Bahasa Sūg
Tausug
Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine)
Tausug (Bahasa Sūg) is the language of the Tausug people of the Sulu Archipelago. They were the dominant power of the precolonial Sultanate of Sulu, which ruled parts of present-day Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Tausug
Water
tubig
/tubiɡ/
Fire
kayu
/kaju/
Sun
adlaw
/adlaw/
Moon
bulan
/bulan/
Mother
inaꞌ
/inaʔ/
Father
amaꞌ
/amaʔ/
Eat
kaun
/kaʔun/
Drink
minum
/minum/
Love
lasa
/lasa/
Heart
pusuꞌ
/pusuʔ/
Tree
kahuy
/kahuj/
House
bāy
/baːj/
Dog
iruꞌ
/iruʔ/
Cat
kuting
/kutiŋ/
Hand
lima
/lima/
Eye
mata
/mata/
Hello
kumusta
/kumusta/
Thank you
magsukul
/maɡsukul/
One
isa
/isa/
Good
marayaw
/marajaw/
Words compared
Compared with related Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine) languages
| Meaning | Tausug | Cebuano | Iriga Bicolano | Hiligaynon | Old Tagalog | Maranao | Waray |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ | ig /iɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | kayu /kaju/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ | ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ | apoy /apoj/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ |
| Sun | adlaw /adlaw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | aldəw /aldəw/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ | ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ | alongan /aloŋan/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ |
| Moon | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulən /bulən/ | bulan /bulan/ | ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ | bolan /bolan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Mother | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | inahan /inahan/ | ina /ina/ | nanay /nanaj/ | ᜁᜈ /ina/ | ina /ina/ | nanay /nanaj/ |
| Father | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | amahan /amahan/ | ama /ama/ | tatay /tataj/ | ᜀᜋ /ama/ | ama /ama/ | tatay /tataj/ |
| Eat | kaun /kaʔun/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaən /kaʔən/ | kaon /kaʔɔn/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kaon /kaʔon/ |
| Drink | minum /minum/ | inom /inom/ | inum /inum/ | inom /ʔinɔm/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ | minom /minom/ | inom /ʔinɔm/ |
| Love | lasa /lasa/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | pagkaibəg /paɡkaʔibəɡ/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ |
| Heart | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | puso /puso/ | tagipusoon /taɡipusɔʔɔn/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ |
| Tree | kahuy /kahuj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ | kayo /kajo/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ |
| House | bāy /baːj/ | balay /balaj/ | baləy /baləj/ | balay /balaj/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ | walay /walaj/ | balay /balaj/ |
| Dog | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | iro /iɾo/ | ayam /ajam/ | ido /ʔidɔ/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ | aso /aso/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ |
| Cat | kuting /kutiŋ/ | iring /iɾiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ | pusa /pusa/ | misay /misaj/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamət /kamət/ | kamot /kamɔt/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ | lima /lima/ | kamot /kamɔt/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Hello | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ | kapian /kapijan/ | kumusta /kumusta/ |
| Thank you | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | salamat /salamat/ | dyos mabalos /djos mabalos/ | salamat /salamat/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| One | isa /isa/ | usa /usa/ | əsad /əsad/ | isa /ʔisa/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ | isa /isa/ | usa /ʔusa/ |
| Good | marayaw /marajaw/ | maayo /maʔajo/ | marhəy /maɾhəj/ | maayo /maʔajɔ/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ | mapia /mapija/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ |
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