Tagalog/Philippine word for compatriot or comrade. Coming from the the same country or homeland. Origins, kasamang bayan, shortened to kabayan (ka+bayan). Philippine nationals using the word 'kabayan' to address fellow countrymen.
Other national should not address/call a Filipino with kabayan.
Kabayan is only for fellow countrymen which is the literal meaning.
Kabayan is only for fellow countrymen which is the literal meaning.
by true.kabayan January 27, 2014