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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