Kapampangan Words

DALAGA • (duh-LAH-guh)(1) a young woman (teen to young adult)(2) maiden, an unmarried womanTagálog (Filipino): dalága Derived WordDALAGÍTA • (duh-luh-GI-tuh)diminutive form of dalága (“young woman”)from dalága + -ita (Spanish feminine diminutive suffix)Tagálog (Filipino): dalagíta You may want to read: Babayi

Yelu The Philippines’ coldest days are back as mornings dip below the 20s again! How do you say “ice” or “freeze” in your language? YÉLU • (YEH-loo)iceTagálog (Filipino): yélo EtymologyFrom Spanish hielo (“ice”) Derived VerbMAGYÉLU • (muhg-YEH-loo)to freeze, get frozen, turn into iceTagálog (Filipino): magyélo Verb Conjugationmagyélu, mágyélu, migyélu – to freeze, get frozen, turn … Read more

Dayat February 2 is World Wetlands Day, and wetlands are one of the most essential features of the Kapampángan landscape. As the “people/place of riverbanks”, Kapampángan culture and livelihood have been centered on these wetlands, ranging from natural ones such as swamps and marshes to man-made ones such as irrigated fields. DÁYAT • (DAH-yuht)irrigated fieldsTagálog … Read more

Tiup During the amian or cool dry season of Kapampángans, you’ll often hear this word as the “tiup” or breeze of wind is getting cooler! TIUP • (choop)breeze; light cool windTagálog (Filipino): símoy Example SentenceMarimlá ya ing tiup ning angin. [Kap]Malamíg ang símoy ng hángin. [Tag]The breeze of wind is cool. [Eng] You may want … Read more

Since it’s International Ask a Question Day, let’s learn about the different interrogatives or question words in Kapampangan and Tagálog! NÁNU – WhatTagálog (Filipino): anó NÍNU – Who, Whom, WhoseTagálog (Filipino): síno (who), níno (whom, whose) NÚ / NÓ / NÚKARIN / NÓKARIN – WhereTagálog (Filipino): saán; násaan (locative) ÓBÁKIT / ÓBAT / ÓT – … Read more