“I'm hungry” in every Philippine language
I'm hungry across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | I'm hungry |
|---|---|
| English | I'm hungry |
| Tagalog | Gutom na ako |
| Ilocano | Mabisinak |
| Cebuano | Gigutom ko |
| Hiligaynon | Gutom na ako |
| Waray | Gutom na ako |
| Bikol | Gutom na ako |
| Kapampangan | Danupan ku na |
| Pangasinan | Naerasan ak |
What the pattern shows
Gutom is the shared root through Tagalog, the Visayan languages and Bikol. The three Luzon languages outside Tagalog each have their own — and each folds the 'I' into the verb rather than saying it separately: mabisinak, danupan ku na, naerasan ak.
Where they agree
- Gutom na ako — Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (I'm hungry), Ilocano (Mabisinak), Cebuano (Gigutom ko), Kapampangan (Danupan ku na) and Pangasinan (Naerasan ak).
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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.