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March 3 is World Wildlife Day! Here’s a Kapampángan word that means “wild” and refers to wild animals! LÁSIP • (LAH-sip)wild, untamed; a wild animal You may want to read: Threatened Wildlife Species in the Philippines  

Damdam | Dandam  March 3 is World Hearing Day! In the Kapampángan language, the root word for “to hear or listen” is also the root word for “to feel”. This word is also found in the Tagalog language; however, it only means “to feel” in Tagalog! DAMDAM / DANDAM • (duhm-DUHM / duhn-DUHM)(1) (to) feel(2) … Read more

Butlak Balangaw: Commemorating Women’s Month in the Baryo” is a community activation that Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives spearheads this month with a series of activities including All Women and Girls Artistic Uprising, Climate Education Campaign and Exhibition, and Focus Group Dialogue. The various sessions of training workshops, school-wide educational campaigns and exhibitions, and a public … Read more

March 3 is World Hearing Day! How do you say “ear” in your language? BALUGBUG • (buh-loog-BOOG)earTagálog (Filipino): taínga, ténga You may want to read: Kapampangan Language Damdam

Across the Visayan languages, the word for ‘cooked rice’ is KAN-ON. Could it be, perhaps, connected to KANLAON, the volcano found on Buglas (known today as Negros island)? Rice is a ceremonial offering to the ancient Visayan divinity of harvest, known as Lalahon. With its rich volcanic mineral soil, the base of Kanlaon Volcano has … Read more