Kapampangan Words

Panaun/Panawun The first week of January is National Time Consciousness Week in the Philippines, so let’s take a look at the two different words for “time” in Kapampángan & Tagálog! PANAUN / PANAWUN • (puh-nuh-WOON)time (abstract); season; weatherTagálog (Filipino): panahón ÓRAS • (OH-ruhs)time (measured); hourTagálog (Filipino): óras Derived WordsKAPANAÚNAN / KAPANAWÚNANera of, season of, time … Read more

Kunewu Happy Year of the Rabbit! How do you say “rabbit” in your language? KUNÉWU • (koo-NEH-woo)rabbit, bunnyTagálog (Filipino): kuného EtymologyFrom Spanish conejo “rabbit” Example SentenceKabalugbug yang kunéwu. [Kap]Katénga siyang kuného. [Tag]S/he/It has ears like a rabbit. [Eng] You may want to read: Kawul

Suerti How do you say “lucky” in your language? Last week on Friday the 13th we featured the Kapampángan word for “unlucky”. This time as Lunar New Year is upon us, let’s look at the Kapampángan word for “luck” and “lucky”! SUÉRTI • (SWEHR-ti)luck; good luckTagálog (Filipino): suwérte Derived WordMASUÉRTI • (muh-SWEHR-ti)luckyTagálog (Filipino): masuwérte PAMPASUÉRTI … Read more

Kaul/Kawul It’s National Hugging Day! Warm hugs are perfect for the cool season that we’re in right now. How do you say “hug” in your language? KÁUL / KÁWUL • (KAH-wool)hug, embraceTagálog (Filipino): yákap Verb Conjugation:kaulan, kakaulan, kinául – to hug, embrace (Object Focus)mangául, mángául, méngául – to hug, embrace (Actor Focus)kumául, kákául, kínául – … Read more

Words for Onion in Kapampangan Filipinos have made international headlines for facing an onion shortage right now, but there’s no shortage of different and distinct onion vocabulary for Kapampángans as diverse influences on the Kapampángan language gave them several words for onions! For the past month, onions have become one of the unofficial symbols of … Read more