Kapoti

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Kapoti The rainy season starts today in the Philippines! How do you say “raincoat” in your language? KAPÓTI • (kuh-POH-ti)raincoatTagálog (Filipino): kapóte EtymologyFrom Spanish capote “cloak” You may want to read: Uran

Pamiganaka

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Pamiganaka This Memorial Day, we remember our Kapampángan fallen heroes and Filipino Scouts who served our nation under the United States Armed Forces during World War II, many of whom are buried at the Clark Veterans Cemetery in Clark, Pampanga. To my veteran Kapampángan elders, ápû & ingkung, who are no longer with me today, … Read more

Dungus

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While atian is the general Kapampángan word for “belly” or “abdomen”, dúngus refers to the internal part of the belly, specifically the stomach. DÚNGUS • (DOO-ngoos)stomachTagálog (Filipino): sikmúrà You may want to read: Lawu

Atian

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Atian It’s World Digestive Health Day! Here’s the Kapampángan word for the general part of the body that Kapampángans are known to satisfy with their cooking! How do you say “belly” in your language? ATIAN • (uh-CHUHN)belly, abdomenTagálog (Filipino): tiyan You may want to read: Danup

Danup

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Danup It was World Hunger Day yesterday which seeks to call attention to the global food crisis. In Kapampángan mythology, a lakandánup means famine, as well as the Kapampángan deity of gluttony, is represented by the sun at noontime. DÁNUP • (DAH-noop)hungerTagálog (Filipino): gútom Derived WordMARÁNUP • (muh-RAH-noop)hungryIntensive: karánup, Past: méránupTagálog (Filipino): gutóm DANÚPAN • … Read more