Difference between revisions of "Bikol and Chamorro/Lexical selection"

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= Lexical Selection =
 
 
== bcl → cha ==
 
== bcl → cha ==
 
* In Bikol, <b>bóla</b> means ball or compliment. In Chamorro, ball = <i>bola</i> and compliment = <i>komplimenta</i>.
 
* In Bikol, <b>bóla</b> means ball or compliment. In Chamorro, ball = <i>bola</i> and compliment = <i>komplimenta</i>.

Latest revision as of 16:08, 28 March 2017

bcl → cha

  • In Bikol, bóla means ball or compliment. In Chamorro, ball = bola and compliment = komplimenta.
  • glóbo means map or balloon in Bikol. In Chamorro, map = mapa and balloon = abubu.

cha → bcl

  • In Chamorro, guakse means to scrub (clothes) or to turn inside out. In Bikol, to scrub (clothes) is kuró-kusó and to turn inside out is balík.
  • maggem means cautious or damp. In Bikol, máan means cautious and basá means damp.