“To cook” in every Philippine language
To cook across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | To cook |
|---|---|
| English | To cook |
| Tagalog | Magluto |
| Ilocano | Agluto |
| Cebuano | Magluto |
| Hiligaynon | Magluto |
| Waray | Magluto |
| Bikol | Magluto |
| Kapampangan | Maglutu |
| Pangasinan | Manluto |
What the pattern shows
Luto is the root in every one; only the prefix changes — mag-, ag-, man-. Ilocano agluto takes the ag- that marks actor focus, the same prefix the verb table sets out.
Where they agree
- Magluto — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
Standing alone: English (To cook), Ilocano (Agluto), Kapampangan (Maglutu) and Pangasinan (Manluto).
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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.