How to Write 'Life' in Baybayin Script (Cebuano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Cebuano word life. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
CEBUANO TRANSLATION
Life
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ki-Na-Bu-Hi
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ki-Na-Bu-Hi
Etymology
Derived from the root 'buhi' (alive) with the circumfix 'kina- -hi' denoting a state of being.
ROOT WORD: BUHI
mabuhi
to live
kinabuhi
life
nagbuhi
raising or keeping alive
pabuhi
to let live