Agutaynen - bata-bata

bata-bata

bata

Doll. (The root bata is the Tagalog word for ‘child’.)

manika

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Hold, fondle, or stroke, as one would with a doll or a rooster.

Bata-bataen mo tang mano mo, para madaling mangalam.

Always hold and stroke your chicken so it will quickly become tame.

apap