“Cheap” in every Philippine language
Cheap across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Cheap |
|---|---|
| English | Cheap |
| Tagalog | Mura |
| Ilocano | Nalaka |
| Cebuano | Barato |
| Hiligaynon | Barato |
| Waray | Barato |
| Bikol | Barato |
| Kapampangan | Mura |
| Pangasinan | Mura |
What the pattern shows
Four of the eight reach for the Spanish 'barato' rather than a native word, while Tagalog and Ilocano kept their own.
Where they agree
- Barato — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
- Mura — Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Ilocano stands alone with Nalaka.
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
Cheaper
Ilocano Nalaklaka
Tagalog Mas mura
More market & money
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Market and Money Words · Tagalog Market and Money Words
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.