Kapampangan
Austronesian (Central Luzon)
Kapampangan (Pampangan) is the language of the Pampanga region in central Luzon, Philippines, with ~2.4M speakers. One of the few major Philippine languages outside the Greater Central Philippine subgroup, classified instead as a Central Luzon language alongside Sambal. Preserves archaic Austronesian features (PMP *q remains as a glottal stop), retains the verbless equational sentence structure, and has an unusually rich set of pronoun forms. Latin orthography; literary tradition since the 17th-c. Spanish missionaries; UNESCO recognized.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Kapampangan
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Central Luzon)
| Meaning | Kapampangan | Tagalog | Pangasinan | Bikol Central | Ilocano | Waray | Hiligaynon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | danum /daˈnum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | danum /daˈnum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | danum /danum/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ | tubig /tubiɡ/ |
| Fire | api /ʔaˈpi/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | apoy /ˈʔapoj/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | apoy /ʔaˈpoj/ | kalayo /kalajo/ | kalayo /kalaˈjo/ |
| Sun | aldo /ʔalˈdoʔ/ | araw /ˈʔaɾaw/ | agew /ˈʔaɡəw/ | saldang /salˈdaŋ/ | init /ʔinit/ | adlaw /ʔadlaw/ | adlaw /adlaw/ |
| Moon | bulan /buˈlan/ | buwan /buwan/ | bulan /buˈlan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ | bulan /bulan/ |
| Star | batwin /batwin/ | bituin /bituˈʔin/ | bitewen /bitewɛn/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bituen /bituˈen/ | bitoon /bituʔon/ | bituon /bituˈʔon/ |
| Night | bengi /ˈbɛŋi/ | gabi /ɡaˈbi/ | labi /labi/ | banggi /baŋˈɡi/ | rabii /raˈbiʔi/ | gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ | gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/ |
| Rain | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | tudo /ˈtudo/ | uran /ˈʔuɾan/ | ulan /ˈʔulan/ |
| Snow | niebe /ˈnjebe/ | niyebe /nijebe/ | yilo /ˈjilo/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niebe /ˈnjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ | niyebe /niˈjebe/ |
| Wind | angin /ˈaŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | dagem /daˈɡɛm/ | duros /duɾos/ | angin /ˈʔaŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ | hangin /haˈŋin/ |
| Earth | gabun /ɡabun/ | lupa /lupaʔ/ | dalin /dalin/ | daga /daɡaʔ/ | daga /daɡa/ | tuna /tunaʔ/ | duta /dutaʔ/ |
| Stone | batu /baˈtuʔ/ | bato /baˈtoʔ/ | bato /baˈto/ | gapo /ɡaˈpoʔ/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ | bato /baˈto/ |
| Mountain | bunduk /bunˈduk/ | bundok /bunˈdok/ | palandey /palanˈdɨj/ | bukid /buˈkid/ | bantay /banˈtaj/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ | bukid /ˈbukid/ |
| Sea | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dayat /ˈdajat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | baybay /ˈbajbaj/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ | dagat /ˈdaɡat/ |
| Mother | ima /ˈʔimaʔ/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | ina /ˈʔina/ | nanay /nanaj/ | ina /ʔiˈna/ | nanay /nanaj/ | nanay /nanaj/ |
| Father | tata /ˈtataʔ/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | ama /ˈʔama/ | tatay /tataj/ | ama /ʔaˈma/ | tatay /tataj/ | tatay /tataj/ |
