The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Lawi Last week was the peak of the hot dry summer season in the Philippines, and with a looming El Niño expected to come next month, here’s a Kapampángan word for the conditions associated with this season and climatic phenomenon. LÁWÎ • (LAH-wee’)drought; (to) dry upTagálog (Filipino): tagtuyót (drought), tuyót (dried up) Verb Conjugationlumáwî, láláwî, … Read more
Mitla (Buddha’s Day) & Buddha’s Birthday is celebrated on varying dates by region this month of May by Buddhists throughout Asia! Here’s a Kapampángan word that is possibly connected to its Sinhala name and is the tree of enlightenment of two past Buddhas! MITLÂ • (mit-LA’)Queen’s crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa), a medicinal plant growing as … Read more
Pawas The past week has been the peak of the hot dry summer season in the Philippines, so here’s a reminder to always stay hydrated! Here’s the Kapampángan word for “sweat”! PÁWAS • (PAH-wuhs)sweat, perspirationTagálog (Filipino): páwis Derived WordMAPÁWAS • (muh-PAH-wuhs)sweatyTagálog (Filipino): pawís Verb Conjugationmanimáwas, mánimáwas, ménimáwas – to sweat, perspire (Actor Focus)mipáwas, mipapáwas, mípawas … Read more
Happy Mothers Day to all our dear Kapampángan mothers who continue to pass down our Amánung Sísuan or “Breastfed Language” to our Kapampángan children! The Kapampángan language has several words for “mother” which may vary by usage and context, the most significant ones of which are indâ, imâ, and indu! “Imâ” is the most common … Read more
Manewu It was International Professional Driver’s Day a few weeks ago! How do you say “drive” in your language? MANÉWU • (muh-NEH-woo)(to) drive (a vehicle)Tagálog (Filipino): maného EtymologyFrom Spanish manejo “handling, driving” Derived WordPÁMAGMANÉWU • (PAH-muhg-muh-NEH-woo)driving, way of drivingTagálog (Filipino): pagmamaného Verb Conjugationmagmanéwu, mágmanéwu, migmanéwu – to drive a vehicle (Actor Focus)manéwan, mamanéwan, minanéwu – … Read more