Most Common Words in Waray

Total words indexed from 378 texts: 328,274.
Total unique word forms documented: 15,189

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RankWordMeaningCountParts of Speech
1ha1 shows direction (to; for; from) 2 interrogative particle7230determinerc, pronouni
2anrefers to a specific thing (non-present, as oppose to iton or it'); occurs in intransitive sentence constructions, and S or O grammatical relations).7137determinerc
3han1 indicates definite object; of; occurs in transitive sentence constructions; co-index of the A in grammatical relations6250determinerc
4ngan and6093linker
5mgapluralizer (in some instances, requires infix in the noun, as in bugto --> magburugto)4191modifier
6hin1 indicates nonspecific thing; 2 of; occurs in transitive sentence construction; co-index the A in grammatical relations2358determinerc
7iyahers/his/its2206pronounpo
8naindicates completed action (class 1)2158
9kaybecause; than1792linker
10hicase particle: marker of person; used in front of a proper noun (direct case)1596
11hiyashe/he/it1511pronounps
12ka you 1241pronounps
13lajust/only; alone, no more1221clitic4
14akoI1137pronounps
15waray1 no, none, no more, gone 2 speaker of Waray language1117modifier, noun
16akonmine/my1098pronounpo
17mantoo; also1028clitic3
18inithis1008pronound
19dirinot; no925modifier, modifier
20it'this/that (contraction of ito); is used to instantiate a noun that maybe only true at the moment of speaking910determinerc
21iratheir/theirs (they, in intransitive sentence form)857pronounpo
22hirathey853pronounpp
23paindicates that an action/condition has not been completed yet; still/yet/else/more827clitic1
24imoyour/yours822pronounpo
25nicase particle: marker of person; used in front of a proper noun (indirect case)812
26kanindicates possession (use to refer to a person)803pronounpo
27mayindicates presence, or place has/have; there is; there are787modifier, modifier
28usaone (numeral)754numeral
29kunif; when739linker
30koI/me/mine/my649pronounps
31amo1 correct, precise; 2 monkey626modifier, modifier
32hit that; those; visible/near the hearer (contraction of hiton/ hito nga)582pronound
33anowhat557pronouni
34gudreally; indeed554clitic2
35konif504linker
36niyahers/his/its492pronounps
37anakchild/offspring461noun
38itothat455pronound
39didtothere (far away); there; over there; to that place; that place449pronound
40sugadlike/as if403modifier, modifier
41atonours; belonging to us402pronounpp
42itonvar. it'; that; this (use to state a fact that could only be true at the moment of speaking)401pronound
43tikangfrom; start400verb, noun
44bagaseems like; ember; lung397verb, noun
45didathere (near by)390pronound
46liwatalso; again367clitic5
47hinithis366pronound
48ngadtothere (farther/further)365pronound
49para1 for 2 stop/halt 3 eraser351linker, verb
50bisaneven348linker
51tawoperson/human339noun
52ugand328linker
53kita1 we 2 see; watch 3 profit323pronounps, verb
54perobut312linker
55kamiwe (exclusive)309pronounpp
56kamoyou (pl.)306pronounpp
57ikawyou300pronounps
58iyoyours/your (plural)291pronounpo
59ngatananall282noun
60damomany275modifier, modifier
61adtothere (far away); a place far from the speaker and/or the person spoken to253pronound
62dyosgod253noun
63tunaearth251noun
64niratheirs247pronounpo
65dinot (short for diri)245modifier, modifier
66kundibut; however245linker
67baindicates a question241clitic3
68amonour237pronounpo
69siniringsaid/spoke224verb
70oor221linker
71maupaygood220modifier, modifier
72tawe (short for kita)217pronounps
73hitonthat; those217pronound
74moyour216determinerp
75ibaother212noun
76akI; contraction for ako212pronounpo
77ada1 there (near by) 2 clitic particle class 6200noun, clitic6
78upodcompanion200noun, verb
79daw1 indicates hearsay198clitic3
80hadtoat that time; than that/those of196pronound
81kuno1 was said by someone;according to; as told by 189clitic5
82lalakimale/man187noun
83adlawday/sun181noun
84gadindeed; certainly;surely180clitic2
85ayawdo not164pronouni
86babayefemale/woman162noun
87basiso that161linker
