How to Write 'Kapwa' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word kapwa. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Kapwa
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-Da-Pa-Ya
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-Da-Pa-Ya
Etymology
From 'pada' meaning equal or same, rooted in Proto-Austronesian *pada.
ROOT WORD: PADA
agpada
to be the same
ipadpadiyas
to treat equally
kapadpada
peer
pagpadan
comparison