“Snake” in every Philippine language
Snake across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Snake |
|---|---|
| English | Snake |
| Tagalog | Ahas |
| Ilocano | Uleg |
| Cebuano | Bitin |
| Hiligaynon | Man-ug |
| Waray | Halas |
| Bikol | Halas |
| Kapampangan | Ubingan |
| Pangasinan | Uleg |
What the pattern shows
Five unrelated words, and the one worth memorising before you need it. Ilocano and Pangasinan share 'uleg', which is unusual — the two rarely agree.
Where they agree
- Uleg — Ilocano, Pangasinan
- Halas — Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Snake), Tagalog (Ahas), Cebuano (Bitin), Hiligaynon (Man-ug) and Kapampangan (Ubingan).
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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.