Pandan Bikol language

Summary

Pandan Bikol, or Northern Catanduanes Bicolano, is one of the three groups of the Bikol languages. It is spoken in Pandan and northeastern portion of Catanduanes.

Pandan Bikol
Native toPhilippines
RegionPandan and north-east Catanduanes
EthnicityBicolano
Native speakers
78,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3cts
Glottolognort2883

Examples edit

Wh-questions edit

  • What? – anoha, ano
  • Who? – sînoha, sino?
  • Where? – siin, sin
  • When? – sano?
  • Why? – tâyon, akin, bakin, anoha ta, ano ta
  • How? – paináno?
  • How much? – mamila, amamila, apila, bagaano, tigpila, atigpila
  • How many? – pila?
  • Who are you? – sîno ka, sinoha ka
  • What is your name? – anoha yan ngaran mo?
  • When is your birthday? – Sano ka namundag? / Kaano ka namundag?
  • Where do you live? – Siin ka ga-estar? Taga siin ka?

Animals edit

  • Cat – kuting, kurasmag, kusmag
  • Dog – ayam, gamadya, gadya
  • Cow – baka
  • Carabaokarbaw
  • Pig – orig, tibos (male brooding pig)
  • Rat – ilaga
  • Ant – habon, amonggod
  • Chicken – manok, mardos
  • Lizard – tagaw
  • Gecko – tuko
  • Snake – haras
  • Bird – iwata

Counting edit

  • One – sado, uno
  • Two – dawha, dos
  • Three – tatlo, tres
  • Four – apat, kwatro
  • Five – lima, singko
  • Six – anom, sais
  • Seven – pito,syete
  • Eight – waro, otso
  • Nine – siyam, nuwebe
  • Ten – sampuro, dyes
  • One hundred – sanggatos
  • One thousand – sanribo

Common adjectives edit

  • Beautiful – magayon
  • Ugly – pangit, kalain
  • Hot – mainit, maaringahot
  • Cold – malipot
  • Good – madjag
  • Bad – maraot, malain
  • Great – matibay, maurag
  • Sick – igakarudog, gakarudog
  • Fast – maispid, apura
  • Slow – maluway
  • High – harangkaw
  • Low – hababa
  • Deep – hararom
  • Wide – harapad
  • Loose – haruga
  • Narrow – siot, piot
  • Heavy – magubat
  • Dark – madurom, maitom

References edit

  1. ^ Pandan Bikol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links edit