88may 'dathere is/there are; has/have; wealthy157verb
89tungodconcerning/about/related to153linker
90ini'n this (contraction of 'ini nga')152pronound
91tungudconcerning/about149linker
92yananow; at present148noun, modifier
93nganialthough; according to148linker
94dinhihere145pronound
95hitothat (near the person spoken to)145pronound
96sanof; see han142pronound
97dakobig; huge; vast141modifier
98hin-owho138pronouni
99duhatwo (numeral)137noun
100ginuolord/god134noun
101ngaranname130noun
102bug-oswhole126modifier
103gihap'also (see also gihapon)125modifier
104maaramin the know; knowledgable125modifier
105diinwhere124pronouni
106nasiringsaying/says123verb
107banginmaybe119modifier
108balayhouse117noun
109amayfather117noun
110niyanlater on114modifier
111kadaeach113modifier
112na mancombination: na-indicates completed action; man-too; also110clitic1, clitic3
113direno; not; negative110modifier
114dayon1 immediately 2 welcome!108modifier, verb
115asyato be, proper, appropriate, fitting107verb
116asawaspouse (husband or wife)106noun
117kananbelongs to (non-person)106pronounpo
118hainwhere104pronouni
119panahontime/era; weather condition103noun
120anaygive time to do something; termite103modifier, noun
121na la102clitic1, clitic5
122niyoyou; yours101pronounpp
123adihere98pronound
124bugtosibling (brother or sister)97noun
125siringspeak97verb
126sanglittherefore95linker
127sadialectal var. Calbayog equivalent for ha 94determinerc
128karuyaglike/enjoy/want93verb, noun
129sidaypoem93noun
130natonwe; our (inclusive)92pronounpp
131untahope; hopefully (clitic particle class 9)91clitic6
132pulongword91noun
133batachild/youth91noun
134durovery91modifier
135kamothand90noun
136tubigwater90noun
137ginaffix, indicates a verb in the past tense emphasizing the actor (accusive) 90
138nakadapresent; existing89verb
139kagand89
140bawbawabove/up/on top of87modifier
141tagsaeach86modifier
142labiincluding; more than86modifier
143darabring, take, convey from one place to another; cargo, load, provisions; content, substance; effect, result; a present or gift85verb, noun
144namonour (exclusive)84pronounpo
145tuigyear84noun
146nakadtogoing to84verb
147kinahanglanmust, ought, should/needed;necessary; essential83verb, modifier
148gihaponalso/as well82modifier
149hadiking; this (used to indicate anything that is near the speaker but may be far from the listener81noun
150kinabuhilife79noun
151tatayfather77noun
152aadathere77pronound
153lugarplace74noun
154hasta1 down to including 2 until, till74modifier
155sorogoonhelper/maid/assistant73noun
156tananall73noun
157kuansomething, anything, somebody (word used by a person when he/she can't remember or can't immediately verbalize what he/she wants to say)73noun
158hini ngathis/these (near the speaker and addressee; see hini73pronound
159ngay-anreally72clitic6
160sigeokay/alright72modifier
161atubanganat the front71modifier
162im'contraction of imo: yours70pronounpo
163nagsiringsaid/spoke69verb
164pitoseven67numeral
165pirmialways67modifier
166bungtotown66noun
167sinmiringsaid65verb
168nag-anakgave birth65verb
169inabutarrived65verb
170nagpast perfected tense63
171ngadato that place/condition (near the person spoken to)63pronound
172amcontraction for amon, meaning "our"63pronounpp
173gatosone hundred62numeral
174bastaExpression: this and no other; just because62
175pirafew, how many?; how much?62modifier, pronouni
176angayfitting; nice and good in appearance; good and proper to look at62modifier
177nanaymother61noun
178patiadditionally61modifier
179butngain the center60modifier
180pangulochief/head60noun
181gindarawas carried (object focus)59verb
182mano1 older brother; older male cousin; polite address to an older man 2 hand59noun
183didihere 59pronound
184bag-onew59modifier
185tulothree59numeral
186taposend, finish, complete; feast at the ninth day of a novena58verb, noun
187kinuhatook/fetched58verb
188kahumanafter58modifier
189matato wake/eye57verb, noun
190masmore56modifier
191pwedeallowed; to be able to; to be possible56modifier
