“Mountain” in every Philippine language
Mountain across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Mountain |
|---|---|
| English | Mountain |
| Tagalog | Bundok |
| Ilocano | Bantay |
| Cebuano | Bukid |
| Hiligaynon | Bukid |
| Waray | Bukid |
| Bikol | Bukid |
| Kapampangan | Bunduk |
| Pangasinan | Palandey |
What the pattern shows
Two traps at once. Ilocano 'bantay' is a mountain; in Tagalog it is a guard. Visayan 'bukid' is a mountain; in Tagalog 'bukid' is a field or farm.
Where they agree
- Bukid — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Mountain), Tagalog (Bundok), Ilocano (Bantay), Kapampangan (Bunduk) and Pangasinan (Palandey).
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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.