“To eat” in every Philippine language
To eat across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | To eat |
|---|---|
| English | To eat |
| Tagalog | Kumain |
| Ilocano | Mangan |
| Cebuano | Mokaon |
| Hiligaynon | Magkaon |
| Waray | Kumaon |
| Bikol | Magkakan |
| Kapampangan | Mangan |
| Pangasinan | Mangan |
What the pattern shows
Ilocano, Kapampangan and Pangasinan all use 'mangan' — a genuine Luzon isogloss, and one of the very few things the three share against the Visayan 'kaon'.
Where they agree
- Mangan — Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Standing alone: Tagalog (Kumain), Cebuano (Mokaon), Hiligaynon (Magkaon), Waray (Kumaon) and Bikol (Magkakan).
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
Let's eat!
Ilocano Mangan tayon!
Tagalog Kain na tayo!
Have you eaten?
Ilocano Nangan kan?
Tagalog Kumain ka na?
Eat more!
Ilocano Mangan ka pay!
Tagalog Kumain ka pa!
More food & eating
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Food and Eating Words · Tagalog Food and Eating Words
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.