In this wordlist, there will sometimes be multiple words listed in the Akeanon column. In order to distinguish between synonyms and roots of words with their derived forms, the following conventions will be used:
- a semicolon between synonyms: eg. word ; word
- parentheses to indicate the derived form of the word:
- eg. root of the word (derived form)
- a comma will be used between multiple derived forms:
- eg. root of the word (derived form 1, derived form 2)
Parts of the body
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| hand | alíma | kamay | |
| left | waea | kaliwa | |
| right | tu’o | kanan | |
| leg | siki | paa | |
| skin | pánit | balat | |
| back | likod | likod | |
| belly/stomach | tiyan | tiyan | |
| bone | toe’an | buto | |
| intestines | tiná’e | bituka | |
| liver | atay | atay | |
| lungs | bága | baga | |
| breast | súso | suso | |
| shoulder | abága | balikat | |
| blood | dugo’ | dugo | |
| head | úeo | ulo | |
| neck | lí’og | leeg | |
| hair (head/body) | buhok | buhok | |
| nose | ilong | ilong | |
| mouth | ba’ba’ | bibig | |
| tooth | ngípon | ngipin | |
| tongue | díla’ | dila | |
| eye | mata | mata | |
| ear | dueonggan | tainga |
Family terms
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| person/human being | táwo | tao | |
| man / male | eáki | lalaki | |
| woman / female | báyi | babae | |
| child | unga’ | bata | |
| husband1 | asáwa; bána | asawa | |
| wife1 | asáwa | asawa | |
| mother | nánay | nanay | |
| father | tátay | tatay | |
| name | pangáean | pangalan |
1The word asáwa is gender neutral in Akeanon. Therefore, it can refer to both a husband AND a wife. It is close in meaning to the gender neutral English word spouse.
Everyday objects
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| road / path | dáean | daan | |
| house | baeay | bahay | |
| roof/thatch | atop | bubong | |
| rope | higot | tali | |
| needle | dágum | karayom | |
| stick | bitlag | patpat |
Animals
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| animal | sápat | hayop | |
| dog | áyam | aso | |
| bird | pispis | ibon | |
| egg | itlog | itlog | |
| feather | boeboe | balahibo | |
| wing | pakpak | pakpak | |
| rat | ilaga’ | daga | |
| meat/flesh | karne | karne | |
| tail | íkog | buntot | |
| snake | sawá | ahas | |
| worm/earth worm | eago | uod | |
| louse | eosa’ | kuto | |
| mosquito | namok | lamok | |
| spider | damang | gagamba | |
| fish | isda’ | isda |
Natural objects and phenomena
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| branch | sanga | sanga | |
| leaf | dáhon | dahon | |
| root | ugat | ugat | |
| flower | búeak | bulaklak | |
| fruit | búnga | bunga/prutas | |
| grass | hilamon (hilamonon) | damo | |
| earth/soil | eogta’ | lupa | |
| stone | bato | bato | |
| sand | baeas | buhangin | |
| water | túbi’ | tubig | |
| sea | baybay | dagat | |
| salt | asin | asin | |
| woods/forest/jungle | táeon | gubat | |
| sky | eángit | langit | |
| sun | adlaw | araw | |
| moon | búean | buwan | |
| star | bitó’on | bituin | |
| cloud | pangánod | ulap | |
| rain | uean | ulan | |
| thunder | dueogdog | kulog | |
| lightning | kidlat | kidlat | |
| wind | hángin | hangin | |
| fire | kaeáyo | apoy | |
| smoke | asu | usok | |
| night | gabí’i | gabi | |
| day | adlaw | araw |
Numbers
| English | Akeanon | Filipino |
| one | saea | isa |
| two | daywa | dalawa |
| three | tatlo | tatlo |
| four | ap-at | apat |
| five | lima | lima |
| six | an-om | anim |
