How to Write 'Year' in Baybayin Script (Hiligaynon)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Hiligaynon word year. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
HILIGAYNON TRANSLATION
Year
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Tu-I
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Tu-I-G
Etymology
Cognate with Cebuano 'tuig', derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian roots indicating a temporal cycle.
ROOT WORD: TUIG
tinuig
annual
katuigan
decades or many years
panuigon
age
nagtuig
lasted a year