Women’s organizations located in the Southern Sierra Madre are now reaching out to more customers to purchase their “biodiversity-friendly” products.
Kamias prunes and catmon sinigang powder can be purchased from Emma Ayapana. She manages KUMARE, an organization that was founded in the 90’s after a typhoon hit their homes in Real, Quezon. It stands for Kilos Unlad ng Mamamayan ng Real – “Action to develop citizens of Real.” Kumare is also a term for fellow woman.
Cristy Luna, made the eco-bag below with the help of her family; it features a rafflesia flower. She is president of the KALIPI Infanta federation, which stands for Kalipunan ng Liping PIlipina – “Association of united Filipino women.” Kalipi is also a term for fellow group or ancestors.
KUMARE and the KALIPI federations of Real and Infanta work with the Women Go project of the Haribon Foundtion to insure that forest management in their protected area involves women leadership.
Learn and teach the ABCs and numbers 1 to 10 in Filipino with this new pair of artwork highlighting Filipino food! The artworks feature various Filipino dishes and ingredients enjoyed from all over the country.
The first artwork of the pair highlights the alphabet and 26 different Filipino dishes:
A – Afritada
B – Bistek (Filipino beef steak)
C – Champorado (chocolate rice porridge)
D – Dinuguan (blood stew)
E – Escabeche (sweet & sour fish)
F – Fruit Salad
G – Ginataang Kalabasa (coconut squash)
H – Hopia
I – Itlog Maalat (salted egg)
J – Junay (Tausug rice)
K – Kalabasa (squash)
L – Leche Flan
M – Menudo
N – Ngohiong (Cebuano fried spring roll)
O – Opia (Ilocano wafer)
P – Pancit
Q – Banana “Q”
R – Rabong (labong or bamboo shoot)
S – Saba
T – Tiyula Itum (Tausug coconut soup)
U – Upo (bottle gourd)
V – Venes (gabi stalk dish from Batanes)
W – Wansoy (cilantro)
X – X-tra Rice
Y – Yangka (jackfruit)
Z – Zamboanga Roll (Mindanao fried rice roll)
The 2nd artwork shows numbers 1 to 10 in Filipino or Tagalog:
Isa ng Isaw (BBQ intestine)
Dalawa ng Dalandan
Tatlo ng Talong (eggplant)
Apat na Alimango (mangrove crab)
Lima ng Lumpia
Anim na Arroz Caldo
Pito ng Puto (rice cake)
Walo ng Wansoy (cilantro)
Siyam na Sili (chili pepper)
Sampu ng Sampaloc (tamarind)
Filipino numbers in different Philippine languages
Below you’ll find more information behind some of the major or regional languages of the Philippines through numbers 1 to 10.
Sampung Sampaloc!
The number 10 in various Philippine languages is:
Sampu in Tagalog
Sampulo in Bicolano
Samplora in Pangasinanse
Sangapulo in Ilocano
Napo in Bisaya & Waray
Apulu in Kapampangan
Napulo in Hiligaynon
How do you say “ten” in your language?
How many sampaloc do you put in your sinigang?
Siyam na Sili!
How many sili can you eat? The number 9 in various Philippine languages is:
Syam in Kapampangan
Siyam in Hiligaynon, Tagalog, Bisaya & Bicolano
Siamira in Pangasinanse
How do you say “nine” in your language?
Walong wansoy!
Wow, who wants walong wansoy? The number 8 in various Philippine languages is:
Walo/u in Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kapampangan, and Bicolano
Walora in Pangasinanse (but Walo as well for short!)
The word wansoy (cilantro/coriander) is from the Hokkien term, 芫荽 or iân-sui!
How do you say “eight” in your language?
Pitong puto!
The number 7 in various Philippine languages is:
Pito/u in Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Bicolano, and Pangasinanse
Also Pitora in Pangasinanse too.
How do you say “seven” in your language?
Anim ng Arroz Caldo!
The number 6 in various Philippine languages is:
Anim in Tagalog
Anem or Anemira in Pangasinanse
Anum in Hiligaynon
Anom in Bicolano
Anam in Kapampangan
Innem in Ilocano
Unom in Cebuano and Waray
How do you say “six” in your language?
Limang Lumpia!
The number 5 in various Philippine languages is:
Lima in Bicolano, Kapampangan, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray, and Pangasinanse
Also Limara in Pangasinanse too
In fact, the number 5 as well as other numbers sound similar in countries surrounding the Philippines too. This is because we all speak languages under the Malayo-Polynesian language family.
The number 5 is also Lima in Malay, Indonesian, and even old Chamoro which is spoken in Guam. In New Zealand, Maori for the number 5 is Rima! In some Philippine languages, ka-lima means hand.
How do you say “five” in your language?
Apat ng Alimango!
