The Chinese prior to the Spanish conquests of the Islands of the Philippines named each major island groups according to the established Trading ports these Philippine islands already had.
Island of Luzon = Lu Song Gao = The southern Chinese empire
Island of Palawan = Pa Lou Youn
Island of Mindanao = Min Tou
Island of Cebu = Sug Bu
City state of Manila = Ton Do
sultanate of Sulu = Jo Lo
Ancient Indians prior to 1 AD already called the whole island chain of the Philippines as SUVARDVIPA which mean Islands of Gold, and when the Spanish came they reported that the Islands from Sugbu to Luzon and its inhabitants treat gold just like paper and every one of the natives have gold even the kids.
To this day the Islands of the Philippines is the #2 producer of Gold in the world second only to South Africa
No, they usually just get numbers. Only in the Philippines do they get names.
Its Chinese name is zhi zi.
Names given to the different types of igneous intrusions are attributed to their
karart
Tornadoes are not given names.
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Unlike the western custom, Chinese write their family names first, then write their given names.
Chinese list the family name first then their given name .
their is confiusius
A boat that begins with the letter K is a kyak.
pearl of the orient sea hidden of lost
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
The following are the names given to the Philippines before the country got it's official name: "Republic of the Philippines"FelipinasLas Islas FilipinasIslas del PonienteSan LázaroRepública Filipina (Malolos Congress proclamation)Philippine Islands (by American colonial authorities)
The word "fu" is Chinese for "luck" or a form of rhymed literature. It appears in given names and surnames, and in the names of Martial Arts.
philinias Achipelago de San Lazaro.magelandsetc.
english,spanish,swedish and chinese
Of the Philippines' 7,107 islands, only 2,773 have names.