Catanduanes Stories

I fear that I might forget my native tongue because of influences and other factors. And I will compile the words that is used in our family since my parents have ancestral roots in Virac and is currently living there/here. Because of different usage by others that is influenced also by other factors they might use the same word but a bit of different meaning or a different word. And those that we use are also somewhat influence, so yeah. I will put question marks to those meanings that I'm not sure or might have a different meaning to those other than the use it here in Virac. TAKE NOTE: The italicized letter "L" means that it is pronounced as like the slang L(like in the boundary of L and R pronunciation when it comes to the tongue movement or position). Translations are both in English and Filipino (the boundaries between those two are divided by "|") but some are only in English for it is a bit hard to find the equivalent sometimes and usually a lost in translation if there's something similar of a word to its meaning.

This story is an ongoing YA novel writing project based on Philippine mythology. Nico Zamora, the main protagonist, discovers that his father is a member of a secret organization that protects mythological creatures in the world known as "cryptids" from an unknown force that corrupts them. The story will offer a new perspective in Philippine mythology that doesn't just stop on the popular horror tales and will give spotlight more on the magnificent beasts that live across the archipelago.