“Monday” in every Philippine language
Monday across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Monday |
|---|---|
| English | Monday |
| Tagalog | Lunes |
| Ilocano | Lunes |
| Cebuano | Lunes |
| Hiligaynon | Lunes |
| Waray | Lunes |
| Bikol | Lunes |
| Kapampangan | Lunes |
| Pangasinan | Lunes |
What the pattern shows
All eight took the Spanish weekday names wholesale. Only Sunday diverges — see below.
Where they agree
- Lunes — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
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.