How to Write 'Year' in Baybayin Script (Ilocano)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Ilocano word year. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
ILOCANO TRANSLATION
Year
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-We
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ta-We-N
Etymology
Originates from the Proto-Austronesian *taqun, evolving into the Ilocano term for a full calendar cycle.
ROOT WORD: TAWEN
tinawen
every year
katawenan
age
maka-tawen
one year
agtatawen
is of a certain age