Distinguishing Blue From Green in Language - Filipino (Tagalog)

Filipino (Tagalog)

Speakers of Tagalog most commonly use the borrowed Spanish words for blue and green—asul (from Spanish azul) and berde (from Spanish verde), respectively. Although these words are much more common in spoken use, the Tagalog language has native terms for these, as well: bughaw for blue and lunti(an) for green, which are often used in literature, music and poetry. In Cebuano, another major Philippine language, the words end in the same syllable as bughaw and lunhaw, respectively.

An adult joke that would be referred to as a "blue joke" in English is called a "green joke" in Tagalog, as it is called in other Hispanic countries ("chiste verde").