How to Write 'Hello' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word Hello. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
Hello
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-S-Ta
Etymology
From the Spanish greeting '¿Cómo está?' adapted into the local vernacular.
ROOT WORD: KUMUSTA
Manumusta
To greet
Nanumusta
Greeted
Panumusta
Way of greeting
Makikumusta
To inquire about someone's health