“Flower” in every Philippine language
Flower across 8 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Flower |
|---|---|
| English | Flower |
| Tagalog | Bulaklak |
| Ilocano | Sabong |
| Cebuano | Bulak |
| Hiligaynon | Bulak |
| Waray | Bukad |
| Bikol | Burak |
| Kapampangan | Sampaga |
1 language is missing here because we could not confirm a form, not because the language lacks the word.
What the pattern shows
Ilocano 'sabong' is a flower. In Tagalog 'sabong' is cockfighting — an unusually large gap for two languages spoken on the same island.
Where they agree
- Bulak — Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: English (Flower), Tagalog (Bulaklak), Ilocano (Sabong), Waray (Bukad), Bikol (Burak) and Kapampangan (Sampaga).
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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.