“Cat” in every Philippine language
Cat across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Cat |
|---|---|
| English | Cat |
| Tagalog | Pusa |
| Ilocano | Pusa |
| Cebuano | Iring |
| Hiligaynon | Kuring |
| Waray | Uding |
| Bikol | Ikos |
| Kapampangan | Pusa |
| Pangasinan | Pusa |
What the pattern shows
The one domestic animal with no agreement at all. Pusa covers Tagalog, Ilocano, Kapampangan and Pangasinan; the Visayan languages each have their own word — iring, kuring, uding — and Bikol ikos shares with none of them.
Where they agree
- Pusa — Tagalog, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Cat), Cebuano (Iring), Hiligaynon (Kuring), Waray (Uding) and Bikol (Ikos).
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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.