“Salty” in every Philippine language
Salty across 8 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Salty |
|---|---|
| English | Salty |
| Tagalog | Maalat |
| Ilocano | Naapgad |
| Cebuano | Parat |
| Hiligaynon | Maasin |
| Waray | Maalat |
| Bikol | Maalat |
| Kapampangan | Maalat |
1 language is missing here because we could not confirm a form, not because the language lacks the word.
What the pattern shows
Maalat in Tagalog, Waray, Bikol and Kapampangan. Hiligaynon maasin builds it on asin — salt itself — while Cebuano parat and Ilocano naapgad are separate words again.
Where they agree
- Maalat — Tagalog, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan
Standing alone: English (Salty), Ilocano (Naapgad), Cebuano (Parat) and Hiligaynon (Maasin).
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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.