“Hand” in every Philippine language
Hand across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Hand |
|---|---|
| English | Hand |
| Tagalog | Kamay |
| Ilocano | Ima |
| Cebuano | Kamot |
| Hiligaynon | Kamot |
| Waray | Kamot |
| Bikol | Kamot |
| Kapampangan | Gamat |
| Pangasinan | Lima |
What the pattern shows
Three separate traps in one row: Ilocano 'ima' is Kapampangan for mother, Visayan 'kamot' is Tagalog for scratching, and Pangasinan 'lima' is the numeral five in every other language here.
Where they agree
- Kamot — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Hand), Tagalog (Kamay), Ilocano (Ima), Kapampangan (Gamat) and Pangasinan (Lima).
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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.