kabilang bangir

Tagalog

Etymology

Tagalog-Ilocano code-switching, from kabila (“other side”) +‎ -ng (enclitic suffix) +‎ Ilocano bangir (“other side”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabiˌlaŋ ˈbaŋiɾ/ [kɐ.bɪˌlam ˈbaː.ŋɪɾ]
• Rhymes: -aŋiɾ
• Syllabification: ka‧bi‧lang ba‧ngir

Noun

kabiláng bangir (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜅᜒᜇ᜔) (Northern Luzon, Nueva Ecija, Baguio, colloquial)

1. side, other side

   Papunta ako sa kabilang bangir.

   I am going to the other side.

Usage notes

• This is pleonastic, due to kabila having the same meaning (“other side”) as Ilocano bangir.