How to Write 'Wika' in Baybayin Script (Bikol)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Bikol word wika. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
BIKOL TRANSLATION
Wika
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Ra
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-Ra-M
Etymology
A native Austronesian root referring to the sharpness of speech or the act of vocalizing.
ROOT WORD: TARAM
magtaram
to talk
paki-taram
please say
nagtaram
spoke
taramon
a word or language