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Compounding the problem of mutual intelligibility among Philippine languages, there are lots of false friends among them.
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Ilocano |
Pangasinan |
Kapampangan |
Tagalog |
Bikol |
Ilonggo |
Cebuano |
Waray-Waray |
| bukid |
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field (farm) |
hill/mountain |
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hill/mountain |
hill/mountain |
| bulbul |
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pubic hair |
hair (body) / fur |
pubic hair |
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| gamot |
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medicine |
roots (of plants) |
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roots (of plants) |
roots (of plants) |
| gubat |
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forest |
forest |
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battle/war |
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| habol |
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go after |
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blanket |
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| hilo |
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become nauseous |
poison (also: lumay) |
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poison or thread |
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| hipon |
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prawn/shrimp |
very hip (hip + on) |
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shrimp paste (bagoong) |
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| ilog |
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river |
to log (i + log) |
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quarrel over something |
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| irog |
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loved one |
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move over |
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| katok |
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knock a door |
silly/senseless |
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silly/senseless |
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| kumot |
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blanket |
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to crumple |
to crumple |
| laban |
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against/opposed to |
fight, against/opposed to |
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in support of |
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| lagay |
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put |
bribe |
male genitals |
male genitals |
mud |
| langgam |
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ant |
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bird |
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| libang |
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do leisurely things |
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defecate |
do leisurely things |
| libog |
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sexually arouse |
blur |
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confuse |
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| paa |
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foot |
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thigh |
leg |
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| pagod |
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tired |
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burnt/scorched |
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| palit |
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change/exchange |
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buy |
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| pagong |
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turtle |
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frog |
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| sabot |
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to understand |
pubic hair |
to understand |
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| sili |
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chili |
chili |
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chili |
penis |
| tapak |
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step on |
"tapák" tap |
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patch a hole |
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| usap |
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talk |
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chew |
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| utong |
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nipple |
nipple |
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breath |
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