Bikol/Possessive Pronouns

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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 nyato (inclusive our) mi or nyamo (exclusive our)

The words nyato and nyamo are formal words; not used in daily conversation.

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

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