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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Life' in Baybayin Script (Tagalog)

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

TAGALOG TRANSLATION

Life

Traditional Writing Method ᜊᜓᜑ
Breakdown: Bu-Ha
Modern Writing Method ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔
Breakdown: Bu-Ha-Y

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *buha-i, meaning to live or be alive.

ROOT WORD: BUHAY

mabuhay to live
binuhay revived
kabuhayan livelihood
nabubuhay living