“Sweet” in every Philippine language
Sweet across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Sweet |
|---|---|
| English | Sweet |
| Tagalog | Matamis |
| Ilocano | Nasam-it |
| Cebuano | Tam-is |
| Hiligaynon | Matam-is |
| Waray | Matam-is |
| Bikol | Mahamis |
| Kapampangan | Mayumu |
| Pangasinan | Masamit |
What the pattern shows
Tam-is is the root, and almost every language wraps it in its own adjective prefix — ma-, na-. Bikol mahamis differs by a single consonant; Kapampangan mayumu is the one form here unrelated to the rest.
Where they agree
- Matam-is — Hiligaynon, Waray
Standing alone: English (Sweet), Tagalog (Matamis), Ilocano (Nasam-it), Cebuano (Tam-is), Bikol (Mahamis), Kapampangan (Mayumu) and Pangasinan (Masamit).
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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.