Seven months at site, I’m still working steadily to learn the local language. I’m doing well. I can now communicate at maybe the level of a talkative 4-year-old. Learning Hiligaynon can be deceptively difficult because similar to Tagalog there are a lot of Spanish sounding words and phrases. However, the roots of the language are very different from English’s Latin and Germanic bases. There are a lot of words that just don’t translate well into english and vice-versa. But, this morning I stumbled across a fun one: tandotando.
n. a) a larvae which keeps bobbing its head when pressed out of its cocoon b) a yes-person; toady; sycophant
So, don’t be a tandotando!
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It seems to suit you. The appreciation you show for the people and the country in general should make this exciting as well as unforgettable. You will make things better.
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