How to Write 'Life' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word life. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Life
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Bu-Ha
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Bu-Ha-Y
Etymology
Directly inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *biha-i, meaning life or to live.
ROOT WORD: BUHAY
mabuhay
to live
nabubuhay
currently living
kabuhayan
means of living
binuhay
brought to life