Hiligaynon Emergency and Health Phrases with Tagalog Translations
12 health & emergency in Hiligaynon, 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. Hiligaynon entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.
Health & emergency
The phrases worth knowing before you need them.
| Hiligaynon | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bulig!pending review | Tulong! | Help!Worth memorising the local form before you need it. Cebuano 'tabang' is help; Hiligaynon 'tab-ang' is bland or tasteless, which is a poor thing to shout. |
| Doktorpending review | Doktor | Doctor |
| Ospitalpending review | Ospital | Hospital |
| Masakit akopending review | May sakit ako | I am sick |
| Masakitpending review | Masakit | It hurtsWaray 'maul-ul' and Bikol 'makulog' share nothing with the 'sakit' the other six use. |
| Pulispending review | Pulis | Police |
| Sunog!pending review | Sunog! | Fire!Bikol shouts 'Kalayo!', which in Tagalog would be parsed as 'distance'. In an emergency that is the worst possible ambiguity. |
| Kawatan!pending review | Magnanakaw! | Thief! |
| Maghalongpending review | Mag-ingat ka | Be careful |
| Nadula akopending review | Naligaw ako | I am lost |
| Hilanatpending review | Lagnat | Fever |
| Sakit sang ulopending review | Sakit ng ulo | Headache |
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- Hiligaynon Polite Words and Phrases10
- Hiligaynon Numbers17
- Hiligaynon Days, Months and Time Words19
- Hiligaynon Family and People Words22
- Hiligaynon Food and Eating Words28
- Hiligaynon Directions and Travel Words13
- Hiligaynon Words for Parts of the Body26
- Hiligaynon Words for Nature and Weather38
- Hiligaynon Adjectives and Describing Words40
- Hiligaynon Everyday Verbs65
- Hiligaynon Months of the Year12
- Hiligaynon Words for Animals17
Sources
- Hiligaynon phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Hiligaynon Swadesh list — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.
- Tagalog phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-08-13.
- Appendix: Austronesian Swadesh lists — Wiktionary. Accessed 2026-08-17.