“Wednesday” in every Philippine language
Wednesday across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Wednesday |
|---|---|
| English | Wednesday |
| Tagalog | Miyerkules |
| Ilocano | Mierkoles |
| Cebuano | Miyerkules |
| Hiligaynon | Miyerkoles |
| Waray | Miyerkules |
| Bikol | Miyerkules |
| Kapampangan | Miyerkules |
| Pangasinan | Mierkoles |
What the pattern shows
The only variation is spelling. Ilocano, Hiligaynon and Pangasinan write -koles; the other five write -kules.
Where they agree
- Miyerkules — Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan
- Mierkoles — Ilocano, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Wednesday) and Hiligaynon (Miyerkoles).
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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.