How to Write 'Death' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word Death. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Death
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-Ma-Ta-Yo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ka-Ma-Ta-Yo-N
Etymology
Shares the same Malayo-Polynesian root *atay, with local grammatical markers for denoting a noun of state.
ROOT WORD: PATAY
mamatay
to die
namatay
died
pinatayan
bereaved
ikamatay
will cause death