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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Eat' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word eat. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

BIKOL TRANSLATION

Eat

Traditional Writing Method ᜃᜃ
Breakdown: Ka-Ka
Modern Writing Method ᜃᜃᜈ᜔
Breakdown: Ka-Ka-N

Etymology

A reduplicated form or variant of the Proto-Austronesian *kaen used in the Bicol region.

ROOT WORD: KAKAN

magkakan to eat
nagkakan ate
nagkakakan is eating
pakakanon to feed someone feed