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Pandan Bikol
Native to Philippines
Region Pandan and north-east Catanduanes
Ethnicity Bicolano
Native speakers
78,000 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cts
Glottolog nort2883

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.

Examples

Wh-questions

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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