...no koma ngon..

no koma ngon mata-ak, anggan mangkikimittak

hiyay andi nak ang-angen ni lawlawak

no bilang ay onlamya-ak, aliwan ontettekellak

hiyay ag noman la ma-ma-gah i lowak.



no koma ngon bongottak, anggan on-iikmimmak

hiyay andi habidong ni nak paokat

no bilang ay on-ehellak, aliwan mallellelgemmak

hiyay ag ali manta-oli hapit kon hi-gak.



no koma ngon tangila-ak, anggan hintottollengennak

hiyay anggan od ngon mandangdangpahhak

no bilang ay ondengellak, aliwan mandi-di-nengngak

neg ieh-el ko hota pampephedan ni inamtak.



no koma ngon hali-ak, anggan manhalhalikommeddak

manhegheged, mantongtonggok, tan mallo-lo-dayyak

nem no bilang ay mandallanak, onnoden ko lay gapak

gapak ni kinaamta, diman mangki-kiyangngak.



hiya et koma ngo no pohoak, anggan itatagan kon onhemek

liwanen koy himogal, papepetekan ko et ngoy oblak

aliwan ingkaapal, ono itak koma i an madamag panggep hi-gak

hemek koma et toto-wa, pangkahakey tokita.



...to be continued....



(spelling proposed by linguists from the University of the Philippines who believe that gemination (doubling of a single consonant in an utterance) is phonemic in Kalanguya and should therefore be reflected in the spelling.)



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Jean B said…
koma kayman...
2:38 PM
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