sa kabilang bangir

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sa kabiláng bangir (Baybayin spelling ᜐ ᜃᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜅᜒᜇ᜔) (Ilocos, Cordillera, 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.