“To buy” in every Philippine language
To buy across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | To buy |
|---|---|
| English | To buy |
| Tagalog | Bumili |
| Ilocano | Gumatang |
| Cebuano | Mopalit |
| Hiligaynon | Magbakal |
| Waray | Pumalit |
| Bikol | Magbakal |
| Kapampangan | Salihan |
| Pangasinan | Manaliw |
What the pattern shows
Cebuano 'palit' is to buy; in Tagalog 'palit' is to exchange or swap. Same root, opposite ends of a transaction.
Where they agree
- Magbakal — Hiligaynon, Bikol
Standing alone: English (To buy), Tagalog (Bumili), Ilocano (Gumatang), Cebuano (Mopalit), Waray (Pumalit), Kapampangan (Salihan) and Pangasinan (Manaliw).
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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.