Kawatasan
It’s World Poetry Day, so here are the Kapampángan words for “poetry” with one coming from its root word for “poet” and the other from the Spanish word for “poetry”!
KAWATÁSAN • (kuh-wuh-TAH-suhn)
poetry
Tagálog (Filipino): tula, pánúláan
Root Word
WÁTAS • (WAH-tuhs)
poet
Tagálog (Filipino): mánunulà, makátà
POÉSIA • (poh-EH-shuh)
poetry, poem
Tagálog (Filipino): tulâ, pánúláan
Etymology
From Spanish poesía (“poetry, poem”)
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