Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): Research for Responsive Practice
Articles

Kaku ka Keka ku: Pagsiyasat sa Semantikang Katangian ng “Tongue-Twister” ng mga Kapampangan

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  • Niña Lilia R. Javier,
  • John Elean M. Cortez,
  • Angel Joshua C. Nuqui,
  • Jade Mikaela Pineda
Niña Lilia R. Javier
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
John Elean M. Cortez
Graduate School, Bulacan State University
Angel Joshua C. Nuqui
Graduate School, Bulacan State University
Jade Mikaela Pineda
Graduate School, Bulacan State University
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Published 2026-08-15

Keywords

  • Kapampangan,
  • morpolohiya,
  • ponolohiya,
  • semantika,
  • tongue-twister

How to Cite

Javier, N. L. R., Cortez, J. E. M., Nuqui, A. J. C., & Pineda, J. M. (2026). Kaku ka Keka ku: Pagsiyasat sa Semantikang Katangian ng “Tongue-Twister” ng mga Kapampangan. Sidhaya: The Official Research Journal of Bulacan State University, 2(1), 26–38. Retrieved from https://lunday.bulsu.edu.ph/index.php/sidhaya/article/view/132

Abstract

Ang pananaliksik na ito ay nagsiyasat sa semantikang katangian ng mga tongue-twister ng mga Kapampangan, partikular sa pariralang “Kaku ka Keka ku” at iba pang katulad na anyo. Layunin nitong maipakita kung paano nakabubuo ng kahulugan ang mga paulit-ulit na pantig, morpema, at panlapi. Gumamit ang mga mananaliksik ng deskriptibong kwalitatibong disenyo, pinagsamang datos mula sa nakasulat na koleksiyon, mga sanggunian mula sa internet, at pananaw ng mga kalahok na may kaalaman sa wikang Kapampangan. Isinagawa ang pagsisiyasat sa dalawang yugto: una, ang pagtukoy sa literal na kahulugan batay sa pantig at salitang-ugat; at ikalawa, ang pagsusuri sa semantikong relasyon at pagpapakahulugan. Batay sa natuklasan, ang mga Kapampangang tongue-twister ay hindi lamang larong linggwistiko kundi masalimuot na ugnayan at malikhaing pagpapahayag. Inirerekomenda ng pag-aaral na gamitin ang mga ito bilang pedagohikal na materyal sa pagtuturo ng ponolohiya at semantika, at bilang bahagi ng pagpapanatili ng mga katutubong wika sa Pilipinas.

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