“January” in every Philippine language
January across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | January |
|---|---|
| English | January |
| Tagalog | Enero |
| Ilocano | Enero |
| Cebuano | Enero |
| Hiligaynon | Enero |
| Waray | Enero |
| Bikol | Enero |
| Kapampangan | Enero |
| Pangasinan | Enero |
What the pattern shows
The month names are Spanish in all eight languages. What varies is spelling: Tagalog respells the Spanish f as p (Pebrero), while several of the others keep Febrero.
Where they agree
- Enero — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
English stands alone with January.
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.