PinnedJ. CordialThe Great Filipino vs Tagalog DebateAugust is known as the language month in the Philippines. This is the perfect time to talk about why we should not only celebrate wikang…Aug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022
J. CordialWhen Does a Diacritic Make a Letter?A Guide to the Diacritical Marks of the Bikol LanguageMay 81May 81
J. CordialLosing the -𝙜𝙞- Infix UnintentionallyI woke up in the middle of the night. Not my intention, of course, but something else woke me up. I asked my empty ceiling while I drowned…Apr 17Apr 17
J. CordialLanguage Patterns and the Dynamism of Legazpeño at HomeBorn in Legazpi City, Albay, I grew up with Central Bikol as my mother tongue. My family usually speaks inside our home using the Legazpeño…Oct 16, 2023Oct 16, 2023
J. CordialA road sign, a receipt, and a book I’m desperately trying to translateMy hands were drenched in sweat the moment our plane landed in Bangkok.Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
J. CordialThe Answers Could Be In Your PalmsI used to have the lines on my palm read by Mama when I was a kid and teasingly say, “Tuló bagá an magigin akì mo!” (Won’t you have three…Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
J. CordialComplexity of Old Tagalog Counting SystemWould you rather practice saying your dalawang libo dalawampu’t tatlong taon, or be sent back in time to say it the old way?Mar 12, 2023Mar 12, 2023
J. CordialFilipino Used to Be Phonetic, Until It Wasn’tI was today years old when I found out that we never had any spelling tests in Filipino. Perhaps that’s because Filipino is a phonetic…Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
J. CordialThe Case of the ConjunctionsWhat binds things together takes more than just an adhesive. Tagalog grammar uses pang-ugnay (conjunction) to connect sentences, phrases…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
J. CordialA Point in Time for RandomnessIt’s that time of the year again when the northeast monsoon falls all over the Philippine archipelago in January, and the simplest thing I…Jan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
