“Vegetable” in every Philippine language
Vegetable across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Vegetable |
|---|---|
| English | Vegetable |
| Tagalog | Gulay |
| Ilocano | Nateng |
| Cebuano | Utan |
| Hiligaynon | Utan |
| Waray | Utan |
| Bikol | Gulay |
| Kapampangan | Gule |
| Pangasinan | Pising |
What the pattern shows
Utan across the three Visayan languages, gulay in Tagalog and Bikol with Kapampangan gule beside them. Ilocano nateng and Pangasinan pising are each alone.
Where they agree
- Utan — Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray
- Gulay — Tagalog, Bikol
Standing alone: English (Vegetable), Ilocano (Nateng), Kapampangan (Gule) and Pangasinan (Pising).
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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.