History
The first written record of the language was by the Italian explorer Antonio Pigafetta during the Magellan Expedition of 1521.
| Transcription from Pigafetta | Supposed meaning | Possible actual word(s) | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| lac | man | lalaki | male (man) |
| babay | married woman | babaye | female (woman) |
| samput | buttocks | sampot | buttocks |
| paha | thigh | paa | leg, thigh |
| tuhud | knee | tuhod | knee |
| tiochid | heel | tikod | heel |
| lapa lapa | sole | lapalapa | sole |
| balaoan | gold | bulawan | gold |
| pilla | silver | pilak | silver |
| butan | iron | butang | (n.) thing (v.) put |
| tube | sugarcane | tubo | sugarcane |
| bughax baras | rice | bugas | rice |
| deghex | honey | dugos | honey |
| acin | salt | asin | salt |
| tuba nio nipa | wine | tuba niyog/tuba nipa/tuba ni og nipa (tuba kini sa nipa) | palm wine from either coconuts or nipa palm |
| minumcubil | drink | muinom tubig/moinom ko bi | "to drink water" (i want to drink) |
| macan | to eat | mukaon | will eat |
| babui | hog | baboy | hog |
| candin | goat | kanding | goat |
| monoch | chicken | manok | chicken |
| humas | millet | humay | unhusked rice |
| boho | hair | buhok | hair |
| duay | face | dagway | face |
| pilac | eyelid | pilok | eyelash |
| chilej | eyebrow | kilay | eyebrow |
| matta | eye | mata | eye |
| ilon | nose | ilong | nose |
Note: h, c, q, and g in Pigafetta's spelling most probably follows old Venetian pronunciation. Transcription might be a misinterpretation of the original manuscript.
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