| seven | pito | pito |
| eight | waeo | walo |
| nine | siyam | siyam |
| ten | pueo | sampo |
| zero | sero | sero |
Verbs of the body
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| to drink | inom (ma’inom) | iinom | |
| to spit | pila’ (mapila’) | dumura | |
| to eat | kaón (maká’on) | kumain | |
| to chew | úsang (mag’úsang) | nguyain | |
| to breathe | ginháwa (magginhawa) | huminga | |
| to smell | humgon (mahugom) | amuyin | |
| to laugh | hibayag (mag-hibayag) | tumawa | |
| to cry/to weep | tángis (magtangis) | umiyak | |
| to vomit/to throw up | súka (masúka) | sumuka | |
| to bite | angkit (mang’angkit) | kagatin | |
| to hear | památi (magpamati) | pakinggan | |
| to see | tan’aw (tan’awon) | tignan | |
| to yawn | panguy’at (magpanguy’ab) | humikab | |
| to sleep | túeog (matúeog) | matulog |
Verbs of action
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| to walk | pánaw (mapánaw) | lumakad | |
| to swim | eangoy (maeangoy) | lumangoy | |
| to know/to be knowledgeable | sayran (masayran) ; antígo (maka’antígo) | malaman | |
| to think | dumdum (dumdumon); ísip (isípon) | isipin | |
| to fear | hadlok (mahadlok) | matakot | |
| to say | hambae (maghambae) | magsabi | |
| to cook | eáha’ (ma’eáha’) | magluto | |
| to sit | pungko’ (mapungko’) | umupo | |
| to stand | tindog (matindog) | tumayo | |
| to lie down | eubog (maeubog) | humiga |
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| to climb | sáka (masáka) | umakyat | |
| to tie up/to fasten | higut (higuton, higtan) | itali | |
| to sew | tahi’ (tahi’on) | tahiin | |
| to hunt | gáyam (mangáyam) | mangaso | |
| to shoot | baril (barilon) | barilin | |
| to stab/to pierce | buno’ (bun’on) | saksakin | |
| to hit | dapak (dapakon) | tamaan | |
| to kill | patay (patyon) | pumatay | |
| to die/to be dead | patay (mapatay) | mamatay | |
| to live/to be alive | búhi’ (mabúhi’) | mabuhay | |
| to scratch | káeot (kaeóton) | kamutin | |
| to cut/hack | utod (utdon) | putulin | |
| to work | obra (obrahon) | gawin | |
| to plant | tanom (matanom, tamnon) | magtanim | |
| to choose | píli’ (pilí’on) | piliin | |
| to grow | túbo (magtubo) | palakihin | |
| to squeeze | kumus (kumuson) | pisilin | |
| to hold | buyot (buytan) | humawak | |
| to dig | kutkut (kutkuton) | hukayin | |
| to open | bukás (buksan) | buksan | |
| to throw | habuy (habuyon) | itapon |
Adjectives
| English | Akeanon | Filipino | Audio |
| dirty | higko’ (mahigko’) | madumi | |
| clean | limpyo (malimpyo) | malinis | |
| sharp | taeom (mataeóm) | matalim | |
| dull | umae | mapurol | |
| warm | init (maínit) | mainit | |
| cold | eamig (maeamig) | malamig | |
| small | isot (ma’isót) | maliit | |
| big | bahoe (mabahoe) | malaki | |
| short | tag’od (matag’od) | maikli | |
| long | hába’ (mahába’) | mahaba | |
| thin | níwang (maníwang) | manipis | |
| thick | dámoe (madámoe) | makapal | |
| narrow | kítid (makítid) | makitid | |
| wide | eápad (maeápad) | malapad | |
| black | itom (ma’itom) | maitim | |
| white | puti’ (maputi’) | maputi | |
| red | puea (mapuea) | mapula | |
| yellow | dueaw (madueaw) | dilaw | |
| green | berde (maberde) | berde | |
| painful/sick | sakit (masakit) | masakit | |
| old (inanimate objects) | eagi ; dá’an | luma | |
| old (animate objects: people, animals, plants etc.) | gúeang (magúeang) | matanda | |
| new | bag’o | bago | |
| good | námi’ (manami’) | maganda | |
| bad | eain (maeain) | masama | |
| correct/true | sakto ; táma’ | tama |