Tausug Words 101
Before anything else, watch this video I made about COMMON GREETINGS & INTRODUCTIONS OF TAUSUGS. I hope you learn a lot from it. <3
Okay. I like to share with you all some Tausug words. ;)
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SOME RANDOM TAUSUG GREETINGS AND PHRASES
We usually greet with Assalamu Alaikum - peace be with you!
Salam kasilasa - peace, care and love.
Marayaw maynaat - (literal translation) Good morning.
Marayaw mahapun - (literal translation) Good afternoon.
Marayaw dum - (literal translation) Good evening/night.
Salam duaa - peace and supplications/prayers to you.
Kamayah daran / Pag-ayad daran - Always take care.
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
>> 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
- Sinūg - the language of Tausugs
- Filipino - Pilipino
- Bahasa Malaysia/Indonesia - Malayu
- English - Anggalis
- Arabic - Bahasa Arab
- Niponggo - Bahasa Jipun
- Chinese - Lannang
Haha. I was like a dupang when I was encoding this post. ;D I kind of find it hard to look for Tausug words to post in here. Anyway, that's all for now. I hope you learn something.
this is cute sis. :) I remember, I used to call my ex bf "Lasa" ahihihihihi.. :D ngayon hindi ko na tinatawag na lasa si present... modernized na daw... "honey" nalang daw tawagan namin. ahihihih.. :D
ReplyDeletewee cute haha first time to know these tausug words. parang ang hrap. haha. pero yung lasa, parang narinig ko na sya dati. i even plan to make it as a name for my future baby hahaha iibahin ko lang spelling XD
ReplyDeletehAhaha. ayos un sis. makiuso na ren. ako nga, boss tawag ko eh. haha
ReplyDeleteang cute first time ko din malaman yung ganitong word it's very amazing kapaga may natututunan kang bago so salata for doing this pos sana madami pa next time ^^
ReplyDeletecute words and thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIts nice to learn new words :)
hey. wat does it mean 'miyayay ako kaymu'. someone posted it on my wall n i can't understand it. lol
ReplyDeleteMabaya ako kymu
DeleteGusto kita,i like you
Deletekalasahan ta kaw
Deletehi.. i dont know what is miyayay. i think it\'s miyayah..
ReplyDeleteit means: I LIKE YOU.
Deleteplease help me..
what is tiyu-tiyu,?
karikaw,
marayaw adat,
hambuuk?,
malaggo,
mabawa,
wayrOon?
Tiyu-tiyu: small,
DeleteKarikaw- come here
Marayaw- ok. Im fine
Hambuuk- one piece
Hi can you translate for me the following words?
DeleteMalingkat
Kalasahan
Mabaya
Wayroon
Thanks a lot for the help
Ang Ibig sabihin ng tiyu tiyu? Ay konti konti lang. Ang small ay para sa isang bagay na halimbawa? Itong prutas ay maliit. Sa tau sug? In bunga kahuy ini sibi sibi.
DeleteI think tiyutiyu refers to quantity or numbers, while sibi sibi refers to
Deletesize
I think
DeleteTiyutiyu refers to quantity, while sibi sibi refers to size
what is the meaning of "lingkat sab girl lu!!?" i saw this comment on my bf pic with me. help me
ReplyDeleteHi there.
DeleteIt means: "Your girl is pretty."
Actually, that is Sinama and not tausug. ;)
Malingkat kaw a babae 🤍
DeleteCan you translate this please.
ReplyDeletenagpasanglit n na bugtang ine ,laung mu maraw bawae ampa n kangeh bawae mastyle pa'. Byah na dgbus kagang bugtang'.
Hi. Those are really not pleasant statements. There is a lot of swearing. So, I can't post the meaning here.
DeleteWhat is we will see each other in taosug.
DeleteAwweee, this is so nice. I really like to learn tausug <3 More please. hihi
ReplyDeleteHi... What does "Ay naa kaw magtalih mga magpangasawa yan. Mahunit sayan." Means?? Thank you ^^
ReplyDeleteIt means "Don't think about getting married, it's hard". Hope this helps.
