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The '''Malaueg''' is a spoken [[dialect]] by a group of people living in the northern part of the [[Philippines]]. It is also a collective name the speakers identify themselves and outsiders identify them. |
The '''Malaueg''' is a spoken [[dialect]] by a group of people living in the northern part of the [[Philippines]]. It is also a collective name the speakers identify themselves and outsiders identify them. |
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Malaueg is a mostly spoken in [[Cordillera Mountain Range]] region and some in the [[Province]] of [[Cagayan]], with the majority in the town of [[Rizal, Cagayan]]. Ninety-eight percent of the people living there are Malaueg speaking since the town is known as " |
Malaueg is a mostly spoken in [[Cordillera Mountain Range]] region and some in the [[Province]] of [[Cagayan]], with the majority in the town of [[Rizal, Cagayan]]. Ninety-eight percent of the people living there are Malaueg speaking since the town is known as "The Premier Town of Malaueg". For some words, Malaueg is spoken in numerous mountainous areas of northern Philippines, mostly by natives. |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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A popular word-of-mouth history claims that "malaueg" was coined after a thirsty [[Spain|Spanish]] [[friar]] asked a native where the water he drank that made him sick was from. The native uttered the word "ueg" which supposedly meant "[[fresh water]]" which the friar responded by calling the area mal (bad) ueg (fresh water). The word is more likely a [[pidgin]] of the word "bad water" or "mal-[[agua]]" in Spanish. The area where Rizal is located used to be the center of Spanish missionary during the Spanish Regime in the Philippines. It may also have something to do with the river, a [[tributary]] of the [[Cagayan River]], that surrounds the town center or [[Poblacion]], and runs along the entire valley where Rizal sits, because of its tendency to flood during [[Monsoon]] Season, cutting off villages, destroying crops and livelihood, bringing |
A popular word-of-mouth history claims that "malaueg" was coined after a thirsty [[Spain|Spanish]] [[friar]] asked a native where the water he drank that made him sick was from. The native uttered the word "ueg" which supposedly meant "[[fresh water]]" which the friar responded by calling the area mal (bad) ueg (fresh water). The word is more likely a [[pidgin]] of the word "bad water" or "mal-[[agua]]" in Spanish. The area where Rizal is located used to be the center of Spanish missionary during the Spanish Regime in the Philippines. It may also have something to do with the river, a [[tributary]] of the [[Cagayan River]], that surrounds the town center or [[Poblacion]], and runs along the entire valley where Rizal sits, because of its tendency to flood during [[Monsoon]] Season, cutting off villages, destroying crops and livelihood, bringing diseases, and causing deaths. The Spanish influence is very prominent in the Malaueg dialect which consists of old Spanish ([[Castilian]]) nouns and verbs. |
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[[File:The malaueg church of Malaueg, Cagayan.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Malaueg Church]] in [[Rizal, Cagayan]]]] |
[[File:The malaueg church of Malaueg, Cagayan.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Malaueg Church]] in [[Rizal, Cagayan]]]] |
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The Malaueg is a spoken dialect by a group of people living in the northern part of the Philippines. It is also a collective name the speakers identify themselves and outsiders identify them.
Malaueg is a mostly spoken in Cordillera Mountain Range region and some in the Province of Cagayan, with the majority in the town of Rizal, Cagayan. Ninety-eight percent of the people living there are Malaueg speaking since the town is known as "The Premier Town of Malaueg". For some words, Malaueg is spoken in numerous mountainous areas of northern Philippines, mostly by natives.
Origin
A popular word-of-mouth history claims that "malaueg" was coined after a thirsty Spanish friar asked a native where the water he drank that made him sick was from. The native uttered the word "ueg" which supposedly meant "fresh water" which the friar responded by calling the area mal (bad) ueg (fresh water). The word is more likely a pidgin of the word "bad water" or "mal-agua" in Spanish. The area where Rizal is located used to be the center of Spanish missionary during the Spanish Regime in the Philippines. It may also have something to do with the river, a tributary of the Cagayan River, that surrounds the town center or Poblacion, and runs along the entire valley where Rizal sits, because of its tendency to flood during Monsoon Season, cutting off villages, destroying crops and livelihood, bringing diseases, and causing deaths. The Spanish influence is very prominent in the Malaueg dialect which consists of old Spanish (Castilian) nouns and verbs.
