“It hurts” in every Philippine language
It hurts across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | It hurts |
|---|---|
| English | It hurts |
| Tagalog | Masakit |
| Ilocano | Nasakit |
| Cebuano | Sakit |
| Hiligaynon | Masakit |
| Waray | Maul-ul |
| Bikol | Makulog |
| Kapampangan | Masakit |
| Pangasinan | Ansakit |
What the pattern shows
Waray 'maul-ul' and Bikol 'makulog' share nothing with the 'sakit' the other six use.
Where they agree
- Masakit — Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan
Standing alone: English (It hurts), Ilocano (Nasakit), Cebuano (Sakit), Waray (Maul-ul), Bikol (Makulog) and Pangasinan (Ansakit).
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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.