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    Tausug Words 101

    Saturday, February 5, 2011

    Okay. I like to share with you all some Tausug words. ;)

    Hoyah / Uy - hello

    Maunu-unu kaw? - How are you?

    Magsukul. - Thank you!

    Kalasahan ta kaw / Malasa ako kaimu - I love you!

    Kabayaan ta kaw / Mabayah ako kaimu - I like you!


    SOME RANDOM TAUSUG NOUNS & ADJECTIVES

    Lasa - (n) - Love

    >> yes. It means love. It kinda sounds awkward especially if you are Tagalog since lasa means taste in
    tagalog. :)

    >>You say I love you in Tausug as: Kalasahan ta kaw or Malasa ako kaymu. ( I know. It sounds weirder
    as we go on. haha.)

    Kasi - (n) care

    >> can be used together with lasa = kasilasa; it means, love and care. Usually used as Salam kasilasa =
    Peace, care and love.

    Kasajahitra-an - (n) peace, other word: salam (from Arabic)

    Kasanyangan - (n) at ease, comfort

    Kasulutan - (n) in harmony, in agreement

    Kasambuhan - (n) prosperity

    Tuud - (adv) very

    >> can be used: very big - malaggu tuud; i love you very much - kalasahan ta kaw tuud.

    Dayahan - (adj) rich, wealthy

    Miskin - (adj) poor

    - borrowed from Arabic.


    Mangih dagbus - (adj) ugly

    >> You say You are ugly as Mangih kaw dagbus.

    Lingkat - (n) - beauty

    >> You say You are beautiful in Tausug as: Malingkat kaw.

    Dupang - (n) crazy or fool

    >> Yeap. If you heard me saying this to you, I hope you know the meaning already. :P

    Hapdi - (n) hunger

    >> Hiyapdi ako means I'm hungry.

    Sibi - (n) little

    (adj) masibi, sibi-sibi (tiny)

    Laggu - (n) big

    (adj) malaggu

    Irum - (n) black beauty

    (adj) mairum

    >> You can say malingkat to any girls but mairum best describes those girls who do not have fair
    complexion.

    Asawa - (n) wife / husband

    >> mag-asawa - to marry


    Addat (n) - manners/conduct

    >> good-mannered - marayaw addat

    >> bad-mannered - mangih addat

    Dayaw - (n) goodness

    >> good - marayaw

    SOME RANDOM TAUSUG VERBS

    Ayad - to take care

    Kumaun - to eat

    >> let's eat - kumaun kita.

    Panaw - to walk

    Matug - to sleep

    Lingkud - to sit

    Tindug - to stand

    Tagad - to wait
    Madtu - to go there

    Mari - to come here

    tenses

    prefixes- future: mag-, ma | present: nag+double the first syllable of the root word | past: nag-, na

    >> panaw: magpanaw, nagpapanaw, nagpanaw

    >> panaw: mapanaw, napanaw

    >> tagad: magtagad, nagtatagad, nagtagad

    infix - future : -um-, root word | present: -ima+double the first syllable of the root word, -iya+double the
    first syllable of the root word | past: -im-, iy

    >> lingkud: lumingkud, limilingkud, limingkud

    >> tindug: tumindug, timitindug, timindug

    >> tagad: tumagad, timatagad, timagad

    >> panaw: manaw, miyamanaw, miyanaw (special case)

    >> madtu: madtu, miyamadtu, miyadtu

    COLORS - Warnah

    Kalas - pink {So, lilpink is masibi-kalas. hahah.}

    Itum - black

    Puti - white

    Bilu - blue
    Pula - red

    Kulit - violet

    Gaddung - green

    Biyaning - Yellow

    ANIMALS - Binatang

    Kambing - goat

    Sapih - cow

    Kurah - horse

    Manuk - chicken

    Manuk-manuk - other birds (general)

    Has - snake

    Buaya - Crocodile

    Istah - fish (general)

    Kabaw - Carabao

    Babuy - Pig

    Kagang - Crab

    Kamun - Sea Mantis

    Kanu-us - Octopus
    NUMBERS - Umbul

    Isa

    Duwa

    Tu

    Upat

    Lima

    Unum

    Pitu

    Walu

    Siyam

    Hangpuh

    11. Hangpuh tag-isa

    12. Hangpuh tag-duwa

    20. Kawha-an

    21. Kawha-an tag-isa

    30. Katlu-an

    40. Kahpatan

    50. Kaihman

    60. Kahnuman

    70. Kapituwan

    80. Kawaluwan

    90. Kasiyaman

    100. Hanggatus
    101. Hanggatus tag-isa

    110. Hanggatus hangpuh

    111. Hanggatus hangpuh tag-isa

    200. Duwang-gatus

    300. Tung-gatus

    400. Upat-ngagatus

    500. Limang-gatus

    600. Unum-ngagatus

    700. Pitung-gatus

    800. Walung-gatus

    900. Siyam-ngagatus

    1000. Hahngibu

    10,000. Hangpuh-ngaibu

    100,000. Hanggatus-ngaibu

    1,000,000. Hangka-milyun

    PLACES - Hulah

    Sulu - Sug, Lupah Sug

    Zamboanga City - Sambuwangan

    Philippines - Pilipin

    America - Hulah Milikan

    Japan - Hulah Jipun

    China - Sinah / Hulah Lannang


    LANGUAGES - Bahasa

    Sing - the language of Tausugs

    Filipino - Pilipino

    Bahasa Malaysia/Indonesia - Malayu

    English - Anggalis

    Arabic - Bahasa Arab

    Niponggo - Bahasa Jipun

    Chinese Lannang

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