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Learn Bahasa Sug (Tausug)


Assalamu Alaykum! (Peace be with you!)
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I recently rearranged everything in my blog so it's quite messy around here.
For starters, I transferred ALL the Tausug and Bahasa Sug related stuff to my new site: Tausug101.

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Comments

Shana said…
How do you say "I am Beautiful?" in Tausug? hehe

Nice blog
Minnie said…
Natawa ako sa I love you. Ewan ko ba pero it feels like I'm saying "Kakainin kita" or "Titikman kita". hahaha. peace ahmad. i love your blog. ;-)
ahmad said…
Ahaha. Iba kasi iniisip ng mga tao Minnie eh.

Parang MISUNDERSTANDING na nagiging iba yung Meanings sa ibang tao. one word with two meanings.

"LASA" with stress sa last syllable (parang: la/saa, hindi laa/sa) means Love.
Anonymous said…
Assalaamu alaykum Mr. Ahmad.
I'm a Tausug who grew up in Manila.
My parents originated from different places.
They communicate in Tagalog so we siblings were brought up being non-Tausug speakers.
I can speak and understand just a little Tausug but I end up nosebleeding during conversations with cousins, aunts and other relatives. Pati yung tipong mapapanis na yung laway mo kasi hindi ka makarelate sa kanila kaya di ka makapagsalita (ang pathetic ko naman... huhuhu). Dere-derecho kasi silang magsalita eh ako uutal-utal at kailangan ko pang isipin kung anong sasabihin ko. Is there a book or other resource available that I can purchase for studying Tausug language? It is not just enough for me to ask them "unu in bisara tausug sin... (this word/phrase)" (i hope i got that right) I've "googled" and "yahooed" all over the internet about Tausug language lessons/tutorials but what I am looking for is a set of lessons that is a sort of "from beginner to advanced to expert" kind of thing, including how to construct sentences correctly, pronouns, adjectives, and stuff like that. Tipong libro talaga. I really want to learn it from scratch kahit medyo marunong ako and converse with it fluently. Insha'Allah matutunan ko rin to in due time. Bang maingat na aku mag-Tausug, I wanna be a Tausug blogger like you and help other Tausug who has the same problem as mine.

Magsukul in advance...
Bad Jam Will said…
To the Tausugs living in non-Tausug speaking places, the best way to learn the Bahasa Sug, much better than reading instructional materials/books is to live in a Tausug majority places! "Modern" Tausug language is very similar to Tagalog mixed with some Visayan words and is easy to learn....especially when everyone around you speaks this language! Buy your ticket now and trace your roots back in Sulu! In a few weeks, you will be speaking it like the natives, too! Lol!

Wilson J. Badi
ahmad said…
Its been a while (really really long "while" since I had the time to reply here (considering the fact that this is my blog... It's just 'great' isn't it? haha. Para akong hindi may-ari nitong blog ah) Anyway....

To ANONYMOUS:
BAKIT KA NAG_ANONYMOUS!!! paano kita mati-trace at matutulungan niyan? It's true na mahirap makahanap ng mga libro na tinutukoy mo, kasi first, walang masyado gumagawa nun. Second, kung meron man e kulang din at mahirap i-follow. I dont know, kung kelan tayo maghihintay hanggang may darating na ganung libro, or perhaps its time na simulan natin :-)

I have to Agree with Wilson Baji (na nagawa pang magPromote ng konteng Tourism para sa Sulu. Very wise indeed.) The best way to learn any langguage is to live with the people, and talk the way they do.

So yun, try mo muna magpaturo sa mga pinsan mo. And if it happens na mabasa mo to, kindly email me. I might be able to give you some (konteng) tutorial about our langguage (naks)

salam...
Bad Jam Will said…
You actually murdered my surname! It's really fatal for a writer to not to give importance to the spelling of the words he is writing, much worst forgetting one's name right spelling! Please avoid that Sir if you are hoping to be a good one in this field!
Anonymous said…
anu sa tausug ang "kailan ka uuwi?".
Unknown said…
ayaw na kaw magputing kako what is the meaning of this?
Anonymous said…
plss translate nu namn yung maganda araw or hapon sa iyong lahat mga kamag aral at mga professor. narito kami para maipakita ang isa sa mga traditional na sayaw ng tausug tribe!!!

