How to Write 'Kwento' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word kwento. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Kwento
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-Ri-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-Ri-Ta
Etymology
Native Ilocano term referring to talk, speech, or a story.
ROOT WORD: SARITA
nagsarita
spoke or told a story
agsarita
to speak or tell a story
pagsaritaan
to talk about something
isarita
to narrate something