“Water” in every Philippine language
Water across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Water |
|---|---|
| English | Water |
| Tagalog | Tubig |
| Ilocano | Danum |
| Cebuano | Tubig |
| Hiligaynon | Tubig |
| Waray | Tubig |
| Bikol | Tubig |
| Kapampangan | Danum |
| Pangasinan | Danum |
What the pattern shows
The Luzon/Visayan split in one word: danum in the north, tubig everywhere else. Tagalog sides with the Visayan languages here despite sitting on Luzon.
Where they agree
- Tubig — Tagalog, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol
- Danum — Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
In a phrase
From the Ilocano to Tagalog phrasebook, where every row was checked against published references:
A glass of water, please
Ilocano Maysa man a baso ti danom
Tagalog Isang baso ng tubig nga po
More drinks
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Words for Drinks · Tagalog Words for Drinks
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.