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Apung Ticio Happy St. Patricks Day! In the Kapampángan town of Mexico, this feast day is celebrated in one of its barangays (villages) that is named after Saint Patrick of Ireland, which is known to Kapampángans as San Patricio or his Kapampángan nickname Apung Ticio! Another Kapampangan locality that celebrates St. Patrick’s Day is the … Read more
Aluntiang Here are the two words for “green” in Kapampángan! ALUNTIANG • (uh-loon-CHUHNG)green (not commonly used)Alternative Forms: aluntiag̃, aluntianTagálog (Filipino): bérde, luntían Derived Word from AluntiangMAYALUNTIANG • (muh-yuh-loon-CHUHNG)green, greenishTagálog (Filipino): bérde, luntian BÉRDI • (BEHR-di)green (more common)Tagálog (Filipino): bérde, luntían Etymology of BérdiFrom Spanish verde (“green”) You may want to read: Duman
Tudtud Happy World Sleep Day! It’s the end of the week and we can finally get that much-needed sleep! Who’s excited to sleep through the weekend? TUDTUD • (tood-TOOD)sleepTagálog (Filipino): túlog Derived Words:MATUDTUD • (muh-tood-TOOD)to sleep (actor focus)Tagálog (Filipino): matúlog TUDTÚRAN • (tood-TOO-ruhn)sleeping place, like a bed or roomAlso: pitudtúran (past: pítudtúran)Tagálog (Filipino): tulugán Derived … Read more
GALURA • (guh-LOO-ra’)(1) Kapampángan mythical giant eagle which lives at the peak of Mt. Arayat and spawns strong winds and typhoons(2) a Kapampángan surname originating from the said mythological creature, notably borne by Kapampángan writer Felix Galura EtymologyFrom Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍá) “Garuda”, is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds in Hinduism. … Read more
Felix Galura: Father of Kapampangan Grammar (February 21, 1886 – July 21, 1919) The most well-known bearer of the Kapampangan surname Galura (Kapampangan mythical eagle/garuda) is Felix Galura, a Kapampangan writer, playwright, and poet from Bacolor, Pampanga who is known as the “Father of Kapampangan Grammar) with his Kapampangan book “Exercises on the Easy Way … Read more