How to Write 'Hope' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word Hope. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Hope
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Na-Na-Ma
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Na-M-Na-Ma
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nəm(ə)nəm* meaning 'to think' or 'consider', evolving to 'to hope'.