Bikol/Possessive Pronouns

<table border="1" style="background-color: #FFFF66;;"> Person Singular Plural English Bikol English Bikol <tr align="center"> 1st my sakuya our <td>satuya (inclusive)samuya (exclusive)</td> </tr> 2nd your saimo your saindo 3rd his, her, its saiya their sainda </table> 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 komy house an libro komy book an kwarta komy money an lamesa komy table an kama komy 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 taour house (inclusive) an libro miour book (exclusive) an kwarta miour money (exclusive) an lamesa taour table (inclusive) an kama taour 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 nindoyour house (plural) an libro nindatheir book an kwarta nindatheir money an lamesa nindoyour table (plural) an kama komy 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 niyahis house an libro niyaher book an kwarta niyaher money an lamesa niyahis table an kama niyaher bed Quiz: Translate these phrases in Bikol. 1. his eyes 2. her blanket 3. his toy 4. her friend 5. her house