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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

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

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