192punofull55modifier
193pag-abotthe act of arriving; arrival; advent; coming54verb, noun
194buhi1 alive 2 let go54modifier, verb
195babayifemale/woman54noun
196haraniclose/near by53modifier
197samtangmean while; while53linker
198agiway/path; my goodness!53noun, verb
199gugmalove52noun, verb
200gab-inight52noun
201mayadathere is/there are; has/have; wealthy52verb, modifier
202bisshort for bisan; even52linker
203patay1 dead; cadaver 2 kill51modifier, verb
204napuloten51numeral
205butang1 a thing; an object; a matter 2 put (the thing) down50noun, verb
206sangkayfriend49noun
207may-adathere is/there are; has/have; wealthy49verb, modifier
208nganhi going in the direction from a distance to the speaker49pronound
209bukidmountain49noun
210unafirst (ordinal numeral)48numeralo
211dagatsea48noun
212dughanbossom; chest; heart47noun
213pagkitameeting; the act of seeing; ability to see; sight; vision; view; glimpse47noun, verb
214kahoywood; tree47noun
215dalanroad; path47noun
216tubtobup to; until; demarcation; boundary47adverb, noun
217ginngaranancalled; named (object focus)46verb
218ngahawself same46modifier
219dagkobig (plural)46modifier
220nakakitasaw; was able to see45verb
221lagasold45modifier, noun
222kalugaringonself; ownership, one's own personality, the right of possession45noun
223hunahuna1 mind; thoughts 2 thinking 45noun, verb
224nagtikangstarted44verb
225kontraenemy; against44noun
226hadtondemonstrative pronoun in temporal orientation indicating something in the past (see hadi and dida for contrast)42pronound
227syahanfirst42numeralo
228aadto demonstrative pronoun in spatial orientation indicating something far from both hearer & speaker42pronound
229gawasoutside; to go outside42noun, verb
230kataposafterwards; later; later on41modifier
231sumiringsaid40verb
232lugod (clitic particle, class 8) instead; might as well40
233pinaagicourse through; through; means40verb
234langitheaven40noun
235diyosgod40noun
236ginhimomade; was/were done 40verb
237ambotexpression which means "I don't know."40
238iton akoncontraction of "iton akon"39
239tinapaybread39noun
240nag-istoryaan account; tale;tell story, an account, tale/ story39noun, verb
241panonherd of sheep39noun
242katulinankindred; kinsfolk; relative; family ties39noun
243nahanabothings that happned39noun, verb
244nakitaseeing, staring, looking on38verb
245batostone38noun
246danaysometimes; seldom; rare; infrequent37modifier
247dulagan ancient town in Leyte37noun
248san-owhen37pronouni
249taliwanafterwards/later on; see kataliwan37modifier
250kalagsoul37noun
251pakakitabe able to see37verb
252sulodcontent; inside (something); within 36, noun
253sakobinside36modifier, verb
254makuridifficult36modifier
255iroymother36noun
256kandabelonging to, owned by; for; to36pronounpo
257nabuhicomes alive; comes back to life35verb
258limafive35numeral
259katimaafterwards; later; later on35modifier
260kalibutanworld; consciousness; awareness34noun
261tagaaffix, it means from that place34
262mahihimowill be done34verb
263padayoncontinue33modifier, verb
264pamilyafamily33noun
265maihatime-consuming; takes a long time33modifier
266kalalakin-anmales33noun
267lawasbody33noun
268gintawagwas called; summoned (object focus)33verb
269igbawon top33modifier, noun
270luyoat the back; the other side; the reverse32noun
271nimoyou; your(s) (singular)31pronounpo
272tigdasudden; abrupt; drastic; immediate; unexpected; suddenly without preparation31modifier
273pareholike; same as31modifier
274kadtogo there31verb
275naghimomade31verb
276bahinpart; share31noun
277kababayin-anwomen31noun
278kadam-anmajority;many31modifier
279librobook30noun
280harayofar30modifier
281barassand30noun
282kabugtoanbrothers and sisters30noun
283bagaythings30noun
284ngadito this place (near the speaker)29pronound
285sadangfitting; sufficient; enough; satisfactory29modifier
286naghataggave29verb
287permimost of the time; frequently29modifier
288kasingkasingheart29noun
289balikreturn; come back29verb
290baton1 reply;respond 2 respond29noun, verb
291kabataan1 children; youth 2 uncles 3 youthfulness29noun, modifier
