How to Write 'Mabuhay' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word mabuhay. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Mabuhay
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Bu-Hi
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ma-Bu-Hi
Etymology
Derived from the root 'buhi', meaning life, common among Visayan languages.
ROOT WORD: BUHI
nabuhi
lived
nagabuhi
is living
buhi-on
to keep alive
kinabuhi
life