“Animal” in every Philippine language
Animal across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Animal |
|---|---|
| English | Animal |
| Tagalog | hayop |
| Ilocano | ayup |
| Cebuano | mananap |
| Hiligaynon | hayop |
| Waray | hayop |
| Bikol | hayop |
| Kapampangan | animal |
| Pangasinan | ayep |
What the pattern shows
Hayop covers Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Waray and Bikol, with Ilocano ayup and Pangasinan ayep as the same word reduced. Cebuano mananap is its own; the Kapampangan cell reads animal, which is worth a speaker's eye before it is trusted.
Where they agree
- hayop — Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
- Animal — English, Kapampangan
Standing alone: Ilocano (ayup), Cebuano (mananap) and Pangasinan (ayep).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.