Deleteano po ang wayroon??
DeleteNothing
DeleteWala, if not wala doon
DeleteAno ibig sabihin ng malagu in busung
ReplyDeleteBusung is like bad karma. So when you did something bad to another person, "busungun kaw." Or you'll get the consequence of your actions. Malaggu means big.
DeleteMalagu is big, but di ko rin alam ang busung
DeleteHi! What is "Maraw usug in tunang mu" means?
ReplyDeleteHi! What does "Maraw usug in tunang mu" means?
ReplyDeleteHi. It means, "your bf is handsome"
DeleteHi salam
DeletePaki translet po to
Lagi kang mag ingat jan asawa ko...kong maka full charge ka pm ka lng sa akin..at wag kana lagi magalit sa akin at wag kana rin maiinis sa akin
Anu po ibig sabihin nito " bang ko, pag katom tuman in liyabayan, magluha ako"?
ReplyDeleteThanks po
hi. it means: "whenever i am reminded by the past, i get teary-eyed."
DeleteAnu po ibig sabihin nito " bang ko, pag katom tuman in liyabayan, magluha ako"?
ReplyDeleteThanks po
What is handsome in tausug?
ReplyDeletemarayaw usug.
DeleteUsug is binata or ulitawo or young man
DeleteHi gusto ko lang po itanong kung ano pinagkaiba ng langga at lasa. Ang langga po ba ay ginagamit sa mga kapatid, pinsan at kaibigan? Ang lasa ba ay sa asawa o gf/bf? Salamat po
ReplyDeletelangga is bisaya/ilonggo term, from palangga.
Deletelasa is love in Sinug/Tausug. :)
Yes po
Deletehi,what is nahuwak huwak ako kaino?
ReplyDeletei think this is 'nahuwat-huwat ako kaimu'
Deleteit means, i am worried about you.
hi,what is the meaning of nahuwak huwak ako kaino?
ReplyDeletehi,what is the meaning of nahuwat huwat ako kaimu?
ReplyDeleteAmon kakahinang nya sah bng hinangun kniya agutan..ui ah
ReplyDeletewhats the meaning of this?
"it is his/her usual doing, yet when it is done to him, he becomes angry."
DeleteSalam. Ano po ibig sabihin nito?
ReplyDeleteBang mo parasahanon malayo, Sah
Bang mo pikilon masuok.
If you feel it, it is far
DeleteBut if you think about it, it is near
inday ku knyu ya mga uwy sipug bias!!
ReplyDeleteAno poh meaning nyan???pls thank u
Inday ko: I dont know
DeleteWay Sipug: No Shame
Bias: Put to shame
Sipug is shame, hiya
DeleteInday is i dont know
These words are the same in butuanon
inday ku knyu ya mga uwy sipug bias???meaning poh nito pls...tank u
ReplyDeleteBias tuud???ano poh ibig sabihin nito,,tanx pod,,GBU
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! Pwede po favor? Para lang po sa presentation ng pamangjin ko. He will represent Tausug kasi. Can you please translate this for me? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood morning! Hello everyone! My name is Prince Jaiden S. Paz! 8 years old, from the beautiful province of Tausug! Thank you so much!
Salamat po sa magrereply. 😊
Hi Angelik!
DeleteHere's the translation:
"Marayaw maynaat! Salam. Ako hi Prince Jaiden S. Paz, walu tahun, dayn ha malingkat hulah sin mga Tausug! Magsukul!"
Hi ano po yung ula sa tausug
Deleteano po ang istorbo, pahinga, almusal at walis sa tausug po pa help nmn po
ReplyDeleteistorbo - sasaw
Deletepahinga - hali-hali
almusal - mistang hahaha
Ano
ReplyDeleteHi ano po translate dito?
