“Sour” in every Philippine language
Sour across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Sour |
|---|---|
| English | Sour |
| Tagalog | Maasim |
| Ilocano | Naalsem |
| Cebuano | Aslom |
| Hiligaynon | Maaslom |
| Waray | Maaslom |
| Bikol | Maalsom |
| Kapampangan | Maaslam |
| Pangasinan | Maalsem |
What the pattern shows
One root under everyone's adjective prefix, and the vowels do the moving: aslom, aslam, alsem, alsom. The consonants hold. Tagalog maasim is the same word with the l dropped.
Where they agree
- Maaslom — Hiligaynon, Waray
Standing alone: English (Sour), Tagalog (Maasim), Ilocano (Naalsem), Cebuano (Aslom), Bikol (Maalsom), Kapampangan (Maaslam) and Pangasinan (Maalsem).
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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.