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Pre-Philippine Script Transliteration

How to Write 'Kamusta' in Baybayin Script (Waray)

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

WARAY TRANSLATION

Kamusta

Traditional Writing Method ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜆ
Breakdown: Ku-Mu-Ta
Modern Writing Method ᜃᜓᜋᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ
Breakdown: Ku-Mu-S-Ta

Etymology

Directly borrowed from the Spanish greeting '¿cómo está?'.

ROOT WORD: KUMUSTA

mangkumusta to ask how someone is
nangkumusta asked how someone is
ginkumusta was greeted
pagkumusta act of asking status