“Rice (cooked)” in every Philippine language
Rice (cooked) across 8 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Rice (cooked) |
|---|---|
| English | Rice (cooked) |
| Tagalog | Kanin |
| Ilocano | Inapoy |
| Cebuano | Kan-on |
| Hiligaynon | Kan-on |
| Waray | Luto |
| Kapampangan | Nasi |
| Pangasinan | Kanen |
1 language is missing here because we could not confirm a form, not because the language lacks the word.
What the pattern shows
Kapampangan 'nasi' is a Malay-shaped word that none of its neighbours share.
Where they agree
- Kan-on — Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: English (Rice (cooked)), Tagalog (Kanin), Ilocano (Inapoy), Waray (Luto), Kapampangan (Nasi) and Pangasinan (Kanen).
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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.