the best part of my uncle doing geneology research is describing myself as, all hyphens included, "castillian-basque-tagalog-fujianese-bicolano" is really funny
July 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
the best part of my uncle doing geneology research is describing myself as, all hyphens included, "castillian-basque-tagalog-fujianese-bicolano" is really funny
Hey Laby you already made Maya x Hancock based on a Bicolano myth... what more another one right?
TO MAKE MATTER'S WORSE ORYOL IS A SERPENT WHO ENDED UP FALLING IN LOVE WITH A KING
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Hey Laby you already made Maya x Hancock based on a Bicolano myth... what more another one right?
Philippine languages such as Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, etc are not dialects. Same with Chinese languages such as Cantonese, Hokkien, etc. Scots is a distinct language (not to be confused with Gaelic), not a dialect of English, though there is a Scottish accent and dialect of English.
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
March 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Philippine languages such as Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, etc are not dialects. Same with Chinese languages such as Cantonese, Hokkien, etc. Scots is a distinct language (not to be confused with Gaelic), not a dialect of English, though there is a Scottish accent and dialect of English.
Not a poem this time, but a sneak peak into a part of my culture that resonated with me a long time ago.
#Bicolano #philippines #thoughts #language #folklore
#Bicolano #philippines #thoughts #language #folklore
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Not a poem this time, but a sneak peak into a part of my culture that resonated with me a long time ago.
#Bicolano #philippines #thoughts #language #folklore
#Bicolano #philippines #thoughts #language #folklore
,,, i generally, if asked, say im mixed. if someone tries to pressure me into giving a yes/no answer i might actually crash to desktop. look, dad's family is mostly Spanish, mom's is Tagalog, Fujianese, Bicolano and Spanish. so i call myself filipino-spanish-chinese, generally.
July 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
,,, i generally, if asked, say im mixed. if someone tries to pressure me into giving a yes/no answer i might actually crash to desktop. look, dad's family is mostly Spanish, mom's is Tagalog, Fujianese, Bicolano and Spanish. so i call myself filipino-spanish-chinese, generally.
Coworker who sells bento
Lunches at work told me,
Chicken curry for tonight
Is the menu we will have.
My karma do be frightened,
When suddenly I told her...
Make it spicy like the sun.
This is Bicolano blood,
My appetite laced with fire.
#7SyllableSentence #karma
Lunches at work told me,
Chicken curry for tonight
Is the menu we will have.
My karma do be frightened,
When suddenly I told her...
Make it spicy like the sun.
This is Bicolano blood,
My appetite laced with fire.
#7SyllableSentence #karma
June 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Coworker who sells bento
Lunches at work told me,
Chicken curry for tonight
Is the menu we will have.
My karma do be frightened,
When suddenly I told her...
Make it spicy like the sun.
This is Bicolano blood,
My appetite laced with fire.
#7SyllableSentence #karma
Lunches at work told me,
Chicken curry for tonight
Is the menu we will have.
My karma do be frightened,
When suddenly I told her...
Make it spicy like the sun.
This is Bicolano blood,
My appetite laced with fire.
#7SyllableSentence #karma
IF I wanna be specific what region the Filo gang is from well
Ava - Tagalog
Veron - Bicolano
Maya - Bicolana
Eris - Mestizo Bisaya
Ava - Tagalog
Veron - Bicolano
Maya - Bicolana
Eris - Mestizo Bisaya
November 9, 2024 at 6:18 AM
IF I wanna be specific what region the Filo gang is from well
Ava - Tagalog
Veron - Bicolano
Maya - Bicolana
Eris - Mestizo Bisaya
Ava - Tagalog
Veron - Bicolano
Maya - Bicolana
Eris - Mestizo Bisaya
At the center of many Filipino myths is the Bakunawa, a dragon-like being whose movements inspire Filipino spiritual calendars. With a single horn, it takes on different roles in different regions, causing eclipses to the Cebuano and Bicolano via eating the moon #FairytaleTuesday
April 14, 2026 at 12:18 PM
At the center of many Filipino myths is the Bakunawa, a dragon-like being whose movements inspire Filipino spiritual calendars. With a single horn, it takes on different roles in different regions, causing eclipses to the Cebuano and Bicolano via eating the moon #FairytaleTuesday
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Tried drawing a Filipino mythological creature known as tambaloslos.
A tambaloslos is a mythical creature with a large mouth and penis and one word characteristic is being ugly, found in Visayan, Bicolano and Mindanao folklore being of the forest.
