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

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87 core words in Tausug

Water

tubig

tubiɡ

Fire

kāyu

kaːju

Sun

adlaw

adlaw

Moon

bulan

bulan

Star

bituun

bituʔun

Night

dūm

duːm

Rain

ulan

ˈulan

Wind

hangin

haŋin

Earth

lupaꞌ

lupaʔ

Stone

batu

batu

Mountain

būd

buːd

Sea

dagat

daɡat

Mother

inaꞌ

inaʔ

Father

amaꞌ

amaʔ

Daughter

anak babai

anak babai

I

aku

aku

You

ikaw

ikaw

We

kitaniyu / kami

kitaniju / kami

Name

ngan

ŋan

Person

tau

taʔu

Head

ū

ʔuː

Eye

mata

mata

Ear

taynga

tajŋa

Nose

ilung

ˈʔiluŋ

Mouth

simud

simud

Tooth

ipun

ipun

Tongue

dilaꞌ

dilaʔ

Hand

lima

lima

Foot

siki

siki

Heart

jantung

dʒantuŋ

Bone

bukug

ˈbukuɡ

Blood

duguꞌ

duɡuʔ

Poop

tayꞌ

tajʔ

Love

lasa

lasa

Tree

kahuy

kahuj

Dog

iruꞌ

iruʔ

Cat

kuting

kutiŋ

Fish

istaꞌ

ʔisˈtaʔ

Bird

manuk-manuk

manukmanuk

Butterfly

kabaꞌ-kabaꞌ

kabaʔkabaʔ

Egg

iklug

ʔikluɡ

Bear

baluwang

baluwaŋ

Horse

kuraꞌ

kuraʔ

House

bāy

baːj

Milk

gatas

ˈɡatas

Honey

tunub

tunub

Salt

asin

asin

Wine

tubig anggul

tubiɡ aŋɡul

Rice

bugas

buɡas

Chocolate

sakulati

sakulaˈti

Iron

basiꞌ

basiʔ

Wheel

silikan

silikan

Silk

sutlaꞌ

sutlaʔ

Book

būk

buːk

Eat

kaun

kaʔun

Drink

minum

minum

Sleep

matūg

maˈtuːɡ

One

isa

isa

Two

duwa

duwa

Three

tū

tuː

Four

upat

upat

Five

lima

lima

Hundred

hanggatus

haŋɡaˈtus

Hello

kumusta

kumusta

Thank you

magsukul

maɡsukul

Good

marayaw

marajaw

New

baꞌgu

baʔɡu

Red

pula

puˈla

White

maputiꞌ

mapuˈtiʔ

Black

itum

ʔiˈtum

Green

gaddung

ɡadduŋ

Blue

bilu

biˈlu

Cuckoo

saguksuk

saˈɡuksuk

Computer

kompyuter

komˈpjutɛr

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

tī

tiː

Coffee

kahawa

kahawa

Sugar

sukal

sukal

Ninety-nine

kasiyaman tagsiyam

kasijaman taɡsijam

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine)

Meaning TausugIriga BicolanoOld TagalogMaranaoCebuanoWarayHiligaynon
Water tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ ᜆᜓᜊᜒᜄ᜔ /tubiɡ/ ig /iɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/ tubig /tubiɡ/
Fire kāyu /kaːju/ kalayo /kalajɔ/ ᜀᜉᜓᜌ᜔ /apuj/ apoy /apoj/ kalayo /kalajo/ kalayo /kalajo/ kalayo /kalaˈjo/
Sun adlaw /adlaw/ aldəw /aldəw/ ᜀᜇᜏ᜔ /araw/ alongan /aloŋan/ adlaw /adlaw/ adlaw /ʔadlaw/ adlaw /adlaw/
Moon bulan /bulan/ bulən /bulən/ ᜊᜓᜏᜈ᜔ /buwan/ bolan /bolan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/
Star bituun /bituʔun/ bitóon /bituʔon/ ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔ /bituʔin/ bito-on /bitoʔon/ bituon /bituˈʔon/ bitoon /bituʔon/ bituon /bituˈʔon/
Night dūm /duːm/ gabʼi /ɡabʔi/ ᜄᜊᜒ /ɡaˈbi/ gagawiʼi /ɡaɡawiʔi/ gabii /ɡaˈbiʔi/ gabʼi /ɡabˈʔi/ gab-i /ɡabˈʔi/
Rain ulan /ˈulan/ uran /uran/ ᜂᜎᜈ᜔ /ulan/ oran /ʔoran/ ulan /ˈʔulan/ uran /ˈʔuɾan/ ulan /ˈʔulan/
Wind hangin /haŋin/ angín /aˈŋin/ ᜑᜅᜒᜈ᜔ /haˈŋin/ angin /aŋin/ hangin /haˈŋin/ hangin /haˈŋin/ hangin /haˈŋin/
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