2007-06-24 22:26:35 · 16 answers · asked by seaportma 5 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
root word " bayan" meaning town/municipality
being kababayan in the Philippine context means belong to the same bayan, province, hence the english translation is townmate
when we go overseas however, it is used in a larger scale, instead of town, it now refers to the country. so when you say "mga kababayan" it means "fellow countrymen"
2007-06-25 01:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by battgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kababayan
2016-10-05 03:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What exactly is the English translation of the term "KABABAYAN"?
2015-08-06 15:41:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It literally means "town mate" but is often used to refer to the country as well. My wife sometimes says "kababayan?" to Filipino-looking people here in the UK.
2007-06-24 22:35:52 · answer #4 · answered by Geoff M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BAYAN = a community, but can generally mean Town or Nation depending on context.
KABABAYAN = depending on context, can mean Town mate when used in talking about a fellow from the same hometown. But can also mean fellow countryman when speaking about people of the same race or nationality abroad.
2007-06-24 23:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fellow country man
2007-06-24 22:30:06 · answer #6 · answered by shafiwhite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
English translation of KABAYAN is:
Brother or Bro....
Like; "Wassup Bro'?" in Tagalog "'musta Kabayan?"
2007-06-25 02:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
country man
2007-06-25 06:25:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fellows, townmate, countryman...
2007-06-25 01:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
formal - fellow countryman (same nation) or townmate (same locality)
informal/slang - noypi like me (fellow pinoy)
2007-06-25 06:33:40 · answer #10 · answered by Dennis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