“Tail” in every Philippine language
Tail across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Tail |
|---|---|
| English | Tail |
| Tagalog | buntot |
| Ilocano | ipus |
| Cebuano | ikog |
| Hiligaynon | ikog |
| Waray | ikog |
| Bikol | ikog |
| Kapampangan | iki |
| Pangasinan | ikol |
What the pattern shows
Ikog runs through the Visayan languages and Bikol, and Pangasinan ikol and Kapampangan iki are recognisably the same. Tagalog buntot and Ilocano ipus are the two that stand outside it.
Where they agree
- ikog — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Tail), Tagalog (buntot), Ilocano (ipus), Kapampangan (iki) and Pangasinan (ikol).
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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.