Major General James G. Blunt

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

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