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Karayatmalatan


It’s World Oceans Day! How do you say “ocean” in your language?


KARAYATMALATAN • (kuh-ruh-yuht-muh-luh-TUHN)
ocean
Tagálog (Filipino): karagatán


Root Word/Phrase:
DÁYAT MÁLAT • (DAH-yuht MAH-luht)
sea (literally, “salty field”)
Tagálog (Filipino): dágat


Etymology & Tagalog Comparison
The words dáyat and dágat are cognates between Kapampángan and Tagalog, respectively (from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat “littoral sea”). However, the two evolved into different meanings.


The Kapampángan word dáyat means “field”, specifically “irrigated field”.


The Tagalog word dágat means “sea”.


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