“Goat” in every Philippine language
Goat across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Goat |
|---|---|
| English | Goat |
| Tagalog | Kambing |
| Ilocano | Kalding |
| Cebuano | Kanding |
| Hiligaynon | Kanding |
| Waray | Kanding |
| Bikol | Kanding |
| Kapampangan | Kambing |
| Pangasinan | Kanding |
What the pattern shows
Kanding across the Visayan languages, Bikol and Pangasinan; kambing in Tagalog and Kapampangan; Ilocano kalding sits between the two with its own consonant. Three shapes of what looks like one word.
Where they agree
- Kanding — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Pangasinan
- Kambing — Tagalog, Kapampangan
Standing alone: English (Goat) and Ilocano (Kalding).
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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.