How about your dialect?

here's just to share reminders all about ilonggo genes...

You know you are a true blue Ilonggo if ...

Your one peso is pisos.
Your bathroom has at least one "lugod" ( a rough and rounded volcanic stone used for wiping body dirts) (or one for every family member...)

Your nanay used to make you drink Mirinda or Royal Tru Orange when you have a fever, which is supposed to make you feel better.

"Sinamak" (a vinegar bottle filled with sliced gingers, siling labuyo and etc.) is a staple on your dining table (the best Ilonggo invention if you ask me... it was even banned on travel by airplanes long before 911..)

Your toyo is patis and your patis is toyo.

You use atsuete for your adobo and refer to pinaksiw as "pinamalhan".

Your daily meal will likely include laswa, KBL (kadyos, baboy, langka), ginat-an nga tambo with tugabang and okra, ginat-an nga munggo, Linutik, apan-apan, etc.

November 1 means eating ibus, suman, suman
Latik, kalamay-hati, bayi-bayi, valenciana or other native delicacies with glutinous rice and coconut milk.

You call those you love palangga, pangga, langga
or Ga.

You call your siblings or cousins inday, nonoy
or toto... the househelp may call you the same.

You call those who are older than you "manang or manong".

You catch the attention of sales attendants by calling them "day" or "to"

Your childhood games include tumba patis, taksi', panagu-ay, balay-balay, ins, shotbong, tin-tin baka, holanes,etc.

You used to be (or still are) scared to go out at night lest you meet the aswang, tik-tik , tayhu, kapre, kama-kama, morto, etc.

You call a person, thing, place and
event "kwan" when you forget it (si kwan, ang kwan,
sa kwan)

You understand that "Particulars Keep Out" sign means outsiders keep out.

You use words such as

"ahay" (expression of
pity, grief, empathy),

"yuga" (expression of disbelief, surprise),

"ambot ah" (to say you don't know,
expression of impatience).

You often start your sentence with "ti".

You say goodbye by saying "halong".

Your favorite cusswords are:
"linte" (if you're slightly pissed off),
"lilinti-an" (if you're now really pissed off)
and...
finally "yodiputa" (if you're pissed off big time!!)

Guilty?
You are a TRUE Ilonggo indeed!

Hehehe!

we would like to know who can understand lil bit of ilonggo here... anyone interested to know how to speak Hiligaynon???? i would be glad to share with you...

also, calling the other G.I.'s (genuine Ilonggo bala haw!)

Those were all about ilonggos. How about you? do u have some else to share how your dialect has reminded of what you are doin today? let's share....