"Panggalatok" is pejorative

Posted on July 11, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment

Sanny Y. Sanedrin
10 July 2007
 
 
Kaaron Ermin,
Tua tan, Pangasinan o Pangasinense! Anggapo lay arom… Agtayo onabuloy ya tawagen da so salita tayo o sikatayon taga Pangasinan ya "Panggalatok".
Tuay kuan mo, "derisive" itan. Iyarom ko ni ya "pejorative" met.
"Pangasinan ak, Pangasinan tayo, galaw tila!" Sigue labat!…

Will the Ilocanos be served?

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Jess Delfin
10 July 2007
 
 
It appears that Gov. Spin-off is getting himself into silly little things everyday. Although I speak both dialects fluently, I find it totally stupid to require the Ilocanos to learn to speak Pangasinan. So what happens then if an Ilocano tries to obtain services at the provincial capitol, will he then be [...]