ReplyDeleteMagandang umaga sa inyong lahat ako nga pala si edilyn brazos ng abm3 faith maraming salamat po iloveyou
marayaw maynaat kaniyu katan, aku hi Edilyn Brazo sin ABMS3 FAITH magsukul salam kasi-lasa.
Deletehi pano sa tausug ang
ReplyDelete"i miss you which i dont like you"
hi pano sa tausug ang
ReplyDelete"i miss you which i dont like"
Good pm.please translate on tausug dialect please.Never lose hope,its what keeps as going,start praying again,start expecting again the almighty knows what going on in our lives.
ReplyDeleteHello po!ano po ibig sabihin niyan sa tausug. Huwag mawalan ng pag asa kung ano ang nag iingat sa pagsusimula ng pgdarasal muli,simulan ang pag asa muli ang kapangyarihan alam kung anp ang mangyayari sa aming mga buhay.
ReplyDeleteHi po! Ano po ibig sabihin nito Syu nag Hindu kymu mg tausug YAN?
ReplyDeletesino ang nag turo sayo mag salita ng tausug?
Deletehelo po, ano po sa tausog, yung worn na CHANCE??
ReplyDeleteTHANK U PO SA REREPLY:-)
Hello po assignment ng anak KO patulong pa mgtranslate, need it so badly Wednesday na deadline. Pa help po.
ReplyDeleteGood afternoon everyone!
My name is Dave
I am 8 years old
My parents are April and steve
I live in Bacolod city
My favorite food are sweet potato and mango.
My favorite color is black
I used to play in the computer
That's all thank you.
What is mean by tunang sadya bukon bunnal.kalasahan ko tood hi apah mo hji.yari ra xa halaum pangatayan ko mahunit ko xa kalupahan?
ReplyDeleteAmmih ko kalasahan ikw n sugpat sin kaku pangatayan ikw ra n tunggal kalasahan..
ReplyDeletePls help me translate..thnx po
Ammih ko kalasahan ikw n sugpat sin kaku pangatayan ikw ra n tunggal kalasahan..
ReplyDeleteAsking for your help to translate this po..thank you
Hi may ula po bang term sa tausug?thanks
ReplyDeleteUK
Ano po yung ula
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeletePwede pp pako translet lang to
ReplyDeleteLagi kang mag ingat jan kasi ayaw kong magkasaki ka...at kong maka full charge ka pm ka lang sa akin..namimiss na kita
pwede po patranslate naman po ako assignment lang po namin wala po kasi ako mahanap sa internet eh
ReplyDeletebalkoahe
kusina
dingding
haligi
yan lamang po maraming salamat in advance
Hi po ask lang po sana kung ano sapag sabi ng ginamit mo ako in tausug po..pls po relpy thank po
ReplyDeleteWhat bf or gf in tausug? Is there any word to describe someone lover? Please help
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call bf or gf in tausug? Is there any word to describe someone lover? Please help
ReplyDeleteANO PONG TRANSLATION NG HOW MUCH IS THIS? THANKS A LOT PO.
ReplyDeletePila siyn ini
DeleteHi can you translate this in tagalog please? masha allah in lingkat sin bagay ko
ReplyDeleteSalam what is the meaning of dumatung da in adlaw malimaya rakaw...
ReplyDeleteHi please pakitranslate naMan po sa Tawi-tawi dialect ang,-
ReplyDelete"Mabuhay! Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat.Ako po c Viel,kumakatawan sa lalawigan ng Tawi-tawi."
Need lang po pra sa school project pra bukas.Salamat po.
Please pakitranslate naman po in your dialect.
ReplyDeleteMabuhay! Magandang umaga sa inyong lahat ako po si Viel ang kumakatawan sa lalawigan ng Tawi tawi.
Need lng po sa school pra bukas.salamat po.
can you translate do you go to zamboanga in tausog?
ReplyDeleteHello po 👋🏻
ReplyDeleteSa tausug po pls 😉😘
Bakit ka nagagalit?
Sad?
