“Red” in every Philippine language
Red across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Red |
|---|---|
| English | Red |
| Tagalog | Pula |
| Ilocano | Nalabaga |
| Cebuano | Pula |
| Hiligaynon | Pula |
| Waray | Pula |
| Bikol | Pula |
| Kapampangan | Malutu |
| Pangasinan | Ambalanga |
What the pattern shows
Pula covers Tagalog, all three Visayan languages and Bikol. The three that break from it — Ilocano nalabaga, Kapampangan malutu, Pangasinan ambalanga — are exactly the three Luzon languages that sit outside the Central Philippine branch. The family tree showing through a colour word.
Where they agree
- Pula — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Red), Ilocano (Nalabaga), Kapampangan (Malutu) and Pangasinan (Ambalanga).
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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.