Bikol/Possessive Pronouns

Contents • Grammar • Pronunciation • Diacritics • Alphabet • Greetings • Introducing Yourself • Where Are You From? • Telling Time • Inclusive and Exclusive We • Affirmation • Negation • This and That • Here and There • Adjectives • Interrogative Pronouns • Past and Future When • Personal Pronouns • Possessive Pronouns • Singular and Plural Nouns • Singular and Plural Verbs • Singular and Plural Adjectives • Adverb • External Links

Person	Singular		Plural
	English	Bikol	English	Bikol
1st	my	sakuya	our	satuya (inclusive) samuya (exclusive)
2nd	your	saimo	your	saindo
3rd	his, her, its	saiya	their	sainda

Bikol possessive pronouns: Possessive pronouns are used in Bikol to describe possession or ownership. The Bikol word for 'my' is 'ko'. Unlike English, the word 'ko' is placed after the noun.

Examples:
an harong ko
my house
an libro ko
my book
an kwarta ko
my money
an lamesa ko
my table
an kama ko
my bed

Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Bikol possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn
an ina ko (my mother)
an ama ko (my father)
an ina mo (your mother)
an ama mo (your father).

Quiz:
Translate these phrases in Bikol.
1. your eyes
2. my blanket
3. my toy
4. your friend
5. our house

Inclusivity

ta or niato (inclusive our)
mi or niamo (exclusive our)

The words niato and niamo are formal words; not used in daily conversation.

Examples:
an harong ta
our house (inclusive)
an libro mi
our book (exclusive)
an kwarta mi
our money (exclusive)
an lamesa ta
our table (inclusive)
an kama ta
our bed (inclusive)

Quiz:
Translate these phrases in Bikol.
1. our eyes (exclusive)
2. our blanket (exclusive)
3. our toy (inclusive)
4. our friend (inclusive)
5. their house

Group of people

When an object belongs to a group of people that you are talking to, use nindo.

When an object belongs to group of people that you are talking about, use ninda.

Examples:
an harong nindo
your house (plural)
an libro ninda
their book
an kwarta ninda
their money
an lamesa nindo
your table (plural)
an kama ko
my bed

Quiz:
Translate these phrases in Bikol.
1. her eyes
2. his blanket
3. her toy
4. her friend
5. his house

Not Gendered

The English words his and her are gendered. Those two words have only one word in Bikol and they are translated as niya. Bikol is not a gendered language.

Examples:
an harong niya
his house
an libro niya
her book
an kwarta niya
her money
an lamesa niya
his table
an kama niya
her bed

Quiz:
Translate these phrases in Bikol.
1. his eyes
2. her blanket
3. his toy
4. her friend
5. her house

Contents • Grammar • Pronunciation • Diacritics • Alphabet • Greetings • Introducing Yourself • Where Are You From? • Telling Time • Inclusive and Exclusive We • Affirmation • Negation • This and That • Here and There • Adjectives • Interrogative Pronouns • Past and Future When • Personal Pronouns • Possessive Pronouns • Singular and Plural Nouns • Singular and Plural Verbs • Singular and Plural Adjectives • Adverb • External Links