thanks for that information if you translate this, the reason why i going to translate this words. it just having a special occasion about in different tribe in the philippines. So the tribe that i gave to me is tausug tribe so we need to show the language and traditional concept of tausug tribe plss help me for that... its my pleasure in my heart if you help me for that!!! thanks lahat everything..........
Anonymous said…
sino ang gusto bumili ng tausug-english dictionary please text me at this number 09053086707. Para mabasa niyo kung paano magsalita ng Sinug (Tausug Utterance) Thank you
Anonymous said…
http://www.languagelinks.org/lessons/tausug/tau_les1.html

http://www.languagelinks.org/lessons/tausug/tau_les2.html
Anonymous said…
ahm nice talagang matuto ng salita nyo.
ganahan kaayo ko sa inyong inistoryahan.
REMS said…
hi... i would be glad if you could translate this song to me. thanks. i love the song although some of the words i understand a little.
Biraddali
(Angel in my heart)
=English=


Buhok mahaba'
Umanggil kaba 'kaba'
Ma adla ha tapu-an
Sukud in maka kawa'
Baihu' mag sahaya
Mahantap missara
Bang uyumon, mamanis in mata

ka iibugan sabab,sin lingkat mu dayang
Hajat kaw sin katan, ha sampay haluman'
Sin lingkat mu inda'
Ha tantu miyaya'
Na mumugus, sin kakana' sutla'

Chorus 1...

Ikaw biraddali, ha jantung ku
Sumahaya in dunya ku
Bang inda' ka uyuman mu
Misan ikaw ha kalayuan,urulun takaw
Pag tuyuan biraddali, ku ikaw dayang
Kalasahan......(i love u)

Kasilasa ku
Tudju inda' mawn kaimu
Minsan dunya kiyamat, di' kita mabutas
Ikaw kalasahan, saksi ta in bulan
Sampay matay, ikaw inda' unungan...

Chorus 2...

Ikaw biraddali, ha jantung ku
Sumahaya in dunya ku
Bang inda' ka uyuman mu
Misan ikaw ha kalayuan,urulun takaw
Pag tuyuan biraddali, ku ikaw dayang
Kalasahan......
Anonymous said…
I'm glad to see you, thank you for sharing
I hope you can spend more
time ;)
Unknown said…
Hi Ahmad, I love your blog and I want to learn more about Tausug language. Originally I'm from Mindanao in Lanao del Norte to be exact and a pure Catholic but I find interesting learning different kinds of languages especially tausug language. hope to hear from you soon.
Anonymous said…
hi,, what's the meaning of "Ma Abbati"?

Magsukul,
mai said…
alhamdulillah.!nahanap q rin.. thanks kuya ahmad..:-)
jalawip said…
Tama bang "kalasahan ku itu" ang 'love ko to' sa bahasa sug? Yaong parang sa McDo.
Anonymous said…
lisud kadayaw an tausug..
ahmad said…
Salam Kasilasa,

I apologize to all those readers whom I have failed to reply to their comments. But I am indeed thankful for all your comments :-D

To those who wanted the "translations" pls visit my blog on Bahasa Sug Tutorials at www.tausug101.blogspot.com and properly fill-up the form under "Contact us". I can easily reply/translate through your emails, In shaa Allah.
ahmad said…
Or visit: http://tausug101.blogspot.com/p/contact.html
ahmad said…
to Sir Rimmel Anito: pls contact me thru my other blog, or my email. I will send you an english translation of the song "Biradali" in shaa Allah.

to Ms. Chazy Pancho: also you can contact me thru my email :-) I can regularly check my email that my blog...

to Jalawip: Mali po ang "kalasahan ku itu" para sa Bahasa Sug ng "Mahal ko to". Ang dapat ay "Kalasahan ku ini." :)
Anonymous said…
in di maingat, ayaw na kumita
Anonymous said…
#Unkn0wn'19 was here
Anonymous Zamboanga
i love your blog. nice to have tausug words made easy here. magamit jud ni nako diri sa isla sa olutanga island.

from a Catholic priest,

felmar fiel, svd
Anonymous said…
ano po ang I LIKE YOU, I HATE YOU, I MISS YOU sa tausug?
Anonymous said…
lingkat..
Jack the Knife said…
I often hear, "Bunal kaw". What does it translate to? Like Mr Anonymous, I am Tausug by birth but had limited interaction with other fellow Tausug, so much so that even when I interface with them, nagtatagalog pa rin sila.
:)
Unknown said…
Hi. Could you please translate these tagalog words in Tausug?

