How to Write 'Friend' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word Friend. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
CEBUANO TRANSLATION
Friend
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Hi-Ga-La
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Hi-Ga-La
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sa(n)dáyan* meaning 'companion, friend'.