Pangasinan
Austronesian (Northern Luzon)
Pangasinan (Salitan Pangasinan) is the language of the Pangasinan province of northwestern Luzon, Philippines, with ~2M speakers. It belongs to the Northern Luzon (Northern Philippine) subgroup of Austronesian, closely related to Ilocano. One of the major regional languages of the Philippines and recognized as an auxiliary official language of the region. Verb-initial Philippine-type morphosyntax with a focus/voice system (actor focus, object focus, etc.) typical of Philippine languages. Substantial Spanish loanword stratum from 350 years of colonization. Historically also written in Baybayin.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Pangasinan
Water
danum
/daˈnum/
Fire
apoy
/ˈʔapoj/
Sun
agew
/ˈʔaɡəw/
Moon
bulan
/buˈlan/
Star
bitewen
/bitewɛn/
Mother
ina
/ˈʔina/
Father
ama
/ˈʔama/
I
siak
/siʔak/
You
sika
/sika/
Name
ngaran
/ŋaran/
Eye
mata
/maˈta/
Hand
lima
/liˈma/
Heart
puso
/ˈpuso/
Love
aro
/ˈʔaɾo/
Tree
kiew
/ˈkiəw/
House
abong
/ˈʔaboŋ/
Dog
aso
/ˈʔaso/
Cat
pusa
/ˈpusa/
Eat
mangan
/maˈŋan/
Drink
oninum
/ʔoˈninum/
One
sakey
/saˈkəj/
Two
dua
/duʔa/
Hello
maabig ya agew
/maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/
Thank you
salamat
/saˈlamat/
Good
maong
/maˈʔoŋ/
Computer
kompyuter
/komˈpjutɛr/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Northern Luzon) languages
| Meaning | Pangasinan | Maguindanao | Kapampangan | Ilocano | Maranao | Central Cagayan Agta | Tagalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | danum /daˈnum/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ | danum /daˈnum/ | danum /danum/ | ig /iɡ/ | danum /danum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apoy /apoj/ | apuy /ʔaˈpuj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ |
| Sun | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | init /ʔinit/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | agew /ˈʔaɡew/ | araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ |
| Moon | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bolan /bolan/ | bulan /bulan/ | buwan /buwan/ |
| Star | bitewen /bitewɛn/ | bituon /bituʔon/ | batwin /batwin/ | bituen /bituˈen/ | bito-on /bitoʔon/ | bituen /biˈtuʔen/ | bituin /bɪtuˈʔin/ |
| Mother | ina /ˈʔina/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ina/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ |
| Father | ama /ˈʔama/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ama/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ |
| I | siak /siʔak/ | saki /saki/ | aku /ʔaku/ | siak /siˈak/ | ako /ako/ | sikán /siˈkan/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ |
| You | sika /sika/ | seka /səka/ | ika /ʔika/ | sika /siˈka/ | seka /sɵka/ | sikaw /siˈkaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngala /ŋala/ | lagyu /lagjuʔ/ | nagan /ˈnaɡan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngahan /ˈŋahan/ | pangalan /paˈŋalan/ |
| Eye | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hand | lima /liˈma/ | lima /liˈma/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | ima /ʔima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | kamay /kamaj/ |
| Heart | puso /ˈpuso/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | puso /puso/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | poso /poso/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ |
| Love | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ |
| Tree | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | kayu /kaˈju/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | kayo /kajo/ | kayo /kajo/ | kayo /kajo/ | puno /puno/ |
| House | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | walay /waˈlaj/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ | balay /balaj/ | walay /walaj/ | balay /balaj/ | bahay /bahaj/ |
| Dog | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /aso/ | atu /ˈʔatu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ |
| Cat | pusa /ˈpusa/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /pusa/ | kuti /kuti/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Eat | mangan /maˈŋan/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ |
| Drink | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | minum /miˈnum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | minom /minom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ |
| One | sakey /saˈkəj/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | maysa /majsa/ | isa /isa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ |
| Two | dua /duʔa/ | dua /duwa/ | adwa /ʔadwa/ | dua /duˈa/ | dowa /dowa/ | duwa /ˈduwa/ | dalawa /dalaˈwa/ |
| Hello | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | kablaaw /kablaʔaw/ | kapian /kapijan/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ |
| Thank you | salamat /saˈlamat/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | agyamanak /ʔaɡjamanak/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ | mayap /maˈjap/ | nasayaat /nasajaʔat/ | mapia /mapija/ | napya /napja/ | mabuti /mabuti/ |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompiuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | — | kompiyuter /kompiˈjuteɾ/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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