292buotwill; mind; sanity; want; wish29noun
293ligidedge; border; rim28noun
294lolagrandmother28noun
295orastime28noun
296nagpakianawas asked28verb
297labot1 concern; interest; business;care about 2 touch; handle 3 besides; also (as in labot la)28noun, verb
298upatfour 28numeral
299salittherefore28linker
300gamit1 stuff; thing 2 utilize28noun, verb
301buhatwork; creation; creature/ to rise (from bed); stand up; lift 28noun, verb
302agaronlord28noun
303kwartamoney; wealth28noun
304aadidemonstrative pronoun in spatial orientation indicating that the thing may be invisible but near the speaker 28pronound
305deri28
306kaluoymercy28noun
307halaExpression of surprise: warning; watch out!28
308problemaproblem27noun, verb
309sinof the (used in Calbayog area); see 'hin'27determinerc
310mananapanimal; creature27noun
311pinulonganlanguage27noun
312ilarumbelow;bottom27modifier
313makadtowill go somewhere27verb
314ihinatag was given; hand down27verb
315pagkaonfood; to eat26noun, verb
316uusaone (restrictive numeral)26noun
317tamsibird26noun
318nagyakansaid26verb
319namataydied26verb
320kulturaculture26noun
321gilayonimmediately; instant; become26verb
322kinitawas seen26verb
323gutiaysmall; tiny; minute 26modifier
324iton imo25
325unodflesh 25noun
326wara(dialectal variation for waray) none; nothing25noun
327usahaysometimes; once in a while25modifier
328sidngontell; say; utter;state25verb
329ikaduhasecond25numeralo
330agudin order to; so that25linker
331nga-tananall25noun
332baryobarrio; hamlet; suburb; settlement; district25noun
333nahimowas made to do something25verb
334nanginginyupocry for mercy or, favor25verb
335pa lapa (class 1 clitic particle)= yet; not yet; still; more 2 la (class 3 clitic particle)= no more; only; merely; as soon as24
336mayor1 main; major; superior 2 mayor (as in town mayor)24noun
337tutulothree24numeralr
338pamati1 perception; feeling 2 to feel; to hear; to heed; to detect; to listen; to obey; to pay attention; to think24noun, verb
339manaolder sister; older female cousin; polite address to an older female24noun
340winaraythe language of the Waray people24noun
341hanginair; wind24noun
342busareprimand24noun
343binuhat1 work; creation 2 got up; woke up24noun, verb
344kay because; for a reason24linker
345bulan1 moon 2 month24noun
346espirituspirit24noun
347ihahatagwill give24verb
348gobyernogovernment24noun
349marasatasty; tastes good; palatable; delicious; savory; sweet23modifier
350nakaagiwas able to find something23verb
351tigamanmarker23noun
352puroall; purely23modifier
353sobra1 excess; extra; remainder; remnant; residue 2 to be more than enough; to commit excesses; to exceed; to overset; to surpass; to be a measure beyond 23noun, modifier
354mahatungudbecause of;23linker
355daragaan unmarried woman23noun
356adto'nthat ; there-there (far away); a place far from the speaker and/or the person spoken to; (contraction for adto nga; see adto)23pronound
357katawhanpeople; humanity23noun
358bubuhatonthing(s) to do; thing(s) to carry23noun, verb
359gustowant; desire23noun
360karnerosheep23noun
361kalipayjoy; hapiness23noun
362pormaform22noun
363paganakafter giving birth22verb
364utroagain; the same22modifier
365salapimoney22noun
366umabotarrived (subject focus)22verb, noun
367tawag1 call 2 name22verb, noun
368lubicoconut22noun
369duduhatwo22
370dad-abring (command/request)22verb
371nakabatiwas able to hear something22verb
372agamorning22noun
373igo1 hit;hit the mark 2 enough; sufficient; exact22verb, modifier
374nagbuhatmade something; created something22verb
375mahalexpensive; dear22modifier
376salamatthank you21verb
377pagbuhatdo something; doing something21verb
378panaptonclothes21noun
379salog1 river 2 floor21noun
380sinisiringso called21verb
381sangabranch21noun
382tinon-andisciple; student21noun
383nagpapakitaappears21verb
384siniranganeast21noun
385nasabipreviously mentioned21noun
386kamingawloneliness; silence; stillness; nostalgia21modifier, noun
387guti-aysmall21modifier
388mamatayto die21verb
