Kapampangan Words

The most famous Kapampángan folk song is “Atin Cu Pung Singsing” (I Have a Ring) which is about someone who is in search of their lost ring! Atin Cu Pung Singsing (Kapampángan Folk Song) performed by world-renowned Kapampángan singer Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga) SINGSING • (sing-SING)ringTagálog (Filipino): singsíng Derived WordPALSINGSÍNGAN • (puhl-sing-SEE-nguhn)ring fingerTagálog (Filipino): palásingsíngan You … Read more

Good noon or Mayap a ugtu from Pampanga! How do you say “noon” in your language? UGTU • (oog-TOO)noonTagálog (Filipino): tanghálì Kapampángan GreetingMáyap a ugtu! [Kap]Magandáng tanghálì! [Tag]Good noontime! [Eng] Derived WordPAUGTUAN • (puh-oog-TWUHN)lunchTagálog (Filipino): tanghalían Verb Conjugationmagtu, mágtu, migtu – to eat lunch You may want to read: Kasibul

Ema It’s Cancer season! Here are the common Kapampángan words for different types of crabs! How do you say “crab” in your language? ÉMA • (EH-muh)crabNon-Monophthongized Form: ayáma (obsolete)Tagálog (Filipino): alimángo ALIMÁSAG • (uh-li-MAH-suhg)blue crab found in the seasTagálog (Filipino): alimásag TALANGKÂ • (tuh-luhng-KA’)small crab found in the riversTagálog (Filipino): talangkâ You may want to … Read more

Tigtig Kapampángans have their own music event marketed as a local Oktoberfest in Angeles City (the Las Vegas of the Philippines) which celebrates Kapampángans’ triumph over one of the world’s largest volcanic eruptions! TIGTIG • (tig-TIG)sound of music; (to) play musicTagálog (Filipino): tugtóg Acoustic arrangement of Atin Cu Pung Singsing by Jose Valdez performed by … Read more

Sangwanan Happy St. John’s Day & June Solstice! Kapampángans celebrate the coming of the rainy season with several traditions such as this water-throwing ritual held every feast of St. John the Baptist! SANGWÁNAN • (suhng-WAH-nuhn)Kapampángan water-splashing ritual on the feast of St. John the Baptist (June 24); one of several celebrations coinciding with the ancient … Read more