“Child (a youth)” in every Philippine language
Child (a youth) across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Child (a youth) |
|---|---|
| English | Child (a youth) |
| Tagalog | bata |
| Ilocano | anak |
| Cebuano | bata |
| Hiligaynon | anak |
| Waray | anak |
| Bikol | aki |
| Kapampangan | anak |
| Pangasinan | anak |
What the pattern shows
Two different words competing. Anak means offspring and covers most of the list; Tagalog and Cebuano bata means a young person regardless of whose child they are. Bikol aki is a third. Which one a language chose is a choice about what 'child' means.
Where they agree
- anak — Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
- bata — Tagalog, Cebuano
Standing alone: English (Child (a youth)) and Bikol (aki).
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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.