“Eight” in every Philippine language
Eight across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Eight |
|---|---|
| English | Eight |
| Tagalog | Walo |
| Ilocano | Walo |
| Cebuano | Walo |
| Hiligaynon | Walo |
| Waray | Walo |
| Bikol | Walo |
| Kapampangan | Walu |
| Pangasinan | Walora |
What the pattern shows
Walo survives untouched in six languages. Kapampangan walu and Pangasinan walora are the same word wearing each language's habits — the u for o, and the -ra that Pangasinan attaches to every numeral.
Where they agree
- Walo — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: Kapampangan (Walu) and Pangasinan (Walora).
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
Eighteen
Ilocano Sangapulo ket walo
Tagalog Labingwalo
Eighty
Ilocano Walo a pulo
Tagalog Walumpu
More numbers
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Numbers · Tagalog Numbers
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.