How to Write 'Wika' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word wika. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Wika
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-O
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Sa-O
Etymology
An Austronesian term referring to the act of speaking or the sound of the voice.
ROOT WORD: SAO
agsasao
to speak
isao
to say something
pagsasao
proverb or language
nagsao
spoke