Bikol and Chamorro/Contrastive Grammar

Contrastive grammar between Bikol and Chamorro

Differences

Indefinite Object

Chamorro

• Mana'lo yo' lepblo (I returned a book) (pg. 107)
  • constructed verb form from root and rules
• Manaitai yo' lepblo (I read a book)

Bikol

• Iinulíʼ ko an libró (I returned a book)
• <enter read form here>

Chamorro indicates indefinite object with a prefix on the verb but Bikol includes the determiner as a separate word.

Possession

Chamorro

• I gimaʼ-ña si Jose (Joseʼs house) (pg. 221)

Bikol

• An haróng ni Jose (Joseʼs house)

Bikol uses "ni Jose" to mean "of Jose" and Chamorro adds the possessive indicator to the noun.

Plural Nouns

Chamorro

• Manmaʼestro hamyo (You are teachers) (pg. 234)

Bikol

• Mga maestro ???? (pg. 99)

Bikol uses a separate word to indicate plurality of a noun whereas Chamorro uses a prefix.

Modifiers

Chamorro

• Malak i dánkolo na gumaʼ yoʼ (I went to the big house) (pg. 92, 208)

Bikol

• Nagdumán akó an haróng na dakúlaʼ (I went to the big house)

Chamorro has modifier before noun but Bikol has noun before modifier.

Comparative

Chamorro

• Metgotña yoʼ kinu hagu (I am stronger than you) (pg. 217)

Bikol

• Makusóg pa akó ki saímo (I am stronger than you)

Chamorro uses a combination of a suffix and a separate word to indicate comparatives whereas Bikol just uses a separate word.

bcl-cha tests

• (bcl) An haróng ni Jose → (cha) I gimaʼ-ña si Jose

  (eng) An<det><ind> haróng<n> ni<taghere> Jose<cog> → (kaz) I<taghere> gimaʼ-ña<taghere> si<taghere> Jose<taghere>