How to Write 'Pamilya' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word Pamilya. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Pamilya
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-Mi-Li-A
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Pa-Mi-Li-A
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish 'familia' during the colonial period to describe the nuclear family structure.
ROOT WORD: PAMILIA
napamiliaan
belonging to a family
pamiliaen
to treat as family
kapamiliaan
kinship group
agpamilia
to have a family