The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
KhoKhoi (aka KK/kkdelavida/mary alinney villacastin) is a movement-based media artist and plant, body & cultural heart worker. Raised in Seminole swamplands of South Florida, KK swims between unceded Lenape-Canarsie-Munsie lands (New York City) & Bantayan, Visayan Sea, Philippines. KK is a migrant proudly descended from fisherfolk & healers of Bantayan island, in the heart of … Read more
Kasibul It’s the First Day of Spring for our Northern Hemisphere temperate friends! How do you say “spring” in your language? KÁSÍBUL • (KAH-SEE-bool)spring (season)Tagálog (Filipino): tagsiból Root WordSÍBUL • (SEE-bool)spring, fountain, water source; (to) sproutTagálog (Filipino): síbol Verb Conjugationsumíbul, sísíbul, síníbul – to sprout, spring (Actor Focus) Example SentenceSíníbul nó ring tanáman kayárí ning … Read more
Amanung Sisuan We feature the honorific title of the Kapampangan language as the mother tongue of the Kapampángan people. AMÁNUNG SÍSUAN • (uh-MAH-noong SEE-swuhn)“breastfed language” or “language suckled from the breast”, is the honorific title of the Kapampángan language as the mother tongue of its native speakers Root WordSÚSU • (SOO-soo)breastTagálog: súso HomonymSUSÛ • (soo-SOO’)snailTagálog … Read more
Uma Yesterday was Kiss Day! How do you say “kiss” in your language? UMA • (OO-ma’)kissTagalog: halík Example SentenceÚman mu ku. [Kap]Halikán mo akó. [Tag]Kiss me. [Eng] Verb Conjugationúman, uwúman, inúmâ – to kiss someone (Object Focus)manúmâ, mánúmâ, ménúmâ – to kiss (Actor Focus)mipanúmâ, mipánúmâ, mípanúmâ – to kiss each other (Actor Focus) Example SentenceÍkit … Read more
Tiyanak is a vengeful creature that resides in the forest. Tiyanak appears to be an innocent baby abandoned in the woods but transforms into a small old man with a wrinkled face, thick hair, and a mustache. You may want to read: Buso