Tawo

personnoun

Alternative meanings

personnhuman beingnpeopleninhabitant, depending on context

Pronunciation

TAH-woh

Root and affixes

Base form: tawo.

Variants or conjugations

mga tawo = people / personsntawhana = that personntawhanon = human / humanitarianntaga- = person from a place, as in taga-Cebu

Related words and expressions

peoplenthat personnmannwomannchildnfriendnfamily

Meaning and usage notes

“Tawo” can refer to one individual person or to people in general. The common plural is “mga tawo”.