How to Write 'Wika' in Baybayin Script (Kapampangan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Kapampangan word wika. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
KAPAMPANGAN TRANSLATION
Wika
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ma-Nu
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Ma-Nu
Etymology
Likely related to the Sanskrit 'manus' or Malay 'manusia' concerning human expression.
ROOT WORD: AMANU
mangamanu
to speak or argue
pamanu
word or saying
makiamanu
to converse
nganu
to say