers for the departed for up to nine days? PANGADÎ • (puh-nguh-DEE’)prayerRoot: -adî, from Arabic حجي (ḥajjī) “pilgrim to Mecca”, via Malay kaji, pengajian “lesson, studies; recitation of Qur’an”Synonym … Read more

Daun

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It’s Dáun season of the Kapampángan Zodiac! Dáun is the 6th sign of the Kapampángan Zodiac or Limbúlan conceptualized by @kapampangan.words based on seasonal Kapampángan cultural traditions and symbols. The 6th Kapampángan Zodiac Sign and the 3rd and final Earth signs represent the harvest season. Dáun is the Kapampángan word for the Days of the … Read more

Komusta

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Komusta It’s World Hello Day, so here’s one of the most important & essential Kapampángan words!  How do you say “hello” in your language? KÓMUSTA • (KOH-moos-tuh)Hello; How are you?Can be shortened to: mustaEtymology: Spanish ¿cómo está? “How are you?”Tagálog: kumustá [standard], kamustá [non-standard] Common Greeting:Kómustá na ka? [Kap]Kumustá ka na? [Tag]How are you* now? … Read more

Punay

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Punay / Pink-necked Green Pigeon (𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘴) Have you seen a Punay? One of the species of birds that are locally called is Punay. Its scientific name is Treron vernans. Its epithet “vernans” is Latin for flourishing or blooming that’s an appropriate description for this bird, the majority of Greene is the Pink-necked Green pigeon, … Read more

Tikbahaw

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Tikbahaw / Great-eared Nightjar / Tahaw (𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘴) Tikbahaw are the largest and easiest to distinguish because of their relatively long tail and wings. And, of course, their tufts – those on top of its head that look like ears, that’s why it’s great-eared. Locally, it’s called Lacayan, or tahaw, or Tikbahaw. The last two … Read more