| Daughter | anak a babai /ʔanak a babai/ | anak na babae /ˈʔanak na baˈbaʔe/ | anak a bii /ʔanak a bii/ | aki na babayi /aki na babaji/ | anak a babai /ʔanak a babai/ | anak nga babaye /anak ŋa babaje/ | anak nga babayi /anak ŋa babaji/ |
| I | aku /ʔaku/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ | siak /siʔak/ | ako /ʔako/ | siak /siˈak/ | ako /ʔako/ | ako /ʔaˈko/ |
| You | ika /ʔika/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ | sika /sika/ | ika /ʔika/ | sika /siˈka/ | ikaw /ʔikaw/ | ikaw /ʔiˈkaw/ |
| We | ikatamu / ikami /ʔikatamu / ʔikami/ | tayo / kami /ˈtaːjo / kaˈmi/ | sikatayo / sikami /sikatajo / sikami/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | datayo / dakami /dataˈjo / dakaˈmi/ | kita / kami /kita / kami/ | kita / kami /kiˈta / kaˈmi/ |
| Name | lagyu /laɡjuʔ/ | pangalan /paˈŋalan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | nagan /ˈnaɡan/ | ngaran /ŋaran/ | ngalan /ˈŋalan/ |
| Person | tau /ˈtaʔu/ | tao /ˈtaʔo/ | too /ˈtoʔo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tao /ˈtao/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ | tawo /ˈtawo/ |
| Head | buntuk /bunˈtuk/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | payo /paˈjo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ | ulo /ˈʔulo/ |
| Eye | mata /maˈtaʔ/ | mata /mata/ | mata /maˈta/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ | mata /mata/ |
| Ear | balugbug /baluɡbuɡ/ | tainga /taˈʔiŋa/ | layag /lajaɡ/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | lapayag /lapaˈjaɡ/ | talinga /taˈliŋa/ | dulunggan /duluŋˈɡan/ |
| Nose | arung /ʔaɾuŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ | eleng /ʔɛlɛŋ/ | dungo /ˈduŋo/ | agong /ʔaˈɡoŋ/ | irong /ʔiˈɾoŋ/ | ilong /ʔiˈloŋ/ |
| Mouth | asbuk /əsˈbuk/ | bibig /biˈbiɡ/ | sangi /saˈŋi/ | ngoso /ˈŋoso/ | ngiwat /ŋiˈwat/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ | baba /ˈbabaʔ/ |
| Tooth | ipan /ˈipan/ | ngipin /ŋiˈpin/ | ngipen /ŋipen/ | ngipon /ˈŋipon/ | ngipen /ŋiˈpen/ | ngipon /ŋipon/ | ngipon /ŋiˈpon/ |
| Tongue | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /dila/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ | dila /ˈdila/ | dila /diˈla/ | dila /diˈlaʔ/ |
| Hand | gamat /ɡaˈmat/ | kamay /kamaj/ | lima /liˈma/ | kamot /kamot/ | ima /ʔima/ | kamot /kamot/ | kamot /kamot/ |
| Foot | bitis /biˈtis/ | paa /paˈʔa/ | sali /saˈli/ | bitis /biˈtis/ | saka /ˈsaka/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ | tiil /tiˈʔil/ |
| Heart | pusu /ˈpusuʔ/ | puso /puˈsoʔ/ | puso /ˈpuso/ | puso /puso/ | puso /puso/ | kasingkasing /kasiŋkasiŋ/ | tagipusuon /taɡipusuˈʔon/ |
| Bone | butul /buˈtul/ | buto /buˈtoʔ/ | pukel /ˈpukel/ | tulang /tuʔˈlaŋ/ | tulang /ˈtulaŋ/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ | tul-an /tulˈʔan/ |
| Blood | daya /daˈjaʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dala /dala/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dara /ˈdaɾa/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ | dugo /duˈɡoʔ/ |
| Poop | takla /takla/ | tae /ˈtaʔɛ/ | tai /taˈʔi/ | udo /ʔuˈdoʔ/ | takki /ˈtakki/ | tae /taʔe/ | tae /taʔe/ |
| Love | lugud /luˈɡud/ | pag-ibig /paɡʔibiɡ/ | aro /ˈʔaɾo/ | pagkamoot /paɡkamoʔot/ | ayat /ʔaˈjat/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ | gugma /ɡuɡma/ |
