“Yesterday” in every Philippine language
Yesterday across 8 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Yesterday |
|---|---|
| English | Yesterday |
| Tagalog | Kahapon |
| Ilocano | Idi kalman |
| Cebuano | Gahapon |
| Hiligaynon | Kahapon |
| Waray | Kakulop |
| Bikol | Kasuhapon |
| Kapampangan | Napun |
1 language is missing here because we could not confirm a form, not because the language lacks the word.
What the pattern shows
Kahapon, gahapon and kasuhapon are one word with the prefix shifting. Waray kakulop, Ilocano idi kalman and Kapampangan napun stand outside it entirely.
Where they agree
- Kahapon — Tagalog, Hiligaynon
Standing alone: English (Yesterday), Ilocano (Idi kalman), Cebuano (Gahapon), Waray (Kakulop), Bikol (Kasuhapon) and Kapampangan (Napun).
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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.