Keeping in My Mind My Mother Tongue

Everywhere you go, you can hear different dialects that you can’t understand. And as for them who visits your place they can’t understand the dialect you’re using. That’s why we are using our Filipino as our language here in Philippines so that we can understand each other even though we will go to other places here in our country, Philippines.

                I’m not saying that don’t use your dialect. It’s just that your time will be wasted talking and talking but the other men don’t understand what are you saying because you’re using your own dialect which they  can’t truly understand for they have also their own dialect which is differ from yours. It is nice to have your own dialect which you used ever since you were born. But can you just use it with the people who can understand what are you saying?

                I, Arnie Arce, from my hometown Tumauini,Isabela, the dialect I’m using when I was a little girl is Ibanag. !2 years of staying in hometown, I’m using that dialect to communicate with my friends, my aunt, cousin, uncle, parents who also know the Ibanag dialect. More than 3 years of staying here in Vigan City, I used their Ilocano dialect, the dialect of the Bigueños.  Because the people around me here in Vigan don’t know the dialect we are using in our place in Tumauini, Isabela, I am using their dialect Ilocano. I know how to speak Ilocano because my father is a bigueño. But still I’m using my Ibanag dialect when I’m with my sisters, with my mama and brother. I’m still using it when I talk to my relatives in Isabela through phone. If I talk to people around me here in Vigan, they would just say “Huh?” or “anya?” or they would just smile. Even though I used my Ilocano as my dialect here in vigan, it doesn’t mean that I don’t know how to speak in my childhood dialect which is the Ibanag dialect.

I’m still keeping in my mind my Mother tongue which is the Ibanag. I won’t ever say that my dialect is so disgusting because my dialect is so unique and I’m proud of that I know how to speak in this dialect.