“Mother” in every Philippine language
Mother across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Mother |
|---|---|
| English | Mother |
| Tagalog | Ina |
| Ilocano | Ina |
| Cebuano | Inahan |
| Hiligaynon | Iloy |
| Waray | Iroy |
| Bikol | Ina |
| Kapampangan | Ima |
| Pangasinan | Ina |
What the pattern shows
Kapampangan 'ima' is a mother; Ilocano 'ima' is a hand. Two Luzon languages a hundred kilometres apart, same three letters, nothing in common.
Where they agree
- Ina — Tagalog, Ilocano, Bikol, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Mother), Cebuano (Inahan), Hiligaynon (Iloy), Waray (Iroy) and Kapampangan (Ima).
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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.