The number 4 in various Philippine languages is:
Apat in Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, and Bicolano
Apatira in Pangasinanse
Upat in Bisaya and Waray
Uppat in Ilocano.
Alimango typically refers to mangrove crabs or “mud crabs,” which are different from Alimasag (blue swimming crabs) and Talangka (river crabs)! Alimango are popularly used in dishes like Ginataang Alimango or coconut mangrove crab.
How do you say “four” in your language?
Tatlong Talong!
The number 3 in various Philippine languages is:
Tulo in Bisaya and Waray
Tallo in Ilocano
Tatlo/u in Tagalog and Hiligaynon
Talora in Pangasinanse
Atlu in Kapampangan
Eggplant is Tawong in Cebuano, Tarong in Ilokano, Talong in Tagalog, Talon in Pangasinanse, Terung, in Malay, and Terong in Indonesian. And Solanum melongena… to scientists!
It is difficult for linguists to piece together the words for Proto-Austronesian, especially when written sources back then were limited or lost. Instead, they piece the puzzle together using languages still used today. How many Austronesian languages do you speak?
How many languages are in the Philippines?
In total there are over 180 languages in the Philippines. See 180 listed here: iyil.ph/languages
Major languages of the Philippines
There are usually 8 languages in the country considered the most prominent in terms of number of speakers:
Bikolano
Ilokano
Hiligaynon
Kapampangan
Pangasinan
Sebwano or Cebuano
Tagalog
Waray
These are also often called regional languages. Maranao, Tausug, and Magindanaw are sometimes included in this group as well.
Languages vs dialects
Speakers of different languages cannot understand each other, but speakers of different dialects of a language, can!
Examples of dialects include Laguneño and Batangueño, which are dialects of the Tagalog language.
Philippine English and Singapore English are both dialects of the English language. Singaporeans and Filipinos using their specific English can, and do, communicate with each other. Cebuano dialects include Bolanon, spoken in Bohol.
Learn Filipino Food Alphabet and Numbers 1 to 10
A simple printable of both the Filipino food ABCs and Tagalog or Filipino numbers 1 to 10 are available on Etsy and Gumroad!
Get the digital files below, then print and frame them as a gift for your kids, nieces, nephews, or “pamang-kids”!
Filipino food alphabet of vegetable dishes and ingredients
What is Ilocano for bamboo shoot? What is a “rice flour roll” from Zamboanga?
Learn this and more from an alphabet of Filipino vegetables & vegetable-based Filipino food, from A to Z! Read more about this artwork here, or download the printable in our Etsy shop below!
Super Typhoon Odette (International name “Rai”) made landfall on December 16, 2021 in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing the central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. It had maximum sustained winds of 195km/h and gustiness of 260km/h.
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What is Ilocano for bamboo shoot? What is a “rice flour roll” from Zamboanga?
Learn this and more from an alphabet of Filipino vegetables & vegetable-based Filipino food, from A to Z!
The alphabet features dishes and ingredients from different parts of the country such as Palapa, a delicious and spicy Maranao condiment from Lanao del Sur. It also features different words for Filipino fruits and vegetables such as Yangka, which is Kapampangan for jackfruit!
26 different vegetables and vegetable-based dishes and ingredients can be found in the alphabet. It is illustrated with cute and playful characters, and highlights Filipino food beyond the meat-based or fried dishes we also grow to love.
After my mother’s stroke, I was surprised to find many different Filipino dishes that were healthier for us. I illustrated this alphabet to highlight some of these dishes and ingredients.
So introduce yourself and your family to a world of Filipino vegetable dishes and ingredients. Start with this alphabet and let’s start cooking & learning!
A is for Ampalaya.B is for Bawang.C is for Cornick or cornix.D is for Dahon ng Saging.E is for Ensaladang Talong.F is for Fresh Lumpia.G is for Ginataang Kalabasa.H is for Hopia Munggo.I is for Inanag, a Bisaya grilled corn.J is for Junay, Tausug dish cooked with toasted coconut, rice, and cooked in banana leaves.K is for Kalabasa.L is for Luya.M is for Malunggay.N is for Ngohiong, a Bisaya five-spice lumpia.O is for Opia, a crispy Ilokano rice wafer.P is for Palapa, spicy chopped Maranao sakurab.Q is for Kamote Q.R is for Rabong, Ilokano for bamboo shoot.S is for Sili.T is for Toge or Togue.U is for Upo.V is for Venes, Ivatan stir-fried gabi stalks.W is for Wansoy.X is for X-tra Rice.Y is for Yangka, Kapampangan for jackfruit.Z is for Zamboanga Rolls or lokot-lokot.Downloadable hi-res printables in Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/948578121/filipino-vegetables-alphabet-filipinoHi-res printable flash cards in Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/934538286/filipino-vegetables-alphabet-printable
