Kapampangan Words

Gatas It’s World Milk Day! Kapampángans are well-known for their gátas damúlag or carabao’s milk which is an ingredient in many Kapampángan delicacies and desserts as well as a companion to rice! GÁTAS • (GAH-tuhs)milkTagálog (Filipino): gátas Verb Conjugationgumátas, gágátas, gínátas – to milk (Actor Focus)gatásan, gagatásan, gétásan – to milk (Object Focus) Example SentenceGétásan … Read more

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 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

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 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