“Egg” in every Philippine language
Egg across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Egg |
|---|---|
| English | Egg |
| Tagalog | Itlog |
| Ilocano | Itlog |
| Cebuano | Itlog |
| Hiligaynon | Itlog |
| Waray | Bunay |
| Bikol | Sugok |
| Kapampangan | Ebun |
| Pangasinan | Iknol |
What the pattern shows
One of the sharpest splits in this file. 'Itlog' covers Tagalog through Hiligaynon, then Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan and Pangasinan each go their own way entirely.
Where they agree
- Itlog — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: English (Egg), Waray (Bunay), Bikol (Sugok), Kapampangan (Ebun) and Pangasinan (Iknol).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 84 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.