Glossary of the Terms used by Coffee Farmers in Indang and Alfonso, Cavite, Philippines

Cavite is one of the most progressive provinces in the Philippines. Francisco and Lubang (2021) claimed that because of its proximity near Manila, Cavite served as a “door of modernization” alongside its ballooning population that has reached the latest estimate of 3.6 million. As the population increases, new languages also surface, died, are endangered, and are dying. This situation encouraged the authors to document and to list the language used by coffee farmers in Cavite to help preserve the language of coffee farming. Hence, this study aimed to produce a glossary that contains the language used by coffee farmers in Indang and Alfonso, Cavite. Specifically, it aimed to (1) list all the terms used by coffee farmers in Indang and Alfonso; (2) provide meaning of the terms used by coffee farmers in Indang and Alfonso; and (3) create a glossary of terms used by coffee farmers in Indang and Alfonso that can help in enriching and strengthening the Filipino language in terms of coffee farming. Using a qualitative method, 71 coffee-related terms were collected in Indang and 40 in Alfonso. After the data gathering, the authors were able to come up with a list of coffee-related terms used by coffee farmers in Indang and Alfonso. The list underwent validation from the experts and an acceptability test where terms from both municipalities were found highly acceptable.