List of Waray Words: Tagalog to Waray

Here's a list of Tagalog words and their Waray equivalent. I compiled this with the help of my fellow Waray friends. If there are erroneous entries on this list or if you want to add some more words, please let me know so I can update this. Salamat! (ES means Eastern Samar; NS, Northern Samar.) 

Update: Here's a new post. It's a list of sentences in Tagalog translated to Waray. The link is right here:

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Tagalog to Waray and Waray to Tagalog Sentences

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halaman - tanaman

A
Aalis - malakat; magikan (NS)
Abaniko - paypay; payahan
Abugado - abugado
Abo - abo; agbon
Agahan/almusal - pamahaw
Ahas - halas
Akbay - sangbay; sangkay
Akin - akon
Ako - ako
Akusa - akusar
Alagaan - atamanon
Alak - irimnon
Alam (as in "Alam ko.") - maaram
Alikabok - taputapo
Alila - uripon
Alis - lakat; gikan (NS)
Alisin - tanggalon
Alon - balud
Alupihan - ulalahipan; lalahipan
Ama - amay
Amin - amon
Amo - agaron
Anay - anay
Anim - unom
Anino - lambung; dagaw
Ang - an

Angkan - tulin; rawog (ES)
Ano - ano; nano (NS)
Apat - upat
Apoy - kalayo
Araw (day in English) - adlaw
Araw (sun in English) - adlaw; sudang (NS)
Asim - aslom; asom (NS)
Aso - ayam
Asukal - asukar
At - ug; ngan
Atay - atay
Ate - ate; mana
Atin - aton
Atsay - binata (NS)

What is Mayumo?

Mayumo is a Waray word which means "soft" in English. There's also a more popular Waray word for "soft" -- mahumok -- that is widely used in the Waray-speaking areas. Any Cebuano speaker will be able to immediately recognize the latter because it's almost similar to the Cebuano word humok which also means soft.

This post, however, will focus on this not-so-famous adjective: mayumo.  This word is basically used in the Northern Samar region and can be used in the following expressions:

mayumo nga tinapay	soft bread
mayumo nga kasing-kasing	soft heart
mayumo nga lingkuran	soft chair
mayumo nga sinarungsong	soft sinarungsong (a native delicacy of Northern Samar)
mayumo nga pagkiwa	soft movement
mayumo nga panit	soft skin
mayumo nga panapton	soft cloth

Sinarungsong from San Roque, Northern Samar.
Made of ground rice, coconut milk, and sugar,
sinarungsong is well-known for its soft texture.

When used as a modifier, the connector NGA is placed between mayumo and the noun word. When used in a sentence, mayumo needs other words like demonstrative pronouns (e.g., ini, sini) and possessive pronouns (e.g., imo, kanya).

Mayumo ini nga tinapay.	This bread is soft.
Mayumo an imo kasing-kasing.	You have a soft heart.
Mayumo ini nga lingkuran.	This chair is soft.
Mayumo ini nga sinarungsong.	This sinarungsong is soft.
Mayumo an kanya pagkiwa.	She moves softly.
Mayumo an imo panit	You have soft skin.
Mayumo ini nga panapton	This cloth is soft.

The word kayumo may be alternately used with mayumo. Notice how kayumo is used in the following sentences:

Kayumo sa tinapay.	This bread is soft.
Kayumo sa imo kasing-kasing.	You have a soft heart.
Kayumo sini nga lingkuran.	This chair is soft.
Kayumo sini nga sinarungsong	This sinarungsong is soft.
Kayumo sa kanya pagkiwa.	She moves softly.
Kayumo san imo panit.	You have soft skin.
Kayumo sini nga panapton.	This cloth is soft.

To get a list of Waray words, you may check this site's online Waray dictionary

Waray Tutorial -- What is Iroy?

Knowing that Cebuano-speakers think of "iroy" as a swear word, I am not and will never be comfortable using the word in front of a Cebuano-speaker. To use the phrase, "an im' iroy" is rude. It is, in this case, a swear word. This side of iroy, is what most of my Cebuano-speaking friends know.

To refer to our mothers, we lovingly say: "Siya an ako nanay" (She is my mother). I would be offended if a friend suddenly asks me, "Hain an im iroy?" (Where is your mother?). Nanay and iroy are synonymous, but we use them in different ways and in different occasions. In ordinary conversation, we refer to our mothers as nanay, not iroy. The latter suggests disrespect for the person (mother).

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It’s interesting to note that we use the same word (iroy) when we want to be dramatic or when we are emphatic, particularly when delivering a siday or lowa (poetry). Kanta Para Sa Akon Iroy ( ASong for my Mother) and Mga Rayandayan San Akon Iroy (My Mother's Wealth) are acceptable because they can pass as titles for a literary work. The Philippines is not our nanay nga tuna. We always refer to it as iroy nga tuna (motherland) as in “An iroy nga tuna matam-is pagpuy-an.” ("How sweet it is to live in our motherland!). The same word is used in reference to Mary as in, "Santa Maria, Iroy sa Diyos"  ("Holy Mary, Mother of God") and in, "Maghimaya ka Rayna, Iroy san Kaluoy" ("Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy").

Nanay is conversational and informal; hence, we use it in everyday language and in ordinary discourse. Iroy, on the other hand, is formal. While it is true that “iroy” is a swear word, it is also the literary term for mother.

Would you like to know how to pronounce the words nanay and iroy correctly? I made a video for you. I also provided subtitles.