Pandan Bikol language
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
- 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