A tambaloslos is a mythical creature with a large mouth and penis and one word characteristic is being ugly, found in Visayan, Bicolano and Mindanao folklore being of the forest.
October 18, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Tried drawing a Filipino mythological creature known as tambaloslos.
A tambaloslos is a mythical creature with a large mouth and penis and one word characteristic is being ugly, found in Visayan, Bicolano and Mindanao folklore being of the forest.
A tambaloslos is a mythical creature with a large mouth and penis and one word characteristic is being ugly, found in Visayan, Bicolano and Mindanao folklore being of the forest.
I hope ChatGPT's Bicolano translation is accurate. If yes, this is groundbreaking.
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
I hope ChatGPT's Bicolano translation is accurate. If yes, this is groundbreaking.
Which Bicolano dialect? My family and I are originally from Camarines Sur and I grew up thinking our dialect was the same as other parts of Bicol but that isn’t the case. I don’t understand much of Naga Bicolano but understand and speak a little Rinconada Bicolano. The variations are interesting.
November 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Which Bicolano dialect? My family and I are originally from Camarines Sur and I grew up thinking our dialect was the same as other parts of Bicol but that isn’t the case. I don’t understand much of Naga Bicolano but understand and speak a little Rinconada Bicolano. The variations are interesting.
sorry i have to talk more. her familys mostly visayan-based, everyone speaks eorzean common except her great-grandma who only speaks aklanon-equivalent. someone in there is bicolano but i dont know who yet . theres a bit of yanxian blood in there too. anddddddd and. and .and
April 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
sorry i have to talk more. her familys mostly visayan-based, everyone speaks eorzean common except her great-grandma who only speaks aklanon-equivalent. someone in there is bicolano but i dont know who yet . theres a bit of yanxian blood in there too. anddddddd and. and .and
waitt fellow bicolano???
September 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM
waitt fellow bicolano???
Visaya (auch Bisaya, oder etwas eingeschränkter Cebuano, da dieser Dialekt nur in der Gegend um Cebu gesprochen wird), ist nebst Tagalog eine der Hauptsprachen auf den Philippinen. Daneben gibt es etwa noch Bicolano. Insgesamt gibt es hier 187 Sprachen (Sprachen, nicht Dialekte).
January 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Visaya (auch Bisaya, oder etwas eingeschränkter Cebuano, da dieser Dialekt nur in der Gegend um Cebu gesprochen wird), ist nebst Tagalog eine der Hauptsprachen auf den Philippinen. Daneben gibt es etwa noch Bicolano. Insgesamt gibt es hier 187 Sprachen (Sprachen, nicht Dialekte).
Tigsik: Rain
I haven't written a Tigsik in months, especially with the seven syllable restriction, but it was quite fun!
🎨: 제딧 / 9Jedit (Grafolio, extracted from Pinterest)
#vss365 #7SyllableSquad #writingprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writesky #Tigsik #Bicol #Bicolano
I haven't written a Tigsik in months, especially with the seven syllable restriction, but it was quite fun!
🎨: 제딧 / 9Jedit (Grafolio, extracted from Pinterest)
#vss365 #7SyllableSquad #writingprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writesky #Tigsik #Bicol #Bicolano
August 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Tigsik: Rain
I haven't written a Tigsik in months, especially with the seven syllable restriction, but it was quite fun!
🎨: 제딧 / 9Jedit (Grafolio, extracted from Pinterest)
#vss365 #7SyllableSquad #writingprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writesky #Tigsik #Bicol #Bicolano
I haven't written a Tigsik in months, especially with the seven syllable restriction, but it was quite fun!
🎨: 제딧 / 9Jedit (Grafolio, extracted from Pinterest)
#vss365 #7SyllableSquad #writingprompt #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writesky #Tigsik #Bicol #Bicolano
Honestly if you're filipino that is not tagalog you're automatically trilingual. Its really not just a dialect but a whole different language 😭
I can only understand Bicolano and still struggle to speak it. 🧍
I can only understand Bicolano and still struggle to speak it. 🧍
April 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Honestly if you're filipino that is not tagalog you're automatically trilingual. Its really not just a dialect but a whole different language 😭
I can only understand Bicolano and still struggle to speak it. 🧍
I can only understand Bicolano and still struggle to speak it. 🧍
Just discovered Filipino author Merlinda Bobis earlier this year. "In the Name of the Trees" is an immensely creative take on how stories wound and heal, and how languages and beliefs shift and blend within the Filipino diaspora. Bicolano language described as undulating is spot on! #booksky
August 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Just discovered Filipino author Merlinda Bobis earlier this year. "In the Name of the Trees" is an immensely creative take on how stories wound and heal, and how languages and beliefs shift and blend within the Filipino diaspora. Bicolano language described as undulating is spot on! #booksky
20. Yes
-English
-Bicolano
-English
-Bicolano
December 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM
20. Yes
-English
-Bicolano
-English
-Bicolano
Ancients I currently have:
Veron: Lukeios an epithet of Apollo, also means wolf
Ava: Eupheme, a nymph that Pan is married to.
