Bikol/Possessive Pronouns

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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 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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