Ivatan phrasebook Voyage Tips and guide

Ivatan (Chirin nu Ibatan) is a Batanic branch of Austronesian language family spoken mainly in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, and also in southern Taiwan.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

a: as in father
e: as in vowel
i: as in ease
o: as in orange
u: as in loose

Consonants

b: as in big
ch: as in cheese
d: as in did
f: as in for
g: as in goat
h: as in house
j: as in hope
k: as in kite
l: as in lamb
m: as in moon
n: as in net
ng: as in sing
ny: as in canyon
p: as in pit
r: as in rat
s: as in some
t: as in toy
v: as in vice
w: as in wow

Common diphthongs

aw: as in wow
iw: as in kiwi
ay: as in die
ey: as in day
oy: as in boy

Phrase lists

Basics

Hello.: Kapian kapa nu dios. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo JAWSS)
Hello. (informal): . ( )
How are you?: Ara ka mangu? (AH-rah kah MAH-ngoo?)
Fine, thank you.: Taytu ako a mapia. Dios mamajes. (TIGH-too AH-koo ah MAH-pyah. JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)
What is your name?: Angu ngaran mo? (ah-NGOO NGAH-rahn maw?)
My name is ______ .: U ngaran ko am ______ . (oo NGAH-rahn kaw ahm _____ .)
Nice to meet you.: Mapya ta nasinchad ku imu. (mah-PYAH tah nah-SEEN-chahd koo EE-moo)
Please.: . ( )
Thank you.: Dios mamajes. (JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)
You're welcome.: . ( )
Yes.: Oon. ( )
No.: . ( )
Excuse me. (getting attention): . ( )
Excuse me. (begging pardon): . ( )
I'm sorry.: . ( )
Goodbye: .Dios mavidin (JAWSS mah-VEE-dihn)
Goodbye (informal): . ( )
I can't speak Ivatan [well].: Makapaychirin aku ava su ?????? [ ]. (mah-kah-pigh-CHEE-rihn AH-koo AH-vah soo ?????? [ ])
Do you speak English?: Mañinglish ka? (mah-nyihng-LEESH kah?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?: ? ( ?)
Help!: ! ( !)
Look out!: ! ( !)
Good morning.: Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamavukas (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see-chah mah-VOO-kahss)
Good noon.: Kapian ka pa nu Dios maraw
Good afternoon.: Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamakuyab. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo mah-KOO-yahb)
Good evening.: Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamahep. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see chah MAH-huhp)
Good night (to sleep): . ( )
I don't understand.: Maintindi ku ava. (mah-een-TEEN-dee koo AH-vah)
Where is the toilet?: ? ( ?)

Numbers

1: asa
2: dadua
3: tatdo
4: apat
5: dadima
6: anem
7: papito
8: wawaho
9: sasyam
10: asa puho
11: asa sicharua
12: dadua sicharua
13: tatdu sicharua
14: apat sicharua
15: dadima sicharua
16: anem sicharua
17: papito sicharua
18: wawaho sicharua
19: sasyam sicharua
20: dadua puho
21: dadwa a puho kan asa
22: dadwa a puho kan dadwa
23: dadwa a puho kan tatdo
30: tatdo a puho
40: apat a puho
50: dadima a puho
60: anem a puho
70: papito a puho
80: wawaho a puho
90: sasyam a puho
100: asa yatus
1000: asa livo

Colors

Black: Mavaweng
Blue: A'sul
Brown: Chocolati
Dark: Masarih
Gray: Mavu-avo
Green: Birdi
Red: Mavayah
White: Mahilak
Yellow: Mañujama

Days

Sunday: Domingo; Lumingu
Monday: Lunis
Tuesday: Martis
Wednesday: Miyirkolis; Mirkulis
Thursday: Juibis; Juybis
Friday: Biyernis; Birnis
Saturday: Sabado; Sabalu

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