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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

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 ᜐᜂ
Breakdown: Sa-O
Modern Writing Method ᜐᜂ
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