How to Write 'HOME' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word HOME. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
HOME
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Bo
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Bo-NG
Etymology
Unlike most Philippine languages, it likely stems from a separate Proto-Austronesian root for shelter or shade.
ROOT WORD: ABONG
man-abong
to build a home
kaabong
spouse or housemate
inaabong
housed
paabong
to provide shelter