On this day, March 23

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On this day, March 23, is the birth of National Scientist Encarnacion A. Alzona (1895) and the death of National Scientist Onofre D. Corpuz (2013). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this … Read more

Amanung Sisuan

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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

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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

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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

Kapre

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Kapre is a humungous filthy creature with a black hairy body over 7 to 9 feet tall. He wears a belt that gives him the power to be invisible to humans and a bahag, an indigenous Northern Philippine loincloth. You may want to read: Aswang Pugot