Hiligaynon Family and People Words with Tagalog Translations
17 family & people 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.
Family & people
Relationships and forms of address.
| Hiligaynon | Tagalog | English |
|---|---|---|
| Iloypending review | Ina | MotherKapampangan 'ima' is a mother; Ilocano 'ima' is a hand. Two Luzon languages a hundred kilometres apart, same three letters, nothing in common. |
| Amaypending review | Ama | Father |
| Nanaypending review | Nanay | Mum |
| Tataypending review | Tatay | Dad |
| Batapending review | Anak | Child'Anak' is the offspring relationship in all eight; Bikol 'aki' is the exception and is a child in general. |
| Utodpending review | Kapatid | SiblingSix unrelated roots. Only Tagalog 'kapatid' and Kapampangan 'kapatad' match, and that is a loan rather than shared inheritance. |
| Lolapending review | Lola | Grandmother |
| Lolopending review | Lolo | GrandfatherPangasinan 'laki' is a grandfather. In Tagalog, Cebuano and most of the rest, 'lalaki' is simply a man — close enough to mislead. |
| Abyanpending review | Kaibigan | FriendEight languages, eight unrelated words. Kapampangan 'kaluguran' doubles as a term of affection, which is why 'Kaluguran daka' means 'I love you'. |
| Lalakipending review | Lalaki | Man |
| Babayepending review | Babae | Woman |
| Asawapending review | Asawa | Spouse'Asawa' covers husband and wife alike in seven of the eight — the sex of the spouse is not marked. Bikol 'agom' is the odd one out. |
| Ngalanpending review | Pangalan | Name |
| Kaingodpending review | Kapitbahay | Neighbour |
| Lapsagpending review | Sanggol | Baby |
| Tiyopending review | Tiyo | Uncle |
| Tiyapending review | Tiya | Aunt |
More Hiligaynon word lists
- Hiligaynon Polite Words and Phrases10
- Hiligaynon Numbers17
- Hiligaynon Days, Months and Time Words19
- Hiligaynon Food and Eating Words28
- Hiligaynon Directions and Travel Words13
- Hiligaynon Emergency and Health Phrases12
- Hiligaynon Words for Parts of the Body12
- Hiligaynon Words for Nature and Weather17
- Hiligaynon Adjectives and Describing Words18
- Hiligaynon Everyday Verbs20
- Hiligaynon Months of the Year12
- Hiligaynon Words for Animals10
Sources
- Ilocano phrasebook — Wikivoyage. Accessed 2026-07-26.
- 52 Useful Ilocano Words & Phrases to Learn for Travelers — Chill and Travel. Accessed 2026-07-26.