“Friday” in every Philippine language
Friday across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Friday |
|---|---|
| English | Friday |
| Tagalog | Biyernes |
| Ilocano | Biernes |
| Cebuano | Biyernes |
| Hiligaynon | Biyernes |
| Waray | Biyernes |
| Bikol | Biyernes |
| Kapampangan | Biyernes |
| Pangasinan | Biernes |
What the pattern shows
Biernes in Ilocano and Pangasinan, biyernes elsewhere. Three weekdays running where those two languages spell the Spanish the same way against the other six.
Where they agree
- Biyernes — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan
- Biernes — Ilocano, Pangasinan
English stands alone with Friday.
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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.