“Sun” in every Philippine language
Sun across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Sun |
|---|---|
| English | Sun |
| Tagalog | Araw |
| Ilocano | Init |
| Cebuano | Adlaw |
| Hiligaynon | Adlaw |
| Waray | Adlaw |
| Bikol | Saldang |
| Kapampangan | Aldo |
| Pangasinan | Agew |
What the pattern shows
Ilocano 'init' is the sun; Tagalog 'init' is heat. Related idea, different part of speech, and machine translation routinely mixes the two.
Where they agree
- Adlaw — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray
Standing alone: Tagalog (Araw), Ilocano (Init), Bikol (Saldang), Kapampangan (Aldo) and Pangasinan (Agew).
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
Good day
Ilocano Naimbag nga aldaw
Tagalog Magandang araw
Today
Ilocano Ita nga aldaw
Tagalog Ngayong araw
Watch out
init does not mean the same thing everywhere:
- The sun in Ilocano
- Heat; hot in Tagalog, Cebuano
Same underlying idea, different part of speech, and machine translation mixes the two freely.
More nature & weather
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Words for Nature and Weather · Tagalog Words for Nature and Weather
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.