“Aunt” in every Philippine language
Aunt across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Aunt |
|---|---|
| English | Aunt |
| Tagalog | Tiya |
| Ilocano | Ikit |
| Cebuano | Iyaan |
| Hiligaynon | Tiya |
| Waray | Tiya |
| Bikol | Tiya |
| Kapampangan | Dara |
| Pangasinan | Ikit |
What the pattern shows
The same split as uncle, and the same languages resist. Tiya covers Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Waray and Bikol; Ilocano and Pangasinan both keep ikit, exactly as they both keep uliteg.
Where they agree
- Tiya — Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
- Ikit — Ilocano, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Aunt), Cebuano (Iyaan) and Kapampangan (Dara).
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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.