How to Write 'Kapwa' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word kapwa. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
CEBUANO TRANSLATION
Kapwa
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
I-Si-Ka-Ta-Wo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
I-Si-G-Ka-Ta-Wo
Etymology
A compound of 'isig' (each/fellow) and 'tawo' (person), from Proto-Austronesian *Cau.
ROOT WORD: TAWO
katawhan
humanity
isigkatawo
fellow human
panagtawo
human nature
makatawo
humanitarian