“Grandmother” in every Philippine language
Grandmother across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Grandmother |
|---|---|
| English | Grandmother |
| Tagalog | Lola |
| Ilocano | Apong baket |
| Cebuano | Lola |
| Hiligaynon | Lola |
| Waray | Lola |
| Bikol | Lola |
| Kapampangan | Apu |
| Pangasinan | Bai |
What the pattern shows
Lola is Spanish, and it has taken over Tagalog and all three Visayan languages plus Bikol. What it has not displaced is instructive — Ilocano apong baket, Kapampangan apu and Pangasinan bai all survive in the Luzon languages outside Tagalog.
Where they agree
- Lola — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Grandmother), Ilocano (Apong baket), Kapampangan (Apu) and Pangasinan (Bai).
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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.