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In recent times, the Filipino ancestry had been studied about astronomy for the part of their daily living. Do you know what are the native tongue translation of some lunar terms are? Even other science branches will do, the following are the Visayan terms (since I’m a Cebuana) of wind directions and the phases of the moon. Some may have learned this.
PHASES OF THE MOON
New Moon= Himatayon
Crescent Moon= Subang
Half Moon = Mudtong Bulan
Gibbous Moon= Hawin
Full Moon= Daktol
WIND DIRECTIONS
North Eastern wind= Amihan
North Western wind= Kanaway
Western wind= Balugo
Eastern wind= Dumagsa
South eastern wind= Habagat Tigulang
Southern western wind= Habagat Batan-on
These are just few examples and I know there are lots more.