What’s your favorite word in your mother tongue?
Poet, journalist, and screenwriter Pete Lacaba, on the other hand, wrote the poem, “Mga Titik na Walang Himig,” while in prison during Martial law.
It was a paean to his wife, then his girlfriend, about a friendship that ended up in romance, in which again he used the sun, rising and setting, to articulate lasting, ever-reliable love.Hasmin, halimuyak sa takipsilim, arawgabi kitang mamahalin. August, Buwan ng Wika , is a celebration of our mother tongue. Manila Bulletin Lifestyle starts the ball rolling by sharing our romantic connections with words in any of our over 185 Philippine languages.
Angela Casco, Rey Ilagan, Monti Tiosejo, Jessica Pag-iwayan, Dom Galeon, John Legaspi, Vianca Gamboa, Kristofer Purnell, Cedie Salido, Joe Chua, Kristelle Bechayda, Jules Vivas, Krizette Chu, and Pao NavaretteMy favorite Tagalog word that I only encountered in college during a magazine project is alpas. Its beauty lies within its meaning that translates to two or more English words—to break loose; to set oneself free; to escape from a cage.
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