Pandan Bikol language

Pandan Bikol
Pandan Bikol
Native to	Philippines
Region	Pandan and north-east Catanduanes
Ethnicity	Bicolano
Native speakers	78,000 (2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bikol languages Pandan Bikol; ; ; ; ;
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
Carabao – karbaw
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

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

External links

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