Wáray-Wáray or Warai (commonly spelled as Waray; also Winaray or Lineyte-Samarnon) is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Leyte, and Biliran in the Philippines.
The Waraynon group of languages consists of Waray, Waray Sorsogon, and Masbate Sorsogon. All the Warayan languages belong to the Visayan language family and are related to Cebuano and more closely to Hiligaynon and Masbateño.
Usage
Waray-Waray is one of the ten officially recognized regional languages in the Philippines and is used by the local government. It is spoken throughout the islands, especially in the Eastern Visayas region. But it is also spoken in some parts of Mindanao, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Metro Manila where Warays went to. There is also a very small number of Filipinos abroad, especially in the United States, that speak this language.
Sounds
The Waray language has sixteen consonants: /p, t, k, b, d, ɡ, m, n, ŋ, s, h, w, l, ɾ, j/. There are three main vowels: a[a], i[ɛ ~ i], and u[o ~ ʊ]. Consonants /d/ and /ɾ/ were once allophone but cannot interchange, like palaron (to be lucky) [from palad, palm (because someone's luck is seen in the palm)] but not paladon and tagadiín (from where) [from diín, where] but not tagariín.
Numbers
Native numbers are used for numbers one through ten. From eleven onwards, Spanish numbers are exclusively used in Waray today, their native counterparts being almost unheard of by the majority of native speakers numbers (except for gatus for hundred and yukot for thousand). Some, specially the old ones, are spoken alongside the Spanish counterparts.
English
Native Waray
Borrowed from Spanish
One
Usá
Uno
Two
Duhá
Dos
Three
Tuló
Tres
Four
Upat
Kuwatro
Five
Limá
Singko
Six
Unom
Seiz/says
Seven
Pitó
Siete/syete
Eight
Waló
Ocho/otso
Nine
Siyám
Nuebe/nueve
Ten
Napúlô
Diez
Eleven
Napúlô kag usá
Onse
Twenty
Karuhaan
Baynte
Thirty
Katloan
Trenta
Forty
Kap-atan
Kuwarenta
Fifty
Kalim-an
Singkwenta
Sixty
Kaunman
Sisenta
Seventy
Kapitoan
Sitenta
Eighty
Kawaloan
Ochienta
Ninety
Kasiaman
Nobenta
One Hundred
Usa ka Gatus
Cien
One Thousand
Usa ka Yukot
Mil
One Million
Usa ka milyon
milyon
Some common words and phrases
Below are examples of the Waray spoken in Metropolitan Tacloban and the nearby areas:
Can you understand Waray?: ¿Nakakaintindi / Nasabut ka hin Winaray? (hin or hiton)
Good morning (noon / afternoon / evening): Maupay nga aga (udto / kulop / gab-i)
Thank you: Salamat
I love you: Hinihigugma ko ikaw or Ginhihigugma ko ikaw or Pina-ura ta ikaw
Where are you from? : ¿Taga diin ka? or ¿Taga nga-in ka?
What is your name? : ¿Ano it imo ngaran?
Who are you?: ¿Hin-o ka?
How are you? : ¿Kumusta ka na?
I'm fine / In God's will: Kalu-oy sa Dyos
How much is this? : ¿Tag pira ini?
I like this / that: Karuyag ko ini / itun
I can't understand: Diri ako nakakaintindi or Diri ako nakakasabut
I don't know: Diri ako maaram or Ambot
What: Ano
Who: Hin-o
Where: Hain or Di-in
When (future): San-o
When (past): Kakan-o
Why: Kay-ano
How: ¿Gin-aano?/¿Patiunan-o?
Yes: Oo
No: Dire/Diri
There: Adto or Didto or Ngad-to
Here: Didi or Nganhi or Din-hi
Up: Igbaw
Down: Ubos
Top: Baw-baw
Bottom: Ilarom or Sirong
Right: Tu-o
Left: Wala
Far: Harayu / Harayo
Near: Hirane / Hirani
Front or in front: Atubang or Atubangan
Night: Gab-i
Day: Adlaw
Nothing: Waray
Good: Maupay
Beautiful: Mahusay
Handsome: Gwapo
Boy: Lalaki
Girl: Babayi
Gay: Bayot
Lesbian: Lesbyana
I'm a friend of...: Sangkay ak ni...
I'm lost here: Nawawara ak didi.
Maybe: Bangin
I wish...: Kunta
Other common words
Technical terms
Gold - Bulawan
Steel - Puthaw
Car - Awto /Sarakyan /Kotchi / Sasakyan
Airplane - Edro /Eroplano
Airport - Lupadan /Landingan
Astronomical terms
Earth - Kalibutan
Moon - Bulan; Indonesian - Bulan
Sun - Adlaw
Star - Bituon Indonesian - bintang
Natural terms
Wind - Hangin; Indonesian - Angin
Fire - Kalayo
Land - Tuna; Indonesian - Tanah
Water - Lawod / Tubig
Nature - Libong
Mountain - Bukid; Indonesian - Bukit
Sea - Dagat
Ocean - Kalawdan Indonesian - Laut i.e. ka-laut-an
