| Also Known As: Minasbate,Masbateño
Description:
Masbateño is a Visayan language spoken by more than 600,000 people, primarily in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. It is close to Capiznon and Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), both spoken on Panay. It can be considered a Bisakol language, meaning a language intermediate between Visayan languages and Bicolano languages.
Masbateño has sixteen consonants: p, t, k, b, d, g, m, n, ng, s, h, w, l, r and y. There are three vowels: i, a, and u/o. The vowels u and o are allophones, with u always being used when it is the beginning and sometimes end of a syllable, and o always used when it ends a syllable. This is one of the Philippine languages which is excluded from [ɾ]-[d] allophone.
Who are you? - Sin-o Ka?
What is your name? - Nano an pangaran mo?
When is your Birthday - San-o ka nabuhay?
Where do you live? - Diin ka naga-istar?
Cat - Miya
Dog - Ido
Cow - Baka
Pig - Orig (piglet) Anay (mother pig)
Rat - Iraga
I hate you - Urit ako sa imo
I love you - Namomo-ot ako sa imo (bicol)
I love you - Palangga ta ikaw (Masbate Main Land)
Ant - Sirum (Masbate Ticao Island)
Ant - Hurnigas (Masbate Main Land)
Delicious - Masiram (Masbate)- manamit
Difficult - Malisud
Annoying - Kabaradli!!!
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