“Here” in every Philippine language
Here across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Here |
|---|---|
| English | Here |
| Tagalog | Dito |
| Ilocano | Ditoy |
| Cebuano | Dinhi |
| Hiligaynon | Diri |
| Waray | Didi |
| Bikol | Digdi |
| Kapampangan | Keni |
| Pangasinan | Dia |
What the pattern shows
Hiligaynon 'diri' is 'here'. Waray 'diri' is 'not'. The two languages are neighbours and this pair catches people constantly.
No two languages here use the same word. That is unusual even on this list, and it is the clearest possible answer to whether these are dialects of one another.
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Ilocano Adda kadi tao ditoy nga agsasao iti Inggles?
Tagalog May tao ba rito na marunong mag-Ingles?
Is there an ATM here?
Ilocano Adda ti ATM idtoy?
Tagalog May ATM ba dito?
Watch out
diri does not mean the same thing everywhere:
- Here in Hiligaynon
- Not, no in Waray
Two neighbouring languages, one word, and the meanings are 'here' and 'not'. A sentence can parse cleanly and come out reversed.
More directions
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Directions and Travel Words · Tagalog Directions and Travel Words
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.