Masbate Sorsogon
Masbate Sorsogon is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines.
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Northern Sorsogon (also Masbate Sorsogon, Northern Sorsoganon, Sorsogon Bicolano) is a Bisayan language spoken in the central part of Sorsogon, Philippines, in Sorsogon City and the municipalities of Casiguran, and Juban. It is closely related to, but distinct from Southern Sorsogon which is spoken in the southern part of Sorsogon.
It is one of the three Bisayan languages spoken in the Bicol region, next to Southern Sorsogon and Masbateño.
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Words in Masbate Sorsogon
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tawu* | |
| name | Naran* | |
| eye | mata | |
| ear | taliNa* | |
| nose | qiluN* | |
| tooth | Nipun* | |
| tongue | dilaq* | |
| hand | kamut* | |
| blood | duguq* | |
| bone | tulqaN* | |
| skin | panit* | |
| knee | tuhud* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| liver | atay | |
| water | tubig* | |
| fire | kalayu* | |
| sun | qadlaw* | |
| star | bituqun* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | bulud* | |
| tree | kahuy* | |
| leaf | dahun* | |
| night | gabqi* | |
| dog | qayam* | |
| fish | sira | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | qisad* | |
| two | duwa* | |
| I | qaku* | |
| you | kamu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Waray SorsogonAustronesian92% alike
- Inland-Buhi-Daraga BikolAustronesian80% alike
- Coastal-Virac BikolAustronesian79% alike
- Iriga BicolanoAustronesian78% alike
- BikolAustronesian78% alike
- Northern Catanduanes BicolanoAustronesian75% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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