Iyo/Oho -- yes | oo
Dai -- none(we have none), no | wala, hindi
Bako -- not mine
Igwa -- the state of having, there is | mayroon, estado ng pagkakaroon
Kamo -- you(plural e.g. all of you or some of you) | kayo
Sinda -- them | sila
Ika -- you(singular) | ikaw
Sa-inda -- their
Babayi/babaknit -- woman/girl | babae
Lalaki/lalaki -- man/boy | lalake
Kurdapya -- used to refer to a female person when you are angry at her
Kurdapyo -- used to refer to a male person when you are angry at him
Payo/arimantak -- head(can also refer to brain since it is inside the head) | ulo
Taringa -- ear | tenga
Dungo -- nose | ilong
Kimot -- lips, mouth | labi, bibig
Tingo -- tooth | ngipin
Rikod -- back | likod
Lubot -- butt, ass, arse | puwet
Tabay -- thigh
Ri-og -- neck | leeg
Pandok/Pamandukon -- face | mukha
Bitis -- feet/foot | paa
Kamot -- hand | kamay
Gulamoy -- finger | daliri
Rikudan -- back side
Ginhawa -- body
Kalamayo -- prickly heat | bungang araw
Lapo -- injured, injuries
Aykin -- to raise hands as in like in a recitation session
Hiling -- see, to see
Dangog -- hear, listen
Kugos/kugus -- hug
Hadok/haduk -- kiss
Pagkamoot/Pagkamu-ot -- Love | pag-ibig
Bu-ot -- kind, paki-alam(usually the negative version), innate to the soul or being | kalooban,
Subrî -- to borrow
Isi -- state of knowing | alam
Sisay/Si-isay -- who
Sain/hain -- where
Anongalan -- what
Arin -- which
Sa-arin -- when
A-pila/gulan-o -- how much
Pila -- how many
Tutulo -- to point, to teach
Batid -- the state of knowing something or good at doing something
Namatidan -- learned
Halani -- near | malapit
Halayô -- far | malayo
Kalayo -- fire | apoy
Sulô -- fire, blaze | sunog
Mariwanag -- bright | maliwanag
Malumlum -- weak light, somewhat gloomy
Madulum -- dark | madilim
Marimpoy/marimpuy -- shady area
Marinaw -- clear | malinaw
Malabog -- cloudy(nor clear) | malabo
Ma-aaga -- early morning
Aga -- morning, early | umaga, maaga
Udto -- noon | tanghali
Banggi -- night, evening | gabi
Matangâ -- late night
San benito/sambenito -- refers to St. Benedict(Benedict of Nursia) amulet/talisman/preventive that is believed to offer protection to the wearer
Bulong/bulung -- medicine, treatment, heal
Tumar -- to drink or to intake medicine
Maluto -- cooked rice, will cook | kanin, magluluto
Sila -- fish | isda, ulam
Sidok -- spoon | kutsara
Pamahaw/mahaw -- breakfast | almusal, agahan
Pangudto/pangudtuhan/pangaldawan -- lunch | pananghalian, tanghalian
Merindal/mirindal -- afternoon snack | meryenda
Pamanggi/pamanggihan -- dinner | hapunan
Maripot -- cold or malamig
Maaningahut -- it's very hot or mainit
Maluhay/Maluway/Maluya -- weak | mahina
Makusog -- strong | malakas
Tiko/tiliko -- bent
Riko -- change direction, turn or liko
Halalum -- deep | malalim
Hababaw -- shallow | mababaw
Hunas/hubas -- low tide
Taob -- high tide
Lantong -- calm waters of the sea or ocean
Dugang -- dry
Labo -- wet | basâ
Lawod -- sea/ocean
Baybayun -- shore
Dugî -- mud | putik
Baybay -- sand | buhangin
Sabuyak -- the act of throwing a lot of small pebbles at once
Tungkag -- erect | nakataas
Halangkaw -- tall | mataas
Hababa -- short | mababa
Saday -- small
Magabat -- heavy | mabigat
Magi-an -- light weight, not so heavy | magaan
Tap-og -- dust
Agay-ay -- wood insect poop
Lawa -- spider web silk, silk like threads from other insects that look alike as that of a spider's silk, spider(the term can both mean a spider and a spider's silk) or sapot ng gagamba, gagamba
Matagas/tagas -- hard or matigas
Mayuta -- soft, weak
Masakit/dipisil(akin to that of the spanish word dificil) -- difficult or hindi madali, mahirap
Madari -- easy, quick, hurry or madali
Kurintas -- necklace or kuwintas
Kalo -- hat, cap or sombrero
Simba -- Sunday (7th day of the week according to international ISO 8601) or Linggo
Sunday -- comb(not to be confused with the same word yet different pronunciation of an English word of the day of the week) or suklay
Kawat -- game or laro
Pakawat -- palaro
Kawata -- toy or laruan
Kakawat -- playmate or kalaro
Kawatan -- playground
Awat/ka-awat -- very long time of waiting | antagal
Nahubon/hubon -- he/she was the only one "left", something that is left, left behind | naiwan
To-o/tu-o/tu-u -- right side or kanan
Walá -- left side or kaliwa (not to be confused with "walâ" in Tagalog that means "nothing")
Waláhun -- left handed
Napinaw -- vanished or nawala (?)
Kamposanto(?) -- cemetery or sementeryo
Mabakal -- will buy or bibili
Gilumdum -- memory | ala-ala
Nagilumduman -- remembered or naalala
Ringaw/naringaw/naringwan -- forgot/forgotten or nakalimutan
Imis -- to clean the mess/put in an organized way | ayusin ang mga nakakalat
Bantad("bantad ang init") -- direct(direct sunlight or heat)(?) | direkta
Sungaw -- humid smell...
Rida -- wheel or gulong (kind of akin to the spanish ruedas)
Espiho/Espiyo/Ispiho/Ispiyo -- mirror or salamin (a word with spanish origin)
Salming -- it can be a mirror or glass depending on the context used. Salamin in tagalog (it could have been a shortened version of that word)
Makintab -- something that is shiny or may kinang
Tintirwan/gasera -- kerosene lamp
Sakat -- to climb or akyat
Lukso -- jump, to jump or talon
Tukaw -- sit, to sit or upo
Higda -- to lay down, to sleep
Antal -- bouncy
Hagyanan/sakatan -- ladder or hagdan
Higdaan -- bed, something that is used to be slept on or higaan
Gadan/Tigbak -- dead, no longer living or patay, walang buhay
Lutab -- spit or dura
Riwoy/Rihoy -- saliva or dura
Duhay/Udo -- poop, shit or tae
Mahangin -- arrogant, prideful, boastful or mapagmalaki
Taribong -- circular motion as of to swirl or ikot
Darimaso -- an insect that excretes a very bad odor once touched
Purinas -- blurred, erased or malabo, binura
Mapanas/panas -- sharp or matulis
Pungko -- mountain, hill or bundok
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Viracnon Southern Bicol Dialect (on my POV) "Not a Story" (photo cover -ctto)
RandomI fear that I might forget my native tongue because of influences and other factors. And I will compile the words that is used in our family since my parents have ancestral roots in Virac and is currently living there/here. Because of different usag...