389buligaide; assistance; contribution; help; participation21noun
390dalaganrun21verb
391linya1 line; 2 verse 3 route21noun
392katapusanend; termination; conclusion; death21noun
393magurangeldest21noun, modifier
394lakatwalk21verb
395kaupodcompanion; mate; partner; cohort; friend21noun
396parag-umagarmer20noun
397pilipinoFilipino; a man/woman with Filipino citizenship20noun
398mahusaybeautiful; pretty20modifier
399taknahour; period of time20noun
400sala1 hall; drawing room; part of the house were visitors are received 2 sin; wrong;error; blunder; fault; misconduct; misdeed; mistake20noun
401mahimobe made possible20verb
402tinuod1 true 2 believed (with what someone is saying)20modifier, verb
403tagangive; to be given something20verb
404bakacow20noun
405harosalmost20modifier
406bungafruit20noun
407laindifferent20modifier
408balos1 reply; answer to a letter; recompense 2 reciprocate; return bout; to avenge a wrong20noun, verb
409klaseclass; category; rank; kind/variety20noun
410ihataggive20verb
411kitaasee; examine; look at; fix eyes on; scrutinize20verb
412kantasong20noun
413pakiana1 question 2 ask question19noun, verb
414pakadto1 on the way 2 go (to a place)19modifier, verb
415paggamit utilized; the utilization19verb, noun
416ooyes; affirmative19modifier
417presidentepresident19noun
418ulo1 head; 2superior, supervisor19noun
419ubos1 consume; exhaust; to finish 2 below; poor, humble, needy, inferior, miserable19verb, modifier
420sumatnews; tell19verb
421panimalayhousehold19noun
422luhatears19noun
423kadamo1 quantity; amount; 2 much; how much19modifier
424ibutangthe act of laying, placing or putting on something19verb
425baga'n1 (contraction of baga hin) like; similar; same; equal; sort of; it seems 2 ember; live coals 3 lung; respiratory organ19modifier, noun
426nawongface19noun
427naginbecame; turn into19verb
428manggad1 to hope despite hopelessness 2 fortune; wealth; treasure19verb, noun
429nasudnation; country19noun
430naabotarrived (at a place or something); reached19verb
431mismosameself; at that time19modifier
432nagkaadasomething came into existence18verb
433matungodabout; because of ; for a reason; due to18modifier
434nagdarabrought (something); resulted to; caused something to happen18verb
435nanganakgave birth; stood as sponsor in a baptism18verb
436paghimoafter doing or, making (something); do or, make (something/anything)18verb
437natawoborn18verb
438katungodright18noun
439tiilfoot/feet18noun
440pipitoseven18numeralr
441kinadtowent there18verb
442dugoblood18noun
443binatonreplied; responded18verb
444andam18
445abot1 arrival; advent; reach; sale; produce 2 to attain; to meet; to happen; to touch18noun, verb
446baba1 mouth 2 to carry something/someone on one's back18noun, verb
447human18
448gahumpower18noun
449ganghaanpassageway; walkway18noun
450ginbuhatwas made; was created (object focus)18verb
451nahadlokafraid17modifier
452nagukoylived17verb
453naglabaypast; history17noun, modifier
454nagsugo1 someone who tasked somebody for an errand 2 tasked somebody for an errand17noun, verb
455pakabatiwas able to hear17verb
456makitawill see; be able to see17verb
457sinuludentered17verb
458paragsidaypoet17noun
459magingto become something/somebody17verb
460tinikanganbeginning; place of origin17adverb
461sakit1 disease; ache; ailment; infirmity; malady; pain; illness 2 hardship17noun
462pikoyparrot17noun
463pipirain limited number17modifier
464alas1 mark time 2 ace17marker, noun
465ginhadiankingdom17noun
466magawaswill come out17verb
467buayacrocodile17noun
468bayhoncheek17noun
469asay1 to prefer; preference 2 to eat mostly with viand with regard to rice17verb, noun
470badoclothes17noun
471ginbendisionanwas consecrated (object focus)17verb
472iinihere it is17pronoun
473kauyonanagreement17noun
474halabalong; tall; length17modifier
475iginhatagwas given (object focus)17verb
476hiraninear17modifier
477hirayofar; distant17modifier
478daanold; in advance16modifier
479birhenvirgin; maiden; damsel; lass; Virgin Mary 16noun
480balodwave16noun

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