“Pig” in every Philippine language
Pig across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Pig |
|---|---|
| English | Pig |
| Tagalog | Baboy |
| Ilocano | Baboy |
| Cebuano | Baboy |
| Hiligaynon | Baboy |
| Waray | Baboy |
| Bikol | Urig |
| Kapampangan | Babi |
| Pangasinan | Baboy |
What the pattern shows
Baboy in seven. Bikol urig is the only language here that kept something else, and Kapampangan babi is baboy with its usual syllable lost.
Where they agree
- Baboy — Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Pangasinan
Standing alone: Bikol (Urig) and Kapampangan (Babi).
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
I don't eat pork
Ilocano Diak mangan ti karne ti baboy
Tagalog Hindi ako kumakain ng baboy
More food & eating
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Food and Eating Words · Tagalog Food and Eating 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.