| Form. | ||
| Favorlang/Babuza | sapā | river |
| WMP | ||
| Casiguran Dumagat | sapa | pond; stagnant water |
| Ayta Abellan | hapa | small stream; lake |
| Tagalog | sápaɁ | brook; rivulet; small stream (shallow, and may have water only during rainy season) |
| Hanunóo | sápaɁ | river |
| Aklanon | sapáɁ-sapáɁ-an | overflooded in areas, covered with puddles, ponds |
| sapáɁ-sápaɁ | pond, very small lake | |
| sapáɁ | pond, small lake | |
| Hiligaynon | sapáɁ | creek, brook; lake |
| Mamanwa | sapaʔ | river |
| Cebuano | sápaɁ | brook or creek |
| Samal | sapaʔ | river |
| Ida'an Begak | sapaɁ | water |
| Tausug | sapaʔ | a small river, stream |
| Mongondow | tapaʔ | brook, creek |
| Bikol | sápaɁ | stream, rivulet |