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Bikol Words for Parts of the Body with Tagalog Translations

12 the body in Bikol, each with its Tagalog equivalent and an English gloss. Entries come from our phrasebook, compiled from published references rather than produced by the translation engine. Bikol entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

The body

Head to foot, where several of these languages share nothing at all.

The body: Bikol phrases with Tagalog and English translations
BikolTagalogEnglish
Payopending reviewUloHeadBikol 'payo' is a head. In Tagalog 'payo' is advice — which makes it one of the neatest false friends in the country.
Matapending reviewMataEye
Kamotpending reviewKamayHandThree separate traps in one row: Ilocano 'ima' is Kapampangan for mother, Visayan 'kamot' is Tagalog for scratching, and Pangasinan 'lima' is the numeral five in every other language here.
Bitispending reviewPaaFoot
Ngusopending reviewBibigMouthVisayan 'baba' is a mouth; Tagalog 'baba' is a chin, and with different stress it is also 'down'. Neighbouring body parts, different words.
Tulakpending reviewTiyanStomach
Buhokpending reviewBuhokHair
Talingapending reviewTaingaEar
Dungopending reviewIlongNose
Ngiponpending reviewNgipinTooth
Dugopending reviewDugoBloodIlocano and Kapampangan both say 'daya' for blood — and in Tagalog and Cebuano the same word means cheating. Worth care in any medical setting.
Pusopending reviewPusoHeart

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