| Tree | dutung /duˈtuŋ/ | puno /puno/ | kiew /ˈkiəw/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kayo /kajo/ | kahoy /kahoj/ | kahoy /kahoj/ |
| Dog | asu /ˈʔasu/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | ayam /ajam/ | aso /ˈʔaso/ | ayam /ˈʔajam/ | ido /ʔido/ |
| Cat | pusa /ˈpusaʔ/ | pusa /pusa/ | pusa /ˈpusa/ | ikos /ikos/ | pusa /pusa/ | misay /misaj/ | kuring /kuɾiŋ/ |
| Fish | asan /ʔaˈsan/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ | sira /ˈsiɾa/ | sira /ˈsiɾaʔ/ | ikan /ʔiˈkan/ | isda /ʔisˈda/ | isda /ʔisˈdaʔ/ |
| Bird | ayup /ʔajup/ | ibon /ʔiˈbon/ | manok /maˈnok/ | gamgam /ɡamɡam/ | billit /bilˈlit/ | tamsi /tamsi/ | pispis /pisˈpis/ |
| Butterfly | talubang /taˈlubaŋ/ | paruparo /paɾupaˈɾo/ | kompapey /kompapəj/ | kulagbaw /kulaɡˈbaw/ | kulibangbang /kulibaŋbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋˈbaŋ/ | alibangbang /ʔalibaŋbaŋ/ |
| Egg | ebun /ʔɛbun/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | iknol /iknol/ | sugok /suɡok/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ | bunay /buˈnaj/ | itlog /ʔitˈloɡ/ |
| Bear | osu /ˈosu/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ | oso /ˈoso/ | oso /ˈʔoso/ |
| Horse | kabayu /kəˈbaju/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabalio /kaˈbaljo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ | kabayo /kaˈbajo/ |
| House | bale /baˈleʔ/ | bahay /bahaj/ | abong /ˈʔaboŋ/ | harong /haɾoŋ/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ | balay /balaj/ |
| Milk | gatas /ɡaˈtas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ɡaˈtas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ | gatas /ˈɡatas/ |
| Honey | pulut /puˈlut/ | pulot /puˈlot/ | dilo /dilo/ | tangguli /taŋɡuli/ | diro /diˈɾo/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ | dugos /duˈɡos/ |
| Salt | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ | asin /ʔaˈsin/ |
| Wine | alak /ʔalak/ | alak /ˈʔalak/ | alak /ʔalak/ | arak /ˈʔaɾak/ | arak /ˈʔarak/ | bino /ˈbino/ | bino /ˈbino/ |
| Rice | abias /ʔaˈbjas/ | bigas /biˈɡas/ | belas /bəˈlas/ | bagas /baˈɡas/ | bagas /baˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ | bugas /buˈɡas/ |
| Chocolate | suklati /sukˈlati/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | tsokolate | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ | sikolate /sikoˈlate/ | tsokolate /tʃokoˈlate/ |
| Iron | bakal /ˈbakal/ | bakal /baˈkal/ | balatyang /balatˈjaŋ/ | batbat /ˈbatbat/ | landok /lanˈdok/ | puthaw /putˈhaw/ | salsalon /salsaˈlon/ |
| Wheel | parulang /paɾuˈlaŋ/ | gulong /ɡuˈloŋ/ | dalig /daˈliɡ/ | ruweda /ɾuˈweda/ | pilid /pilid/ | kaliding /kalidiŋ/ | rueda /ɾuˈeda/ |
| Silk | sutla /ˈsutləʔ/ | sutla /sutˈlaʔ/ | sida /sida/ | seda /ˈseda/ | seda /ˈseda/ | sida /siˈda/ | seda /ˈseda/ |
| Book | libru /libˈɾu/ | aklat /ʔakˈlat/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ | libro /liˈbɾo/ | libro /ˈlibɾo/ |
| Eat | mangan /maˈŋan/ | kumain /kumaˈʔin/ | mangan /maˈŋan/ | kakanon /kakanon/ | mangan /maŋan/ | kaon /kaʔon/ | kaon /kaʔon/ |
| Drink | minum /miˈnum/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | oninum /ʔoˈninum/ | inumon /inumon/ | uminom /ʔumiˈnom/ | inom /ʔinom/ | inom /ʔinom/ |
| Sleep | tudtud /tudtud/ | matulog /maˈtuloɡ/ | ogip /ˈʔoɡip/ | turog /tuɾoɡ/ | maturog /maˈtuɾoɡ/ | turog /turoɡ/ | matulog /matuˈloɡ/ |