Maya: Asuang, god of evil in Bicolano pantheon.
Eris: same ancient name, goddess of strife
#eikon0klasmOC
Veron: Lukeios an epithet of Apollo, also means wolf
Ava: Eupheme, a nymph that Pan is married to.
Maya: Asuang, god of evil in Bicolano pantheon.
Eris: same ancient name, goddess of strife
#eikon0klasmOC
December 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Ancients I currently have:
Veron: Lukeios an epithet of Apollo, also means wolf
Ava: Eupheme, a nymph that Pan is married to.
Maya: Asuang, god of evil in Bicolano pantheon.
Eris: same ancient name, goddess of strife
#eikon0klasmOC
Veron: Lukeios an epithet of Apollo, also means wolf
Ava: Eupheme, a nymph that Pan is married to.
Maya: Asuang, god of evil in Bicolano pantheon.
Eris: same ancient name, goddess of strife
#eikon0klasmOC
Apparently, we have a Filipino word for birch trees...
It's called himbabao... So I wrote this one in both English and Bicolano, my local dialect.
#WildWalkPrompt #birch #prompt #writesky #BlueSkyPoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
It's called himbabao... So I wrote this one in both English and Bicolano, my local dialect.
#WildWalkPrompt #birch #prompt #writesky #BlueSkyPoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
January 27, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Apparently, we have a Filipino word for birch trees...
It's called himbabao... So I wrote this one in both English and Bicolano, my local dialect.
#WildWalkPrompt #birch #prompt #writesky #BlueSkyPoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
It's called himbabao... So I wrote this one in both English and Bicolano, my local dialect.
#WildWalkPrompt #birch #prompt #writesky #BlueSkyPoets #writingprompt #nature #5amwritersclub
Mom : Fil/Jap
Dad : Bicolano
Me : Jacol 💙💙💙
Dad : Bicolano
Me : Jacol 💙💙💙
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mom : Fil/Jap
Dad : Bicolano
Me : Jacol 💙💙💙
Dad : Bicolano
Me : Jacol 💙💙💙
Laing /'la:.ʔiŋ/- Taro leaves and pork belly stewed in coconut cream with fermented shrimp paste hailing from the Bicol region. Being Bicolano it has bird's eye chilies for a bit of spice. #Filipinofood #taroleaves #shrimppaste #coconutcream #pork #bicol
January 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Laing /'la:.ʔiŋ/- Taro leaves and pork belly stewed in coconut cream with fermented shrimp paste hailing from the Bicol region. Being Bicolano it has bird's eye chilies for a bit of spice. #Filipinofood #taroleaves #shrimppaste #coconutcream #pork #bicol
At the center of many Filipino myths is the Bakunawa, a dragon-like being whose movements inspire Filipino spiritual calendars. With a single horn, it takes on different roles in different regions, causing eclipses to the Cebuano and Bicolano via eating the moon #MythologyMonday
🖼️: A.M. Geneta
🖼️: A.M. Geneta
September 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM
At the center of many Filipino myths is the Bakunawa, a dragon-like being whose movements inspire Filipino spiritual calendars. With a single horn, it takes on different roles in different regions, causing eclipses to the Cebuano and Bicolano via eating the moon #MythologyMonday
🖼️: A.M. Geneta
🖼️: A.M. Geneta
ALL DIFFERENT REGIONS TOO MIND YOU IT WAS A BASTARDISATION OF BICOLANO, ILOCANO AND VISAYAN MYTHS. SOME OF THESE DEITIES WEREN'T EVEN SHARED BETWEEN REGIONS. I felt like I was being gaslighted, like my family had never heard of the "myth" but it was being shared like crazy all over Tumblr 💀
April 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
ALL DIFFERENT REGIONS TOO MIND YOU IT WAS A BASTARDISATION OF BICOLANO, ILOCANO AND VISAYAN MYTHS. SOME OF THESE DEITIES WEREN'T EVEN SHARED BETWEEN REGIONS. I felt like I was being gaslighted, like my family had never heard of the "myth" but it was being shared like crazy all over Tumblr 💀