ReplyDeleteano ibig sabihin nito? paki translate po. thanks
ReplyDeleteako raysab kalasahan. pagkamaya man kaw
inday ku keymu unu in pagiyanun mu
mabaya takaw kitaun pasal nagtutumtum ako sin tagna pa magmaap na hadja manjari tara hinangun ha dugaing aglaw
My man is a Muslim(Tausug) and he just teach me recently the basic ones and it's quitely difficult for me to memorise. 😅.Gladly, there's an app (tagalog-tausog dictionary)
ReplyDeletethat I can use incase he'll speak in there dialect..
Bias in mga kanggug ini! way sipug ano po ibig sabihin nyan??
ReplyDeleteHi! May tanong lang po ako ano po ibig sabihin ng biyo busung? I dont dnow if thats the correct wording kasi may nagsabi po sa friend ko nang ganun it sounded like an insult po i just want to know what it means thanks
ReplyDeletebiyubusung has a lot of means depnding on the situation. it can mean as bad, sin, sinning, you're sinning. similar to those.
DeleteWhat is forever in tausog
ReplyDeleteForever in tausog pls
ReplyDeleteAno po ibig sabihin ng "tunang"?
ReplyDeletetunang is boyfriend/girlfriend
DeleteExcellent translator
ReplyDeleteMagdugal what does mean
ReplyDeleteMagdugal what does mean
ReplyDeletegalit, magalit
DeletePaki translate sa tausog ang Happy Birthday to you
ReplyDeletePaki translate sa tausog ang Happy Birthday to you
ReplyDeleteAno ibig sabihin ng "luon sin browser mo taekuteng"
ReplyDeleteSana may sumagot.
Please translate this in tagalog
Delete"Ikaw da kayan sala ko, komalah ko, jantong ko,makahay Lang in lingkat mo toeh"
Thanks sa sasagot po
Luon means laman. Taekuteng means tae ng pusa. So they basically said, "Laman ng browser mo tae ng pusa."
DeleteSubol nahati kaa
ReplyDeletePakitranslate po
Hi po can someone help me translate this song? Assignment kase namin sa Filipino.
ReplyDeleteSampung mga daliri, kamay at paa,
Dalawang tainga, dalawang mata,
Ilong na maganda.
Maliliit na ngipin, masarap kumain,
Dilang maliit, nagsasabing
Huwag magsinungaling.
hi, may translation ka na? can i have yours? for educational purposes also.
DeletePls translate this to tagalog
ReplyDeleteIkaw da kayan sala ko, komalah ko, jantong ko,makahaynlanh in lingkat mo toeh"
Ano sa tausug ang kailan birthday mo
ReplyDeleteWhat is ambuh?
ReplyDeleteWhat nakura means?
ReplyDeleteHi! Can you help us, please.
ReplyDeleteHow do you say, "Ako ay may lahing Tausug. Kami ay matatapang, mabait, at mapagmahal." in Tausug?
Thank you very much.
How do I say "Someday, I want to be an engineer" in Tausug?
ReplyDeletePutingan kaw Kasi HAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ReplyDeleteWhat is sanawa in tausug?
ReplyDeleteYour welcome in tausug
ReplyDelete"minsan byaddin dayaw ta lilimut ra kita" pwede po pasuyo ano po ibig sabihin po nyan sa salitang Tagalog? Salamat po
ReplyDeleteAnong meaning Ng kalasaan take🤔
ReplyDeleteAno po ibig sabihin ng TAGA MINGAHAN KAW SAMBUNGIN MAN NYA TILAW KO MAKAA
ReplyDeletehi po ano yung papatok sa tausug
ReplyDeleteHello ano po ba ang tausug nang HAPPY ANNIVERSARY?
ReplyDeleteAno po ibig sabihin nito in tausog?
ReplyDelete-Sibisibi
-malingkat
-tiyutiyu
-karikaw
--marayaw addat
- hambuuk
-malaggo
- kalasahan
-mabaya
- wayroon
Please po pakisagot po in Tagalog po🙏🙏🙏