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Amanung Sisuan

February 21 is International Mother Language Day, and today we feature the honorific title of the Kapampángan language as the mother tongue of the Kapampángan people.

AMÁNUNG SÍSUAN • (uh-MAH-noong SEE-swuhn)

“breastfed language” or “language suckled from the breast”, is the honorific title of the Kapampángan language as the mother tongue of its native speakers

Root Word

SÚSU • (SOO-soo)

breast

Tagálog (Filipino): súso

Homonym

SUSÛ • (soo-SOO’)

snail

Tagálog (Filipino): susô

Verb Conjugation

susuan, sususuan, sísuan - to be breastfed with (object focus)

pasusuan, pásusuan, pésusuan - to breastfeed (object focus)

sumúsu, súsúsu, sínúsu - (for the baby) to breastfeed (actor focus)

Source: kapampangan.words (follow at Instagram)

Kagli

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Kagli

It’s the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and a Kapampángan town is named after it which is considered as the town’s patron saint.

KAGLÎ • (kuhg-LEE’)
(to) conceive, conception; pregnancy cravings
Root: aglî
Tagálog (Filipino): lihî

Derived Word
KÁKAGLÎ • (KAH-kuhg-lee’)
conceiving; craving (during pregnancy)
Tagálog (Filipino): naglílihì

PÁMANGAGLÎ • (PAH-muh-nguhg-lee’)
conception; pregnancy craving
Tagálog (Filipino): paglilihî

Verb Conjugation
kumaglî, kákaglî, kínaglî – to conceive; to crave during pregnancy

Example Sentence
Kákaglí ya ing mabuktut kung achî. [Kap]
Naglílihì ang buntís kong áte. [Tag]
My pregnant sister is conceiving/having some pregnancy cravings. [Eng]

Gambul

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Gambul

It’s World Soil Day! How do you say “cultivate” or “till the soil” in your language?

GAMBUL • (guhm-BOOL)
(to) cultivate, till the soil
Tagálog (Filipino): bungkál

Verb Conjugation
gumambul, gágambul, gínambul – to cultivate, till the soil (Actor Focus)
gambulan, gagambulan, ginambul – to cultivate, till the soil (Object Focus)

Example Sentence
Ginambul dé ing gabun na nítang tanáman. [Kap]
Binungkal nilá ang lúpà nung haláman. [Tag]
They tilled the soil of the plant. [Eng]

Salamat

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Salamat

How do you say “thanks” in your language?

SALÁMAT • (suh-LAH-muht)
thanks; Thank you!
Tagálog (Filipino): salámat

Etymology
From Arabic سلامات (salāmāt), plural of سلامة (salāma) “good health”, via Malay selamat “safe, secure; welfare, happiness; congratulations”

Kapampángan Expression
Dakal a salámat! [Kap]
Maráming salámat! [Tag]
Thank you very much! (literally “Many thanks!”) [Eng]

Derived Word
PÁMAGPASALÁMAT • (PAH-muhg-puh-suh-LAH-muht)
thanking, thanksgiving
Tagálog (Filipino): pagpápasalámat

KAPASALAMATAN • (kuh-puh-suh-luh-muh-TUHN)
gratitude
Synonym & Tagálog: pasasalámat

MAPAGPASALÁMAT • (muh-puhg-puh-suh-LAH-muht)
grateful, thankful
Tagálog (Filipino): mapagpasalámat

Verb Conjugation
magpasalámat, mágpasalámat, migpasalámat – to thank, give thanks (Actor Focus)
pasalámat, pásalámat, pésalámat – to thank, give thanks (Actor Focus)
pasalamátan, pásalamátan, pésalamátan – to thank someone/something (Object Focus)

Example Sentence
Bísá yang magpasalámat kékayu ngan. [Kap]
Gustó niyang magpasalámat sa inyóng lahát. [Tag]
S/he would like to thank all of you. [Eng]

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Mamana

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Mamana

It’s Sagittarius season! How do you say “archer” in your language?

MÁMÁNÂ • (MAH-MAH-na’)
(1) is shooting arrows; (2) archer
Tagálog (Filipino): pumápánà (verb); mámamánà (noun); root word: pánà (“bow and arrow”)

Root Word
PÁNÂ • (PAH-na’)
bow and arrow
Tagálog (Filipino): pánà

Verb Conjugation
mamánâ, mámánâ, mémánâ – to shoot arrows (Actor Focus)
panan, papanan, pinánâ – to shoot something/someone with arrows (Object Focus)
mapánâ, mapapánâ, mépánâ – to get shot with an arrow (Stative / Actor Focus)

Example Sentence
Mépáná ya king gúlut. [Kap]
Napánâ siya sa likód. [Tag]
S/He got shot with an arrow at the back. [Eng]

Uniab/Unyab

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Uniab/Unyab

November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to washing rice!

UNIAB / UNYAB • (oo-NYUHB)
to wash/rinse rice before cooking

Alternative forms: uñab, uñyab

Example Sentence
Uniaban mu né ing abias. [Kap]
Hugásan mu na ang bigás. [Tag]
Go wash the rice now. [Eng]

Derived Word:
INUNIABAN / PÍYUNIABAN
the washings from rice

Verb conjugation:
muniab, múmuniab, minuniab – to wash rice (Actor Focus)
uniaban, uwuniaban, inuniab – to wash rice (Object Focus)
miyuniab, miyuyuniab, méuniab – for rice to get washed (object focus)

Single

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Single

November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines and it was also National Fried Rice Day a few months ago! Here’s the Kapampángan word for “fried” or “fried rice”!

SINGLÉ • (sing-LEH)
fried; fried rice
Tagálog (Filipino): sinangág

Root Word
SANGLÉ • (suhng-LEH)
(to) fry/roast rice, corn, peanuts, cacao beans, etc.
Tagálog (Filipino): sangág, príto

Verb Conjugation
manyanglé, mányanglé, ményanglé – to fry/roast rice, corn, peanuts, cacao beans, etc. (Actor Focus)
isanglé, sasanglé, sinanglé – to fry/roast rice, corn, peanuts, cacao beans, etc. (Object Focus)
masanglé, masasanglé, mésanglé – to get fried or roasted (Stative / Actor Focus)

Example Sentence
Singlé ku né ing násî [Kap]
Sinangág/Priníto ko na yung kánin. [Tag]
I fried the rice already. [Eng]

Tun

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November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to cooking rice!

TUN • (toon)
(to) cook rice
Synonym: sésé (literally “(to) take care of”)
Tagálog (Filipino): sáing

Verb Conjugation:
tumún, tútun, tínun – to cook rice (Actor Focus)
itún, tutún, tinún – to cook rice (Object Focus)
mitún, mitutún, mítun – for rice to get cooked (Object Focus)

Example Sentence:
‘Táng, ‘tin táng tun? [Kap]
(Uncontracted form: Tátang, atín támung tun/tinun?)
‘Tay/Tatay, mayroon ba tayong sinaing? [Tag]
Father, do we have cooked rice? [Eng]

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