Mëranaw
Maranao
Austronesian (Danao, Philippine)
Maranao is the language of the Maranao people of the Lanao region of Mindanao, predominantly Muslim. Its name (literally 'people of the lake') refers to Lake Lanao, the country's second-largest lake. Vocabulary shows extensive Arabic and Persian influence from Islamic contact since the 14th century. Historically written in Jawi (Arabic-derived) script; now mainly Latin.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Maranao
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Danao, Philippine)
| Meaning | Maranao | Maguindanao | Old Tagalog | Iriga Bicolano | Tausug | Waray | Hiligaynon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ig /iɡ/ | ig /ʔiɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | apoy /apoj/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ | kalayo /kalajɔ/ | kāyu /kaːju/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalaˈjo/ |
| Sun | alongan /aloŋan/ | senang /seˈnaŋ/ | ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ | aldəw /aldəw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ |
| Moon | bolan /bolan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ | bulən /bulən/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | bito-on /bitoʔon/ | bitun /biˈtun/ | ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ | bitóon /bituʔon/ | bituun /bituʔun/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bituon /bituˈʔon/ |
| Night | gagawiʼi /ɡaɡawiʔi/ | magabi /maɡabi/ | ᜄᜊᜒ /ɡaˈbi/ | gabʼi /ɡabʔi/ | dūm /duːm/ | gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ | gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ |
| Rain | oran /ʔoran/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | ᜂᜎᜈ᜔ /ulan/ | uran /uran/ | ulan /ˈulan/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ |
| Snow | oran a ilo /ʔoran a ilo/ | — | — | — | — | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ |
| Wind | angin /aŋin/ | endu /ʔənˈdu/ | ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ /haˈŋin/ | angín /aˈŋin/ | hangin /haŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ |
| Earth | lopaʼ /lopaʔ/ | lupa /lupaʔ/ | ᜎᜓᜉ /lupaʔ/ | ragaʼ /raɡaʔ/ | lupaꞌ /lupaʔ/ | tuna /tunaʔ/ | duta /dutaʔ/ |
| Stone | wato /wato/ | watu /waˈtu/ | ᜊᜆᜓ /baˈto/ | gapo /ɡaˈpoʔ/ | batu /batu/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ |
| Mountain | palaw /paˈlaw/ | palaw /paˈlaw/ | ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ /bunˈdok/ | bukid /bukid/ | būd /buːd/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ |
| Sea | ragat /raɡat/ | lagat /ˈlaɡat/ | ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ /daɡat/ | dágat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /daɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ |
| Mother | ina /ina/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | ᜁᜈ /ina/ | ina /ina/ | inaꞌ /inaʔ/ | nanay /nanaj/ | nanay /nanaj/ |
| Father | ama /ama/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | ᜀᜋ /ama/ | ama /ama/ | amaꞌ /amaʔ/ | tatay /tataj/ | tatay /tataj/ |
| Daughter | wataʼ a bebay /wataʔ a bəbaj/ | wata babay /wata babaj/ | — | — | anak babai /anak babai/ | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | anak nga babayi /anak ŋa babaji/ |
| I | ako /ako/ | saki /saki/ | ᜀᜃᜓ /ako/ | akó /ʔako/ | aku /aku/ | ako /ʔako/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ |
| You | seka /sɵka/ | seka /səka/ | ᜁᜃᜏ᜔ /ikaw/ | ikā /ʔika/ | ikaw /ikaw/ | ikaw /ʔikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ |
| We | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | sekitanu / sekami /səkitanu / səkami/ | ᜆᜌᜓ / ᜃᜋᜒ /ˈtajo / kaˈmi/ | kitā / kamī /kita / kami/ | kitaniyu / kami /kitaniju / kami/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ |
| Name | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngala /ŋala/ | ᜅᜎᜈ᜔ /ŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngan /ŋan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ |
| Person | taw /taw/ | taw /taw/ | ᜆᜂ /taʔo/ | tawó /taˈwo/ | tau /taʔu/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ |
| Head | olo /olo/ | ulu /ˈʔulu/ | ᜂᜎᜓ /ulo/ | payo /paˈjo/ | ū /ʔuː/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ |
| Eye | mata /mata/ | mata /maˈta/ | ᜋᜆ /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | tangila /taŋila/ | tangila /taˈŋila/ | ᜆᜁᜅ /taˈʔiŋa/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | taynga /tajŋa/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | dulunggan /duluŋˈɡan/ |
| Nose | ngirong /ŋiroŋ/ | ngilung /ˈŋiluŋ/ | ᜁᜎᜓᜅ᜔ /iˈloŋ/ | oróng /oˈɾoŋ/ | ilung /ˈʔiluŋ/ | irong /ʔiˈɾoŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ |
| Mouth | ngariʼ /ŋariʔ/ | ngali /ˈŋali/ | ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /biˈbiɡ/ | ngangá /ŋaˈŋa/ | simud /simud/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ |
| Tooth | ngipen /ŋipən/ | ngipen /ŋipen/ | ᜅᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔ /ŋiˈpin/ | ngipən /ŋipən/ | ipun /ipun/ | ngipon /ŋipon/ | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ |
| Tongue | dilaʼ /dilaʔ/ | dila /dila/ | ᜇᜒᜎ /diˈlaʔ/ | riraʼ /riraʔ/ | dilaꞌ /dilaʔ/ | dila /diˈla/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ |
| Hand | lima /lima/ | lima /liˈma/ | ᜃᜋᜌ᜔ /kamaj/ | kamət /kamət/ | lima /lima/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ |
| Foot | aʼi /aʔi/ | ai /ʔai/ | ᜉᜀ /paˈʔa/ | — | siki /siki/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ |
| Heart | pusoʼ /pusoʔ/ | pusong /puˈsoŋ/ | ᜉᜓᜐᜓ /puso/ | puso /puso/ | jantung /dʒantuŋ/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | tagipusuon /taɡipusuˈʔon/ |
| Bone | tolan /toˈlan/ | tulan /tuˈlan/ | ᜊᜓᜆᜓ /buˈtoʔ/ | tulang /tuʔˈlaŋ/ | bukug /ˈbukuɡ/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ |
| Blood | rogoʼ /roɡoʔ/ | lugu /luɡuʔ/ | ᜇᜓᜄᜓ /duˈɡoʔ/ | rugoʼ /ruɡoʔ/ | duguꞌ /duɡuʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ |
| Poop | taʼi /taʔi/ | tahi /ˈtahi/ | ᜆᜁ /taʔe/ | — | tayꞌ /tajʔ/ | tae /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ |
| Love | kalimo /kalimo/ | kalini /kaˈlini/ | ᜁᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /ibiɡ/ | pagkaibəg /paɡkaʔibəɡ/ | lasa /lasa/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ |
| Tree | kayo /kajo/ | kayu /kaˈju/ | ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔ /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahɔj/ | kahuy /kahuj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ |
| Dog | aso /aso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | ᜀᜐᜓ /aso/ | ayam /ajam/ | iruꞌ /iruʔ/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ | ido /ʔido/ |
| Cat | pusa /pusa/ | kuting /kuˈtiŋ/ | ᜉᜓᜐ /pusa/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | kuting /kutiŋ/ | misay /misaj/ | kuring /kuɾiŋ/ |
| Fish | seda /səˈdaʔ/ | seda /səˈdaʔ/ | ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇ /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | isira /ʔiˈsiɾaʔ/ | istaꞌ /ʔisˈtaʔ/ | isda /ʔisˈda/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ |
| Bird | papanok /papanok/ | papanuk /papaˈnuk/ | ᜁᜊᜓᜈ᜔ /iˈbon/ | bayóng /baˈjoŋ/ | manuk-manuk /manukmanuk/ | tamsi /tamsi/ | pispis /pisˈpis/ |
| Egg | orak /orak/ | leman /ləˈman/ | ᜁᜆ᜔ᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /itˈloɡ/ | itlog /ʔitloɡ/ | iklug /ʔikluɡ/ | bunay /buˈnaj/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ |
| Bear | barowang /barowaŋ/ | — | — | — | baluwang /baluwaŋ/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ |
| Horse | kodaʼ /kodaʔ/ | kuda /kuda/ | — | — | kuraꞌ /kuraʔ/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ |
| House | walay /walaj/ | walay /waˈlaj/ | ᜊᜑᜌ᜔ /bahaj/ | baləy /baləj/ | bāy /baːj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ |
| Milk | gatas /ɡatas/ | gatas /ɡaˈtas/ | ᜄᜆᜐ᜔ /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ |
| Honey | teneb /tənəb/ | teneb /təˈnəb/ | ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔ /puˈlot/ | — | tunub /tunub/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ |
| Salt | asin /asin/ | timus /ˈtimus/ | ᜀᜐᜒᜈ᜔ /aˈsin/ | asin /aˈsin/ | asin /asin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ |
| Rice | begas /bəɡas/ | begas /bəˈɡas/ | ᜊᜒᜄᜐ᜔ /biˈɡas/ | bəgas /bəɡas/ | bugas /buɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ |
| Chocolate | sikolati /sikolati/ | — | — | — | sakulati /sakulaˈti/ | sikolate /sikoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ |
| Iron | potaw /potaw/ | putaw /puˈtaw/ | ᜊᜃᜎ᜔ /ˈbakal/ | — | basiꞌ /basiʔ/ | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | salsalon /salsaˈlon/ |
| Wheel | tirikan /tirikan/ | tilikan /tiliˈkan/ | ᜄᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ /ɡuˈloŋ/ | — | silikan /silikan/ | kaliding /kalidiŋ/ | rueda /ɾuˈeda/ |
| Silk | sotraʼ /ˈsotraʔ/ | sutra /ˈsutɾa/ | — | — | sutlaꞌ /sutlaʔ/ | sida /siˈda/ | seda /ˈseda/ |
| Book | ribro /ribro/ | libru /ˈlibɾu/ | — | libro /libˈɾo/ | būk /buːk/ | libro /liˈbɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ |
| Eat | mangan /maŋan/ | kakan /kaˈkan/ | ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ /kain/ | kaən /kaʔən/ | kaun /kaʔun/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaon /kaʔon/ |
| Drink | minom /minom/ | inum /ʔiˈnum/ | ᜁᜈᜓᜋ᜔ /inom/ | inum /inum/ | minum /minum/ | inom /ʔinom/ | inom /ʔinom/ |
| Sleep | matorog /matoˈroɡ/ | tulug /ˈtuluɡ/ | ᜆᜓᜎᜓᜄ᜔ /ˈtuloɡ/ | turog /tuɾoɡ/ | matūg /maˈtuːɡ/ | turog /turoɡ/ | matulog /matuˈloɡ/ |
| One | isa /isa/ | isa /ˈʔisa/ | ᜁᜐ /isa/ | əsad /əsad/ | isa /isa/ | usa /ʔusa/ | isa /ʔisa/ |
| Two | dowa /dowa/ | dua /duwa/ | ᜇᜎᜏ /dalaˈwa/ | darwā /darwaː/ | duwa /duwa/ | duha /duha/ | duha /duˈha/ |
| Three | telu /təlu/ | telu /təluʔ/ | ᜆᜆ᜔ᜎᜓ /tatˈloʔ/ | tolō /toloː/ | tū /tuː/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tatlo /ˈtatlo/ |
| Four | pat /pat/ | pat /pat/ | ᜀᜉᜆ᜔ /aˈpat/ | əpat /əpat/ | upat /upat/ | upat /ˈʔupat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | ᜎᜒᜋ /liˈma/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | magatos /maɡatos/ | magatus /maɡatus/ | ᜇᜀᜈ᜔ /daˈʔan/ | sanggatos /saŋɡaˈtos/ | hanggatus /haŋɡaˈtus/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ |
| Hello | kapian /kapijan/ | assalamu alaikum /assaˈlamu ʔaˈlajkum/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔ /mabuhaj/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ |
| Thank you | salamat /salamat/ | sukran /ˈsukɾan/ | ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ /salamat/ | dyos mabalos /djos mabalos/ | magsukul /maɡsukul/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | mapia /mapija/ | mapiya /maˈpija/ | ᜋᜊᜓᜆᜒ /mabuti/ | marhəy /maɾhəj/ | marayaw /marajaw/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ | maayo /maʔajo/ |
| New | bego /bəɡo/ | bagu /baˈɡu/ | ᜊᜄᜓ /baɡo/ | bago /baˈɡo/ | baꞌgu /baʔɡu/ | bag-o /baɡˈʔo/ | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ |
| Red | marigaʼ /maˈriɡaʔ/ | maliga /maˈliɡa/ | ᜉᜓᜎ /puˈlaʔ/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ |
| White | mapoti /maˈpotiʔ/ | maputi /maputiʔ/ | ᜉᜓᜆᜒ /puˈtiʔ/ | maputi /maˈputiʔ/ | maputiꞌ /mapuˈtiʔ/ | busag /buˈsaɡ/ | maputi /mapuˈtiʔ/ |
| Black | maitem /maˈʔitəm/ | maitem /maˈʔitəm/ | ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔ /iˈtim/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itum /ʔiˈtum/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ |
| Green | gadong /ˈɡadoŋ/ | gadung /ˈɡaduŋ/ | — | — | gaddung /ɡadduŋ/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ |
| Blue | biro /ˈbiro/ | biru /ˈbiru/ | — | — | bilu /biˈlu/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | — | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | ᜊᜓᜇᜓ /ˈbuɾo/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
| Tea | sa /sa/ | — | — | — | tī /tiː/ | — | tsa /tʃa/ |
| Coffee | kahawa /kahawa/ | kapi /kaˈpi/ | — | — | kahawa /kahawa/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ |
| Sugar | golaʼ /ɡolaʔ/ | mamis /maˈmis/ | — | — | sukal /sukal/ | asukar /ʔaˈsukaɾ/ | kalamay /kalamaj/ |
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