Paaralan
Bulaklak

Dumi
Malaki
Mayaman
Tubig
Tanong
Bahay
Pintuan

Pleae email: at jrnbllpngl@gmail.com
Anonymous said…
malingkat aku..
Unknown said…
hello po .. anu sa tausug ung "wika ang daang matuwid" ?? need ko po kasi sa project ko ..
ahmad said…
Good day.

Jack the Knife: "Bunnal kaw" means "You are right". It's a common expression during conversations especially when you agree on what the speaker is saying. (sabayan mo pa ng patango2 ng ulo mo. haha)

Jeron Pingul and Marissa: Check your email or Google acount.

you can visit our site at www.tausug101.blogspot.com for more Translations.

Thanks!
Unknown said…
i am tausug...purely tausug......hi indak ivan amak ku tausug sak yari ako ha malaysia...
apah imam said…
mag iluk ila kaw
dianne said…
meaning of masipag in tausug
Anonymous said…
Assalam alaikum
Can you pls translate this to your dialect (TAUSUG)
" mtgl nkung cute db crush mu ako "
pasensia na may nililgwan kc akung tausug n gurl
Salamat..
Anonymous said…
Hello, I am from Sabah n I am a suluk, I have a problem. I feel that I am not a suluk because I can not speak tausug. Please tell me how to learn the language? even it might be slower I will learn until I become a real sulu person. ASAP!
danajean said…
what is 'mabuhay' in tausug?
ahmad said…
Anonymous051814 (the date you posted) and anonymous 080114 please email me at anakiluhmd@gmail.com
Anonymous said…
What is the meaning of gulgulun ta ka nlng
ahmad said…
Why do people use the anonymous names and not just email me their translations instead? LOL

Anyway to the Anonymous of Sept 30, 2014, "Gulgulun ta kaw" means "I will hug you"
Unknown said…
what is the meaning of simud yan?
Anonymous said…
Adik po ako sa kanta na to even do I dont understand but, still the best.only kalasahan ko means mahal ko yan lang po ang naintindihan ko
ahmad said…
Salam, it depends on how it was used. It can mean two things:
Simud = mouth
Yan = that
so it's "That mouth"

or
Simuwd = entered
yan = that
so it would mean "which that entered"
Unknown said…
'Toh Ahmad,
Assalamo alaikom. Can you please write for me the lyrics of the song Baleleng, the original Tausug version?
Magsukol, 'toh.
Unknown said…
'Toh Ahmad,
Assalamo alaikom. Can you please write for me the lyrics of the song Baleleng, the original/Tausug version?
Magsukol, 'toh.
Anonymous said…
how do you say sorry in tausug?
Yussof said…
Salam.bro pwd hingi dn aq sa translation..shukran..
Unknown said…
Salam!!! Can you translate this in tasuog???
wala pong nagturo sa akin magtausog
Unknown said…
available p po b ung dictionary nyo??tnx
Jamal Merza said…
Salamo Alikom wa ramatulahi wa barakatuh. I am a Surigaonon Muslim and parang magkacousin lang ang dialect natin Ensha Allah nakakatuwa namn. Thank you Akh for this site im learning Bahasa Sug. Someday makalibud da ako did.on sa Sulu. Salamat karadjao. :)
Jamal Merza said…
Assalamo Alaikom Wa Ramatulahi Wa Barakatuh. Im a Surigaonon Muslim and parang magkacousin lang ang dialect natin, Ensha Allah nakakatuwa namn. Someday makalibud da ako did.on sa Sulu. Thank you akh for this site, now im learning Bahasa Sug. Salamat Karadjao(surigaonon ini)
Anonymous said…
ku-no kaw muwi
Anonymous said…
wag ka ng mgsinungaling sa akin
Anonymous said…
what is in tausug word the table ?
Anonymous said…
how about table ? how to say it in tausug ?
Anonymous said…
how about aral sa tausug ?
Anonymous said…
assamalaykum salam. ano sa tausug ang mga salitang Pangalan, Bahay, Mesa, Pagkain at Aral?
Anonymous said…
what is in tausug word the table ?
Anonymous said…
As-salamu Alaykum,
I am receiving the following error when attempting to access tausug101.blogspot.com.
This blog is open to invited readers only
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It doesn't look like you have been invited to read this blog. If you think this is a mistake, you might want to contact the blog author and request an invitation.
You're signed in as songsmythe@gmail.com

