Lifestyle - estilo de vida

By: Franklin H. Maletsky - Zamboangueño

English to Chavacano By: Franklin H. Maletsky: A Chavacano Zamboangueño

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Chavacano LifeStyles

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• Ta prepara ya bo para el dia de Valentino?
  • Are you preparing for Valentine's day?

Updated: February 5, 2024

Jardinero, Campesino, Cainginiero

Herramientas del Jardinero, Campesino, o Cainginiero:

1. Arao - The plow
   1. Mango - Handle of the Plow
   2. Pilo - Blade of the Plow
2. Acha - Big Ax
   1. Achita - Small Ax
3. Alat ↔ Basket
4. Asada - Hoe
5. Balde - Can
6. Bilao - Small concave Basket
7. Bolo - Machete
   • Puluhan - Handle
8. Carabao
   1. Pamitik - The rope that's tied through the nose of the carabao.
   2. Persoga - The rope usually made out of the long ratan vine.
      1. Pabiling - The part of the rope that ties to the head of the carabao.
      2. Largero - The long part of the rope that connects to the Pabiling. This part goes through the "orejas" in the pabiling. This makes it into a swivel so the "persoga" will stay straight.
   3. Ayugo - The yoke of the carabao.
   4. Pandiit - The rope under the ayugo, that goes under the neck of the carabao.
   5. Danao - The pond. This is where the carabao wallows. In the river the carabao can wallow in the deep water and this activiy is called "Tubug".
   6. Hampelo / Sapin.- The cloth or sack on the back of the carabao that the riders use.
9. Carro - The big cart
   1. Carriton - A small push cart.
10. Cuchillo - Knife
11. Hilamon - Used to till or pull weeds. A short small bolo.
    • Ta usa yo firme el hilamon para man habug con el maga siembra na mi jardin. I always use the short bolo to till the soil in my garden.
12. Jalo y Pilon - Mortar and Pestle
13. Kahigan - Rake
14. Mekate - Long Rope made out of Abaca
15. Pajagat- - The sleigh
    1. Dalaydayan - The two wooden rails that is part of the pajagat that connects to the yoke.
    2. Canastro - The huge basket on the pajagat.
16. Pala - Shovel
17. Saco - Sack
18. Sangud - Sikle - A crescent shaped Bolo
19. Toro - Bull

Carpintero

Herramientas del Carpintero: Tools of the carpenter.

1. Bisagra - Hinge
2. Cepillo - Plane
3. Clabo - Nail
4. Escoplo - Chisel
5. Lapis - Pencil
6. Lima - File
7. Martillo - Hammer
8. Nawi - Tie-out for the nipa made out of ratan strands.
9. Nipa - Shingles for the roof made out of Palm leaves
10. Sawali - Woven bamboo used as wall sidings or ceilings. Comes in 4x8.
11. Nivel - Level
12. Pulgadera - Tape Measure
13. Papel de lija - Sand Paper
14. Sierra - Saw
15. Achita - Small ax (hatchet)
16. Tornillo - Screw

Lavandera Laundry woman

Herramientas del Lavandera:

1. Almedon - Starch to stiffen the fabric and hold its shape.
2. Bateya - Basin made out of Wood (originally). Wash tub.
3. Jabon - Soap
4. Luguran - Stone Scrubber
5. Pakang - Paddle to pound the laundry.
6. Pukpukan - The large flat stone where the dirty wet clothes are pounded on.
7. Sipan - Scrubber usually out of corn cob.
8. Tapis - One piece body-clothing like a pillow but open on both ends.

Sastrera o Sastrero Tailor

1. Aguha - Needle
2. Ilo - Thread
3. Imperdible - Safety pin
4. Maquina de coser - Sewing Machine
5. Pulgadera - Tape measure
6. Tijeras - Scissors

El maga parte del casa

• Batalan ↔ Terrace. An open area connected to the kitchen where most of the washing and cleaning is done.
  • Todo el lavada ta hace na batalan. All the laundry is done in the terrace.
• Dindin ↔ Wall
  • El dindin de suyo casa de sawali lang. The wall of his house is made of bamboo thatching.
  • Ya usa lang sila sawali para dindin. They used sawali for the wall.
• Palupu - Roof ridge
• Piso - Floor or Flooring
• Sanepa - Roof verge or Facial board
• Techo ↔ Roof.
  • El techo de nipa lang. It only has a nipa thatched roof.