Kapalaran

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Kapalaran Did you know that the Kapampángan & Tagálog word for “fortune” comes from their root word for “palm of the hand”? KAPALARAN • (kuh-puh-LAH-ruhn)fortune, fateTagálog (Filipino): kapaláran Root WordPÁLAD • (PAH-luhd)palm of handTagálog (Filipino): pálad Derived WordMAPÁLAD • (muh-PAH-luhd)fortunate, luckyTagálog (Filipino): mapálad MANIMÁLAD • (muh-ni-MAH-luhd)to tell one’s fortune by reading their palms SÁPALARAN • … Read more

T’boli choker

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T’boli choker consists of a link made of black and white beads, progressing downward with a cross-hatched pattern. This was made of three layers using red, white, and blue beads. Yellow beaded tassels ending with blue-beaded loops follow after the cross-hatched layers with an exception at both ends with red tassels with white loops. You … Read more

On this day, January 28

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On this day, January 28, is the birthday of Julian Felipe in Cavite. He is the composer of Marcha Nacional Filipina. 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 day in 1986 the … Read more

Juan Crisostomo Soto

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Juan Crisostomo Soto: Father of Kapampangan Literature  JUAN CRISOSTOMO SOTO: Father of Kapampángan Literature(Jan. 27, 1867 – Jul. 12, 1918) Kapampángan poet, playwright, and journalist who is known as the Father of Kapampángan Literature. Also known by his pen name Crissot (from Crisostomo Soto) Born on January 27, 1867, in Santa Ines, Bacolor, Pampanga as … Read more

Kalam

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While the Kapampángan word “kalam” means “grace, blessing”, there is a similar word in Tagálog that means quite the opposite! KÁLAM • (KAH-luhm)grace, blessing, giftRoot: álamTagálog (Filipino): biyáyà False FriendsTagálog (Filipino)KALÁM “hunger pains in the stomach” KapampánganKÁLAM “grace, blessing, gift” Derived WordMÁLAM • (MAH-luhm)gracious, generousTagálog (Filipino): mapagbiyáyà Verb Conjugationmagkálam, mágkálam, mégkálam – to bestow blessings … Read more