“Bread” in every Philippine language
Bread across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Bread |
|---|---|
| English | Bread |
| Tagalog | Tinapay |
| Ilocano | Tinapay |
| Cebuano | Pan |
| Hiligaynon | Tinapay |
| Waray | Tinapay |
| Bikol | Tinapay |
| Kapampangan | Tinape |
| Pangasinan | Tinapay |
What the pattern shows
Tinapay in seven languages. Cebuano alone says pan — Spanish, and shorter.
Where they agree
- Tinapay — Tagalog, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Bread), Cebuano (Pan) and Kapampangan (Tinape).
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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.