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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Year' in Baybayin Script (Pangasinan)

Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Pangasinan word year. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.

PANGASINAN TRANSLATION

Year

Traditional Writing Method ᜆᜂ
Breakdown: Ta-O
Modern Writing Method ᜆᜂᜈ᜔
Breakdown: Ta-O-N

Etymology

Directly inherited from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun, consistent with other northern Philippine languages.

ROOT WORD: TAON

tinon-taon every year
man-taon to take a year
pantaon yearly
nantaon happened on that year