How to Write 'Hello' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word Hello. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Hello
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-S-Ta
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish '¿Cómo está?' and used throughout the Bicol region.
ROOT WORD: KUMUSTA
Magkumusta
To greet
Nagkumusta
Greeted
Kinumusta
Asked how someone is
Makikumusta
To check on someone's condition