Echoing what I know, what are known, what can be known and what I should know about LANGUAGES as "Language is Culture"...
Sunday, October 31, 2021
No laydem ay mangila
NO LAYDEM AY MANGILA, ESSAN BA-EY DA AMA.
MANLUGAN TA ESSAN DANGWA, DANGWA AY PARA SAGADA.
AMEY TA ED BA-EY MI, UBE DI IPASANGO MI.
NO ILAM SAN SIBO MI, OGGOT PAY DI SAYOTE.
NO ILAM PAY SI AMA, ADI KAN MADISDISMAYA.
TAN MAGA DI ADAL NA, ADI PULOS NA-ESKWELA.
NO ILAM PAY SI INA, ADI KAN MADISDISMAYA.
BADO NA YAN 'WAT SAKO, ADI PAY NA-ILABLABA.
MABAINNAK EN SIK-A TAN ANAK DA KA SI BAKNANG,
MAIKADWA, NAPINTAS KA.
MAIKATLO, DI-ADAL KA.
...
ENGGAY ET I-SURRENDER KO
AY MAN-AREM SIN ANAK YO,
TAN ANAK DAK SI "POBRE"
YA BAKEN NAK PAY LANG GUWAPO.
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If you want to go and see, the house of my parents.
We will ride the Dangwa bus that is bound to Sagada.
When we will be home, sweet potatoes is what we will serve to you.
You will see that our viand is Sayote tops.
When you will see my father, do not be disappointed,
because he has not been educated, he never went to school.
When you will see my mother, do not be disappointed,
She wears fabric of a sack which has not been subjected to laundry.
I feel ashamed, because you are rich.
Secondly, you are beautiful.
Thirdly, you are well-educated.
...
Now, I have to surrender.
I will stop courting your daughter.
Because I am from a poor family and
I am not even handsome.
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