“Hour” in every Philippine language
Hour across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Hour |
|---|---|
| English | Hour |
| Tagalog | Oras |
| Ilocano | Oras |
| Cebuano | Oras |
| Hiligaynon | Oras |
| Waray | Oras |
| Bikol | Oras |
| Kapampangan | Oras |
| Pangasinan | Oras |
What the pattern shows
Oras in all eight, from Spanish horas, with no language keeping an alternative alongside it.
Where they agree
- Oras — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
What time do you close?
Ilocano Ania ti oras nga agrikepkayo?
Tagalog Anong oras kayo nagsasara?
More time & days
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Days, Months and Time Words · Tagalog Days, Months and Time 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.