Santungan

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Santungan It was World Refugee Month & World Refugee Day a few days ago, so here’s a Kapampángan word that means “refuge, sanctuary”! How do you say “refuge” in your language? SANTÚNGAN • (suhn-TOO-nguhn)refuge, sanctuary Root WordSANTUNG • (suhn-TOONG)(to) seek refuge, protection, shelter Verb Conjugationsumantung, sásantung, sínantung – to seek refuge, protection, shelter (Actor Focus) … Read more

Jose Rizal Height

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Jose Rizal Height How tall was Jose Rizal? Did you know? Historian and journalist Ambeth Ocampo discovered that Dr. Jose Rizal had a height of 161 cm or 5’3″ ft! This is after he found this information in one of our National Hero’s notebooks when he was only 19 years old. According to Ocampo, in … Read more

Ibpa

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A counterpart of “indu“, “ibpa” is the more symbolic and formal Kapampángan word for “father“, and is often encountered in literature, prayers, or songs. IBPÂ • (ib-PA’)father (symbolic, honorific, or literary)Tagálog (Filipino): amá Usage NoteJust like “indû” for “mother”, “ibpâ” is a more symbolic or honorific term for “father” compared to “tátang” and often sounds … Read more

Tatang

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Tatang Happy Father’s Day to our Kapampángan fathers who continue to uphold our Kapampángan identity and values as pillars of the family to our children! TÁTANG • (TAH-tuhng)fatherTagálog (Filipino): tátay Colloquially shortened to “Táng” when used as a term of address. Derived word:MITÁTANG • (mi-TAH-tuhng)father and child, as a collective or pairTagálog (Filipino): magtátay, mag-amá … Read more

Ingkung

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Ingkung This Father’s Day, don’t forget to also greet our grandfathers, ingkung (Kapampángan), or lólo (Tagálog) on this special day! INGKUNG • (ing-KOONG)grandfatherTagálog (Filipino): lólo EtymologyFrom Hokkien 引公 (ín-kong) (“grandfather”) or 咉公 (ńg-kong) (“paternal grandfather”) Derived WordMIYINGKUNG • (mi-ying-KOONG)grandfather and grandchild(ren) as a collective or pairTagálog (Filipino): maglólo You may want to read: Basic Kapampangan … Read more