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Waray Family and People Words with Tagalog Translations

17 family & people in Waray, 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. Waray entries are marked pending review until a native speaker has confirmed them.

Family & people

Relationships and forms of address.

Family & people: Waray phrases with Tagalog and English translations
WarayTagalogEnglish
Iroypending reviewInaMotherKapampangan 'ima' is a mother; Ilocano 'ima' is a hand. Two Luzon languages a hundred kilometres apart, same three letters, nothing in common.
Amaypending reviewAmaFather
Nanaypending reviewNanayMum
Tataypending reviewTatayDad
Batapending reviewAnakChild'Anak' is the offspring relationship in all eight; Bikol 'aki' is the exception and is a child in general.
Bugtopending reviewKapatidSiblingSix unrelated roots. Only Tagalog 'kapatid' and Kapampangan 'kapatad' match, and that is a loan rather than shared inheritance.
Lolapending reviewLolaGrandmother
Lolopending reviewLoloGrandfatherPangasinan 'laki' is a grandfather. In Tagalog, Cebuano and most of the rest, 'lalaki' is simply a man — close enough to mislead.
Sangkaypending reviewKaibiganFriendEight languages, eight unrelated words. Kapampangan 'kaluguran' doubles as a term of affection, which is why 'Kaluguran daka' means 'I love you'.
Lalakipending reviewLalakiMan
Babayepending reviewBabaeWoman
Asawapending reviewAsawaSpouse'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.
Ngaranpending reviewPangalanName
Amyawpending reviewKapitbahayNeighbour
Minasusopending reviewSanggolBaby
Tiyopending reviewTiyoUncle
Tiyapending reviewTiyaAunt

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