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
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 | Tausug | Cebuano | Iriga Bicolano | Hiligaynon | Waray | Maranao | Old 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/ |
| You | ikaw /ikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | ikā /ʔika/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | ikaw /ʔikaw/ | seka /sɵka/ | ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ /ikaw/ |
| Name | ngan /ŋan/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ᜅᜎᜈ᜔ /ŋalan/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamət /kamət/ | kamot /kamɔt/ | kamot /kamɔt/ | lima /lima/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ |
| Heart | pusuꞌ /pusuʔ/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | puso /puso/ | tagipusoon /taɡipusɔʔɔn/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | pusoʔ /pusoʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ |
| Love | lasa /lasa/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | pagkaibəg /paɡkaʔibəɡ/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | kalimo /kalimo/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ |
| Tree | kahuy /kahuj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | kayo /kajo/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ |
| House | bāy /baːj/ | balay /balaj/ | baləy /baləj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | walay /walaj/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ |
| Dog | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | iro /iɾo/ | ayam /ajam/ | ido /ʔidɔ/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ | aso /aso/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ |
| Cat | kuting /kutiŋ/ | iring /iɾiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | misay /misaj/ | pusa /pusa/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ |
| Eat | kaun /kaʔun/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaən /kaʔən/ | kaon /kaʔɔn/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | mangan /maŋan/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ |
| Drink | minum /minum/ | inom /inom/ | inum /inum/ | inom /ʔinɔm/ | inom /ʔinɔm/ | minom /minom/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ |
| One | isa /isa/ | usa /usa/ | əsad /əsad/ | isa /ʔisa/ | usa /ʔusa/ | isa /isa/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ |
| Two | duwa /duwa/ | duha /duˈha/ | darwā /darwaː/ | duha /duˈha/ | duha /duha/ | dowa /dowa/ | ᜇᜎᜏ /dalaˈwa/ |
| Hello | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kapian /kapijan/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ |
| Thank you | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | salamat /salamat/ | dyos mabalos /djos mabalos/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ |
| Good | marayaw /marajaw/ | maayo /maʔajo/ | marhəy /maɾhəj/ | maayo /maʔajɔ/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ | mapia /mapija/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ |
| Cuckoo | saguksuk /saˈɡuksuk/ | kukok /ˈkukok/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | — |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | ᜊᜓᜇᜓ /ˈbuɾo/ |
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