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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