Pangasinan

Austronesian (Northern Luzon)

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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 PangasinanMaguindanaoKapampanganIlocanoMaranaoCentral Cagayan AgtaTagalog
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/
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