Bisaya Possessive Pronouns

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog. Today's lesson is Possessive Pronouns.

It may seem daunting to look at the table above but do not worry, I am here to help you out. We will discuss them one by one. 

Before we start, I would like to note that just like any language, There are a number of ways to construct sentences with only one thought. In this lesson, I will give one or two sample sentences. 

Possessive Pronoun - My

Ako/ Akoa/ Akong/ Akoang

SINGULAR

Sample Sentences 1:

Akoa ni. (This is mine) OR Ako ni.

Akoa ni? (Is this mine?) OR Ako ni?

Ako/ Akoa - Mine

ni - short cut of "kini" which means "this"

Remember, these are short cut words

ni - Kini

na - Kana

to - Kato

Sample Sentences 2:

(Introducing friends)

Akoang mga amiga. (My Friends - Girl)

Akong mga amiga.  (My Friends - Girl)

Amiga - Friend - Girl

Amigo - Friend - Boy

Uyab - Boyfriend/ Girlfriend with relationship

Possessive Pronoun - YOUR/ YOURS

Imo/ Imong/ Imoha/Imohang - SINGULAR

Inyo/ Inyoha/ Inyong/ Inyohang - PLURAL

Let's start with the SINGULAR first - Imo/ Imong/ Imoha/Imohang 

1. Imo ni? OR Imo ni.

Imoha ni? OR Imoha ni.

(yours)   (this)                              

Again, "ni" means "this"

2. Imong kwarta asa? OR Imong kwarta asa man?

OR

Asa          man        imong        kwarta?

(where)                 (your)      (money)

Where is your money?

"man" does not have English equivalent. This is added to give more emphasis to the emotion. 

Inyo/ Inyoha/ Inyong/ Inyohang - PLURAL

Inyo ni? OR Inyo ni.

Inyoha ni? OR Inyoha ni.

This is used when you are talking to the person that belongs to the same group or team you are referring to. 

Nag-ulan sa inyo?

(raining)   (your place)

Is it raining at your place?

Inyohang  gidala ang mga school supplies?

                                            Did you guys bring the school supplies?                                             

Inyohang - you guys

gidala - bring

ang mga - the (plural form)

Possessive Pronoun - His/ Her (SINGULAR)

Iya/ Iyaha/ Iyahang

Iyaha ni? OR Iyaha ni.

Iya ni? OR Iya ni.

This is his/ hers.

Nindot iyang bag.

His/Her bag is nice.

Nindot - nice, beautiful

iyang - his/ hers

Possessive Pronoun - Ours (PLURAL)

A) Ato/Atoa/ Atong/ Atoang

B) Amo/ Amoa/ Among/ Amoang

You might want to ask what's the difference?

- The point of view

- Depending on who is the speaker.

Let's start with A) Ato/Atoa/ Atong/ Atoang - is used when a member is speaking to another member of the same  group.

Ato ni? OR Ato ni.

Atoa ni? OR Atoa ni.

This is ours.

Atong amahan kay walay libog.

Our father is just cool.

Our father is a peaceful person.

Our father is just going with flow.

Atong - our

amahan - father 

kay - is 

walay - not/ nothing

libog - confuse

walay libog - is an idiomatic expression which means cool, going with the flow, peaceful person.

Now, let's go to 

B) Amo/ Amoa/ Among/ Amoang - used when a member of a group speaking to an outsider.

Amo ni? OR Amo ni.

Amoa ni? OR Amoa ni.

This is ours.

Amoang project kay wala pa nahuman.

Our project is not done yet.

Amoang - our

kay - is

wala pa - not yet

nahuman - done / finish

Last but not the least...

Possessive Pronoun - Their/s (PLURAL)

Ila/ Ilaha/ Ilang/ Ilahang

Example: 

Ila ni? OR Ila ni.

Ilaha ni? OR Ilaha ni.

This is theirs? 

This sample sentence is asking for direction.

Asa ilang Inday?

Where is Inday's place? 

Asa - where

ilang - their

Use this sentence, if you are already at the area but you just don't know the exact location of one's house or place. 

Example:

Dala-a ilang mga bags.

Bring their bags.

Dala-a / Dal-a - to bring or carry

ilang - their

mga -plural form. signifying subject is more than one

That's all for today. Please do watch my video below for the pronunciation and more details.