Bahasa Sūg

Tausug

Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine)

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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

31 core words in Tausug

Water

tubig

/tubiɡ/

Fire

kayu

/kaju/

Sun

adlaw

/adlaw/

Moon

bulan

/bulan/

Star

bituun

/bituʔun/

Mother

inaꞌ

/inaʔ/

Father

amaꞌ

/amaʔ/

I

aku

/aku/

You

ikaw

/ikaw/

Name

ngan

/ŋan/

Eye

mata

/mata/

Hand

lima

/lima/

Heart

pusuꞌ

/pusuʔ/

Love

lasa

/lasa/

Tree

kahuy

/kahuj/

House

bāy

/baːj/

Dog

iruꞌ

/iruʔ/

Cat

kuting

/kutiŋ/

Eat

kaun

/kaʔun/

Drink

minum

/minum/

One

isa

/isa/

Two

duwa

/duwa/

Hello

kumusta

/kumusta/

Thank you

magsukul

/maɡsukul/

Good

marayaw

/marajaw/

Cuckoo

saguksuk

/saˈɡuksuk/

Computer

kompyuter

/komˈpjutɛr/

Sushi

sushi

/ˈsuʃi/

Words compared

Compared with related Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine) languages

Meaning TausugCebuanoIriga BicolanoHiligaynonWarayMaranaoOld Tagalog
Water tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ ig /iɡ/ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/
Fire kayu /kaju/ kalayo /kalajo/ kalayo /kalajɔ/ kalayo /kalajɔ/ kalayo /kalajɔ/ apoy /apoj/ ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/
Sun adlaw /adlaw/ adlaw /adlaw/ aldəw /aldəw/ adlaw /ʔadlaw/ adlaw /ʔadlaw/ alongan /aloŋan/ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/
Moon bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulən /bulən/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bolan /bolan/ ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/
Star bituun /bituʔun/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bitóon /bituʔon/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bitoon /bituʔon/ bito-on /bitoʔon/ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/
Mother inaꞌ /inaʔ/ inahan /inahan/ ina /ina/ nanay /nanaj/ nanay /nanaj/ ina /ina/ ᜁᜈ /ina/
Father amaꞌ /amaʔ/ amahan /amahan/ ama /ama/ tatay /tataj/ tatay /tataj/ ama /ama/ ᜀᜋ /ama/
I aku /aku/ ako /ʔaˈko/ akó /ʔako/ ako /ʔaˈko/ ako /ʔako/ ako /ako/ ᜀᜃᜓ /ako/
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