How to Write 'Mabuhay' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word mabuhay. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Mabuhay
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Bi-A
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-G-Bi-A-G
Etymology
Derived from 'biag', related to the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian word for life and existence.
ROOT WORD: BIAG
nagbiag
lived
agbiag
is living
pabiyagen
to revitalize
mabiag
to be alive