Pandan Bikol language

Pandan Bikol
Native to	Philippines
Region	Pandan and north-east Catanduanes
Native speakers	78,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Philippine Central Philippine Bikol languages Pandan Bikol
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cts
Glottolog	nort2883[2]

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.

W-H Questions

• What? - Ano?
• Who? - Si-no?
• Where? - Si-in?
• When? - Sa-no?
• Why? - Ta-yon?
• How? - Painano?
• How much? - Mamila?/ Amamila?
• How many? - Pila?
• Who are you? - Si-no Ka?
• What is your name? - Ano yo pangaran mo?
• When is your Birthday - Sa-no ka namundag?
• Where do you live? - Si-in ka ga-estar? Taga siin ka?

Animals

• Cat - Kuting/ Kurasmag
• Dog - Ayam/ Gamadya
• Cow - Baka
• Carabao - Karbaw
• Pig - Orig/ Tibos (Male brooding pig)
• Rat - Ilaga
• Ant - Habon
• Chicken - Manok/ Mardos
• Lizard - Tagaw
• Gecko - Tuko
• Snake - Haras
• Bird - Iwata

Common Phrases

• I hate you! - Nauyam/Naunga ako sa imo!
• I love you. - Naomok/Namoot ako sa imo.
• Let's talk. - Maistoryahan kita.
• Can I join? - Pwede ako magsado?
• Pleased to meet you. - Kaogmahan kong mabisto ka.
• How you doin'? - Kamusta ka?
• Please let me know. - Ipaaram mo sana ako.
• Please help me. - Tabangi man ako.
• Can you teach me? -Pwede mo akong hunuhan?
• I want to learn your language. - Gusto ko makasusod nin tataramon ninyo.
• Good morning! - Madyag na aga!
• Good afternoon! - Madyag na hapon!
• Good evening! - Madyag na gabi!
• Let's eat. - Makaon kita.
• You're beautiful. - Magayon ka.
• Please call me. - Bura ka tabi sa ako.
• Can I ask you a favor? - Pwede maghagad nin pabor/tuwang?

Counting

• One - Sado
• Two - Dawha
• Three - Tatlo
• Four - Apat
• Five - Lima
• Six - Anom
• Seven - Pito
• Eight - Waro
• Nine - Siyam
• Ten - Sampuro
• Eleven - Onse
• Twelve - Dose
• Thirteen- Trese
• Fourteen- Katorse
• Fifteen- Kinse
• Sixteen- Disesais
• Seventeen- Disesiete
• Eighteen- Diseotso
• Nineteen- Disenueve
• Twenty - Baynte
• Twenty-one - Baynte uno
• One hundred - Sanggatos
• One hundred thirty-five (135) - Syento traynta i singko
• One thousand - Sangribo

Common Adjectives

• Beautiful - Magayon
• Ugly - Maraot / Pangit
• Hot - Mainit / Maaringahot
• Cold - Malipot
• Good - Madyag
• Bad - Maraot / Malain
• Great - Matibay / Maurag
• Sick - Igakarudog
• Fast - Mabilis
• Slow - Maluway
• High - Harangkaw
• Low - Hababa
• Deep - Hararom
• Wide - Harapad
• Loose - Haruga
• Narrow - Siot
• Heavy - Magubat
• Dark - Madurom / Maitom

References

1. Pandan Bikol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Northern Catanduanes Bicolano". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.