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
20 core words in Pangasinan
Water
danum
/daˈnum/
Fire
apoy
/ˈʔapoj/
Sun
agew
/ˈʔaɡəw/
Moon
bulan
/buˈlan/
Mother
ina
/ˈʔina/
Father
ama
/ˈʔama/
Eat
mangan
/maˈŋan/
Drink
oninum
/ʔoˈninum/
Love
aro
/ˈʔaɾo/
Heart
puso
/ˈpuso/
Tree
kiew
/ˈkiəw/
House
abong
/ˈʔaboŋ/
Dog
aso
/ˈʔaso/
Cat
pusa
/ˈpusa/
Hand
lima
/liˈma/
Eye
mata
/maˈta/
Hello
maabig ya agew
/maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/
Thank you
salamat
/saˈlamat/
One
sakey
/saˈkəj/
Good
maong
/maˈʔoŋ/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Northern Luzon) languages
| Meaning | Pangasinan | Kapampangan | Maguindanao | Ilocano | Central Cagayan Agta | Tagalog | Maranao |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | danum /daˈnum/ | danum /daˈnum/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ | danum /danum/ | danum /danum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | ig /iɡ/ |
| Fire | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | api /ʔaˈpi/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apuy /ʔaˈpuj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apoy /apoj/ |
| Sun | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | init /ʔinit/ | agew /ˈʔaɡew/ | araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ | alongan /aloŋan/ |
| Moon | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | buwan /buwan/ | bolan /bolan/ |
| Mother | ina /ˈʔina/ | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ina/ |
| Father | ama /ˈʔama/ | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ama/ |
| Eat | mangan /maˈŋan/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ | mangan /maŋan/ |
| Drink | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | minum /miˈnum/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | minom /minom/ |
| Love | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | lugud /luˈɡud/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ | kalimo /kalimo/ |
| Heart | puso /ˈpuso/ | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | puso /puso/ | poso /poso/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ |
| Tree | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | kayu /kaˈju/ | kayo /kajo/ | kayo /kajo/ | puno /puno/ | kayo /kajo/ |
| House | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | bale /baˈleʔ/ | walay /waˈlaj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | bahay /bahaj/ | walay /walaj/ |
| Dog | aso /ˈʔaso/ | asu /ˈʔasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | atu /ˈʔatu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /aso/ |
| Cat | pusa /ˈpusa/ | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | pusa /pusa/ | kuti /kuti/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /pusa/ |
| Hand | lima /liˈma/ | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | lima /liˈma/ | ima /ʔima/ | lima /lima/ | kamay /kamaj/ | lima /lima/ |
| Eye | mata /maˈta/ | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hello | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | kablaaw /kablaʔaw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | kapian /kapijan/ |
| Thank you | salamat /saˈlamat/ | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | agyamanak /ʔaɡjamanak/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| One | sakey /saˈkəj/ | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ | maysa /majsa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | isa /isa/ |
| Good | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | mayap /maˈjap/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ | nasayaat /nasajaʔat/ | napya /napja/ | mabuti /mabuti/ | mapia /mapija/ |
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