How to Write 'Smile' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word smile. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
PANGASINAN TRANSLATION
Smile
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Mi
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
A-Mi-S
Etymology
From the Proto-Philippine word for sweetness or pleasantness, reflecting the nature of the expression.
ROOT WORD: AMIS
miyamis
to smile
inmamis
smiled
onamis
will smile
kaamisan
full of smiles