I would love to learn Tausug so that I can surprise my wife by communicating with her and her family in their native tongue
Anonymous said…
This is pretty interesting!
Unknown said…
Mabayah aku kaymu. - I like you.
Marugal aku kaymu. - I hate you.
Nagtumtum aku kaymu. - I miss you.
:D
Unknown said…
Mabayah aku kaymu. - I like you.
Marugal aku kaymu. - I hate you.
Nagtumtum aku kaymu. - I miss you.
:D
Anonymous said…
I am married to a sama banguingui/tausug woman, I only know tagalog but after six months inshaAllah I will live in Zamboanga city. I need to know how to speak and understand tausug in six months.
Unknown said…
hawno na baha sya bhaun..katumtoman nia pa baha ako.. ano po sa tagalog to salamat
Unknown said…
Assalamu Alaikum, how about driver in tausug language? i was just curious cause most of the tausug use driver even thought driver is English word. hopping that you could help me thank you in advance
Unknown said…
sir ano po sa tausog na mahal kita ikaw parin ang laman ng puso ko wala ng iba
Unknown said…
i am a christian but i want to be tausug.. iknow some tausug language but i want to learn more i have a lots of tausug friends..
Unknown said…
i want to learn more tausug language..mga tausug kasi friend ko..gusto ko na rin mag pa convert..
Anonymous said…
what is meaning of" Dugaing tuud basta malayo kaw kanila."? thanks for reply
Anonymous said…
ano po ung I miss you sa Tausug?
Panda Girl said…
Hi. Your blog is amazing. I am a Tausug but I am not quite fluent with our dialect. I was searching for tausug translations and Google directed me to this blog. I would like to ask for a favor. Can you help me translate this words in tausug?

1. prosecutor - is manununtut the right translation?
2. assigned

Thank you so much!

Tim Aljani said…
I'm so glad to have found your blog as I was looking for 'You're welcome' in Tausog. My father is Tausog but he never taught us the dialect. He speaks fluent Maguindanaon (my mother's tribe). Magsukol kaymu!
Unknown said…
Uno in "piyararakag?"
Anonymous said…
what is salamat/maraming salamat in tausug po ?
ynovha said…
anu po sa tausug ang salitang puso, at panalo
LMA said…
Somebody called me lasa. Is this word generic or can be used in a general way and not really mean anything bordering romantic? Kasi it is quite disturbing for me. Thanks.
ahmad said…
salam! (Peace!)

"Lasa" is a generic verb meaning "love". (noun is "Paglasa")
The meaning would depend on how it was delivered or who said it to you. We usually hear these with family members who care and got used to saying those words to those dear to them (like your tita/mommy calling you "iho/iha") would not directly indicate a romantic indication.

But if it was said by someone from the opposite sex who have a romantic interest with you, then yes, it means "My love".

Hope this helped
ahmad said…
"Piyararakag" can mean (1) spoiled (can be a child) like in this sentence: "piyararakag in anak niya" (His child is a spoiled kid) or (2) highly beloved.
ahmad said…
Puso = Jantung
panalo = nangdaug
ahmad said…
"Magsukul" or "Magsukul tuud"
ahmad said…
Wa alaykumus salam :) Yes! Surigaonon and Bahasa Sug are actually related! We have a lot in common :)

Hope you could visit Sulu one day. Marajao adlaw!
ahmad said…
"It is really different when you are far away from them."
ahmad said…
Hello Panda Girl.
I'm so sorry for the late reply.

Unfortunately, I honestly don't know any official translations of those words. Because the word "prosecutor" was not that used in our locality in Sulu. The best I could give you is the word "assigned" could be "kiyawakilan".

You are assigned to lead this community
"Ikaw in kiyawakilan magnakura ha kawman ini."
ahmad said…
I am so sorry for this error.
Kindly visit the new site: www.tausug101.wordpress.com
ahmad said…
Pangalan = Ngan
Bahay = Bay
Mesa = Lamisahan
Pagkain = pagkaun
aral = pangadji
ahmad said…
"Nagtumtum ako kaymu."
ahmad said…
"Bunnal kaw" means "You are right." or "what you said is true". This is one funny habit the Tausugs have when having a conversation. When a conversation already dragged for too long and we cannot add anything we simply say "bunnal kaw" haha
ahmad said…
Is there any way I could contact you?
Unknown said…
what does kangug mean? someone just said it to me?

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