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Virtual Book Launch of ‘mBayuka Tanu!

Virtual Book Launch of ‘mBayuka Tanu!
by | March 11, 2022 | No Comments

Mansoor Limba, “‘mBayuka Tanu! Maguindanaon Bayuk Transcription, Translation, and Annotation,” (ElziStyle Bookshop, 2022). SPECIAL OFFERS and GIVEAWAYS! 1. 30% Discount (value = P150) 2. Bookmark (value = P20) 3. Autographed copy upon request (value = priceless, unquantifiable) 4. Digital copy of the book’s first 50 pages (value = priceless, unquantifiable) 5. Inclusion in ElziStyle Books Family (value = priceless, unquantifiable) 6. FREE membership in ElziStyle Book Writing Club (value = P10,000) Total Value = P10,520 + 3 priceless, unqualifiable items
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‘mBayuka Tanu! Available in Amazon Now!

‘mBayuka Tanu! Available in Amazon Now!
by | February 14, 2022 | No Comments

Feb 13, Sun, 5:22 pm. As I was going over my schedule for this week, I received this message via Messenger: “I hope this does your work justice. Please revise as needed. Thank you again for the honor.:)” “Yes!” I spontaneously replied.   Yes, it’s the text of the Foreword I have been waiting for! Soon after… (1) I emailed the book manuscript and cover to the printing house for the final quotation, and (2) also uploaded the book in
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Let’s Listen to Spiderman

Let’s Listen to Spiderman
by | February 3, 2022 | No Comments

Since it’s #WorldReadAloudDay yesterday (February 2), let’s listen to Spiderman reading ‘aloud’ an excerpt from the PROLOGUE of my forthcoming book – to be released this month, insha’ Allah – ‘MBAYUKA TANU! MAGUINDANAON BAYUK TRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION, AND ANNOTATION, https://amzn.to/3uJMjLH. Of course, the footnotes are not included for obvious reasons. —– Since childhood, I have always been fascinated by oral elegance and verbal beauty. As a kid in the 1970s, I can still remember my late mother listening to the radio
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Talakuku – Bayumbayan’s Old Name

Talakuku – Bayumbayan’s Old Name
by | October 15, 2021 | No Comments

The trees nearby the Masgit-a-Pusaka (Relic Masjid) in Barangay Bagumbayan, Kabuntalan, are culturally and historically significant to the local people. They are directly connected to “Talakuku,” which is the ancient name of Bagumbayan, nay the whole of Tumbao (Kabuntalan). “Talakuku” is a Maguindanaon word whose root-word is “kuku,” which means “to crow”. “Tala” is a prefix which signifies habitual practice or action. So, “talakuku” means “a being or entity that constantly crows.” According to local narratives, a long time ago,
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