| One | metung /meˈtuŋ/ | isa /ʔiˈsa/ | sakey /saˈkəj/ | saro /saɾo/ | maysa /majsa/ | usa /ʔusa/ | isa /ʔisa/ |
| Two | adwa /ʔadwa/ | dalawa /dalaˈwa/ | dua /duʔa/ | duwa /duwa/ | dua /duˈa/ | duha /duha/ | duha /duˈha/ |
| Three | atlu /ʔatˈluʔ/ | tatlo /tatˈloʔ/ | talora /taˈloɾa/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tallo /talˈlo/ | tulo /tuˈlo/ | tatlo /ˈtatlo/ |
| Four | apat /ˈʔaːpat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ | apat /aˈpat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ | uppat /ʔupˈpat/ | upat /ˈʔupat/ | apat /ˈʔapat/ |
| Five | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ | lima /lima/ |
| Hundred | dinalan /dinaːˈlan/ | sandaan /sanˈdaʔan/ | sanlasos /sanlaˈsos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | sangagasut /saŋaɡaˈsut/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ | gatos /ɡaˈtos/ |
| Hello | kumusta /kuˈmusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ | maabig ya agew /maˈʔabiɡ ja ˈʔaɡəw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kablaaw /kablaʔaw/ | kumusta /kumusta/ | kamusta /kamusta/ |
| Thank you | dakal a salamat /dakal a saˈlamat/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /saˈlamat/ | dios mabalos /dios mabalos/ | agyamanak /ʔaɡjamanak/ | salamat /salamat/ | salamat /salamat/ |
| Good | mayap /maˈjap/ | mabuti /mabuti/ | maong /maˈʔoŋ/ | marhay /maɾhaj/ | naimbag /naʔimˈbaɡ/ | maupay /maʔupaj/ | maayo /maʔajo/ |
| New | bayu /ˈbaju/ | bago /ˈbaɡo/ | balo /balo/ | bago /ˈbaʔɡo/ | baro /baˈɾo/ | bag-o /baɡˈʔo/ | bag-o /ˈbaɡʔo/ |
| Red | malutu /maluˈtuʔ/ | pula /puˈlaʔ/ | ambalanga /ambaˈlaŋa/ | pula /puˈla/ | nalabaga /nalaˈbaɡa/ | pula /puˈla/ | pula /puˈla/ |
| White | maputi /mapuˈtiʔ/ | puti /puˈtiʔ/ | amputi /ʔampuˈti/ | puti /puˈti/ | puraw /puˈɾaw/ | busag /buˈsaɡ/ | maputi /mapuˈtiʔ/ |
| Black | matuling /matuˈliŋ/ | itim /ʔiˈtim/ | andeket /andeˈket/ | itom /iˈtom/ | nangisit /naŋiˈsit/ | itom /iˈtom/ | itom /iˈtom/ |
| Green | aluntian /ʔaluntiˈan/ | berde /ˈbɛɾde/ | pasiseng /paˈsisəŋ/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ | berde /ˈbɛrde/ |
| Blue | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /ʔaˈsul/ | asul /ʔaˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ | asul /aˈsul/ |
| Cuckoo | siabukut /siˈabukut/ | kakok /kaˈkok/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woof | kaung /kaʊŋ/ | aw aw /ʔaw ʔaw/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛɾ/ | kompiyuter /kompiˈjuteɾ/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompiuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ | kompyuter /komˈpjutɛr/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
| Tea | cha /tsa/ | tsaa /tsaˈʔa/ | tsa /tʃa/ | tsa /tsa/ | tsa /tʃa/ | — | tsa /tʃa/ |
| Coffee | kapi /kəˈpi/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ | kape /kaˈpe/ |
| Orange | dalandan /dalanˈdan/ | dalandan /dalanˈdan/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ | kahel /kaˈhel/ |
| Ninety-nine | siam apuluʼt siam /siˈam ʔaˈpulut siˈam/ | siyamnapuʼt siyam /ʃamnaˈput ʃam/ | siamaplo tan siam /siamaˈplo tan siˈam/ | nobenta y nwebe /noˈbɛnta i ˈnwebe/ | siam a pulo ket siam /siˈam a ˈpulo ket siˈam/ | kasiyaman kag siyam /kasijaˈman kaɡ siˈjam/ | nobentay nwebe /noˈbɛntaj ˈnwebe/ |
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