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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

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Health & emergency: Hiligaynon phrases with Tagalog and English translations
HiligaynonTagalogEnglish
Bulig!pending reviewTulong!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 reviewDoktorDoctor
Ospitalpending reviewOspitalHospital
Masakit akopending reviewMay sakit akoI am sick
Masakitpending reviewMasakitIt hurtsWaray 'maul-ul' and Bikol 'makulog' share nothing with the 'sakit' the other six use.
Pulispending reviewPulisPolice
Sunog!pending reviewSunog!Fire!Bikol shouts 'Kalayo!', which in Tagalog would be parsed as 'distance'. In an emergency that is the worst possible ambiguity.
Kawatan!pending reviewMagnanakaw!Thief!
Maghalongpending reviewMag-ingat kaBe careful
Nadula akopending reviewNaligaw akoI am lost
Hilanatpending reviewLagnatFever
Sakit sang ulopending reviewSakit ng uloHeadache

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