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Pandan Bikol language

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

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

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Wh-questions

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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