Usage Note
Lipi refers to bloodline, lineage, or ancestral descent, used in formal, literary, and historical contexts when discussing family heritage, tribal origins, or the genealogy of notable figures. The close synonym angkan is more common in everyday speech, while lipi carries a more elevated, literary register.
Examples
" Mahaba ang lipi nila. "
Natural Translation
Their lineage is long.
Literal Translation
Long the lineage their.
" Kilala ang lipi nila. "
Natural Translation
Their lineage is known.
Literal Translation
Known the lineage their.
" Ipinagmamalaki niya ang kanilang lipi dahil nagmula raw sila sa mga mandirigmang bayani noong unang panahon. "
Natural Translation
He takes pride in their lineage because they supposedly descended from heroic warriors of old.
Literal Translation
Is-proud-of he the their lineage because came-from reportedly they from the warrior heroes during first time.
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