How to Write 'Hello' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)
Authentic and historically accurate pre-Philippine script transliteration of the Tagalog word Hello. Etymology, root derivatives, and conjugations validated by linguistic researcher and pre-Philippine script expert Kristian Kabuay.
TAGALOG TRANSLATION
Hello
Traditional Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-Ta
Modern Writing Method
Breakdown:
Ku-Mu-S-Ta
Etymology
Derived from the Spanish phrase '¿Cómo está?' meaning 'How are you?'.
ROOT WORD: KUMUSTA
Magkumusta
To greet someone
Nangungumusta
Currently asking how someone is
Kinumusta
Greeted or asked about someone's welfare
Pangungumusta
The act of greeting or checking in