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Are you a new Alamat fan? Have you encountered words like "mags" or "purok" but have no idea what they mean? Don't worry because we're here to help!

This is ALAMeanings, a fan-made Alamat dictionary made for (new) Magiliws by Magiliws.

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NOTE: This will be done through a single Twitter thread so it can be updated if there are new words/phrases that may appear or if there are new suggestions from other Magiliws. 🤎

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1. ALAMAT
—means "Legend". First, here's the meaning and a short explanation behind the group's name.

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2. MAGILIW
—means "Beloved". Next up, we have the fandom name. Hello there, Magiliw!

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3. MAGS
—means "Magiliw" (but shortened). How are you today, mags?

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4 & 5. AMO / AMONSALA
—means "Bias" and "Bias-wrecker". Who's your amo and amonsala in Alamat?

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6. BARANGGAY
—means "Village". Have a great day always here at Baranggay Magiliw!

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7. PUROK
—means "Zone". Which purok do you belong in?

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7.1. PUROK NUMBERS
—Whoever your amo is corresponds to which purok you belong in. (If you notice certain numbers being skipped, it's because of the former members that have left the group). So which purok do you belong in?

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7.2. PUROK SQUADS
—There are also individual fanbases for each Alamat member. We have the purok squads and the respective fanbases within it. You can follow them @PurokSquads and the other fanbases available on here on Twitter, too!

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8. 6INOO (Ginoo)
—means "Gentleman". Thank you for supporting our 6inoo!

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9. DATU
—means "Leader". Taneo also has a few more nicknames given to him as leader such as "KapiTaneo" (Kapitan or Captain in English + Taneo) and "SulTaneo" (Sultan + Taneo).

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10. BUNSO
—means "Youngest"

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11. PANGANAY
—means "Eldest"

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12. ATE / KUYA
—means "Older Sibling"

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13. BAYANIHAN
—means "Cooperation". Just use the tag #MagiliwBayanihan so Magiliws can find you more easily if you're new!

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14. OPISYAL / AO
—means "Official"

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15. BALAY ALAMAT
—means "Alamat House"

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16. MALIGAYANG PAGDATING
—means "Welcome". So to all the new Magiliws reading this, maligayang pagdating sa baranggay!

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17. sALAMAT
—means "Thank You". As always, sALAMAT to all of you for supporting Alamat!

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18. PISTANG MAGILIW
—means "Magiliw Fiesta". Celebrate #PistangMagiliw with us every 26th day of the month!

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19. SARILING ALAMAT
—means "My Own Alamat (Legend)". See the #SarilingAlamat tag to see the previous entries from the Magiliws!

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20. PASYAL / LAKBAY
—means "Trip"

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21. KABATIRAN
—means "Information". Follow @TRIBU_ALAMAT and @BAGANIngALAMAT to be updated about the fandom's plans and activities when it comes to Twitter parties and such!

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22. AYUDA
—means "Aid"

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23. AMBAG
—means "Contribution"

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24. SALABAT19
—means "SB19 and ALAMAT". Hello to all MAGI'TIN out there!

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25. BINILAT
—means "BINI and ALAMAT". Shoutout to all the Baliws!

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26. ASWANG
—means an "evil mythical creature of the night". Learn more about what an aswang is in our quick guide here:

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