SAGO, rather than rice, has traditionally been the staple food of Sarawak’s Melanau community. It comes from sago palms, which grow in lowland forests and peat swamps. A common way of consuming ...

This distinct shift in vocabulary isn’t just a quirk of Bikol speech, but it’s a speech pattern unique to Bikolanos that mimics heightened emotions. Dr. Jason Lobel, a linguist from the University of ...