(Ang wika ay ang pagsasama-sama ng mga salita para sa pagpapahayag ng mga

ideya na ginagamit ng mga tao ng isang dila. Ito ay sumusunod na ang

Maguindanao dila ay kumbinasyon ng mga salita na ginagamit ng Maguindanaon

upang ihatid ang kanilang mga ideya, at ang gramatika ng wikang ito ay ang sining

ng pagsasalita at pagsulat ito ng tama.)

Grammar is made up of Analogy,which treats of the relations which

words bear to each other; of Syntax,which treats of construction of

sentences;of Prosody,treating of pronounciation;and

Orthography,which treats of elementary sounds,spelling,and the

manner of writing a language.

(Ang Grammar ay binubuo ng Analogy, na tumatalakay sa mga ugnayang hatid ng

mga salita sa isa't isa; ng Syntax, na tumatalakay sa pagbuo ng mga pangungusap;

ng Prosody, paggamot sa pagbigkas; at Ortograpiya, na tumatalakay sa mga

elementarya na tunog, pagbabaybay, at paraan ng pagsulat ng isang wika.)

THE ARTICLE
 THE ARTICLE

When used alone, the article never makes sense; instead, a

substantive name must be used instead,thus: Si Ali endu su mga kayo-

Ali and the woods. In he foregoing sentence si and su are definite

articles, si being used with proper and su with common nouns, si

always preceding the proper noun.The Indefinite article is isa (Singular)

and aden (Plural), thus: Isa a talumpa-A shoe.Aden a miug,aden

menem na da silan miug-Some desire and some do not desire. Aden

Mapia,aden malat-Some are good,others are bad.

(Kapag ginamit nang nag-iisa, ang artikulo ay hindi makatuwiran; sa halip,

isang mahalagang pangalan ang dapat gamitin sa halip, kaya: Si Ali endu su mga

kayo- Ali at ang kakahuyan. Sa kanyang naunang pangungusap na si at su ay mga

tiyak na lathalain, ang si ay ginagamit na may wastong at su sa mga karaniwang

pangngalan, si palaging nauuna sa pangngalang pantangi. sapatos.Aden a

miug,aden menem na da silan miug-May nagnanais at may hindi nagnanais. Aden

Mapia,aden malat-Ang iba ay mabuti, ang iba ay masama.)

 NOMINAIVE
GENITIVE
DATIVE
ACCUSATIVE
VOCATIVE
ABLATIVE

Declension of the definite article si (the) singular, preceding a proper

noun:
Nom. Si Nawaf Nawaf (The Nawaf).
Gen. Ni, or kani Of Nawaf, Nawaf’s.
Nawaf
Dat. Kani Nawaf To,or for Nawaf.
Acc. Kani nawaf At Nawaf.
Voc. Ay Nawaf! Oh Nawaf!Nawaf!
Nawaf!
Abl. Kani Nawaf With,of,in,on,by,for,from,without,and
over Nawaf.

There is no plural definite article.

The name of the Deity always carries the definite article su,thus: Su
Allahu ta aala (The God) and not Si Allahu taala.
 Declension of the definite article su (the) singular:
Nom. Su puting. The cat.
Gen. Sa, na or kanu Of the cat.
puting.
Dat. Sa,kanu puting. To,or for the cat.
Acc. Sa puting. At the cat.
Voc. Puting! Ay puting! Cat!oh cat!
Abl. Sa, kana puting. With,of,in,on,by,for,from,without,
and over the cat
 Declension of the definite article su (the) plural:
Nom. Su mga puting. The cats.
Gen. Sa, nu or kanu mga Of the cats.
puting.
Dat. Sa,kanu mga puting. To,or for the cats.
Acc. Sa,I,kanu mga puting. At the cats.
Voc. Puting! Ay puting! Cats!oh cats!
Abl. Sa, kanu mga puting. With,of,in,on,by,for,from,without,
and over the cats.
 Declension of the definite article su (the) plural:
Nom. Su mga puting. The cats.
Gen. Sa, nu or kanu mga Of the cats.
puting.
Dat. Sa,kanu mga puting. To,or for the cats.
Acc. Sa,I,kanu mga puting. At the cats.
Voc. Puting! Ay puting! Cats!oh cats!
Abl. Sa, kanu mga puting. With,of,in,on,by,for,from,without,
and over the cats.
THE NOUNS
 THE NOUN

The noun is a part of speech which serves to make known things or

persons,and the qualities which pertain to them.There are substantive
nouns and adjective nouns.

(Ang pangngalan ay isang bahagi ng pananalita na nagsisilbing ipakilala ang mga

bagay o tao, at ang mga katangiang nauukol sa kanila. May mga substantibong
pangngalan at pang-uri na pangngalan.)

The substantive noun is the name which serves to make any

things or person known which is within the conception of man,thus:
Palaw- A wooded hill; Lalan-road.First. The noun may be proper or
common.
(Ang substantive noun ay ang pangalan na nagsisilbi upang makilala ang
anumang bagay o tao na nasa loob ng konsepto ng tao, kaya: Palaw- A wooded hill;
Lalan-daan.Una. Ang pangngalan ay maaaring wasto o karaniwan.)

A proper nounis the name of some particular person,place,people or

thing,thus: Maguindanao,Maranao,Zamboanga,Manila.

A common noun is the name which is applied to any one of a kind or

class of objects,thus:Tau-man; Kayo-tree; Kuda-horse.
EXAMPLES OF COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS

man
Nawaf doctor Doctor Ali
mama

Grand Bolqiah
castle Ali’s Castle mosque Mosque

wine Shiraz crocodile Snapylily

A primitive noun is one that has no origin from another noun, as: Lupa-
earth; Watu-rock; Ig-water.

(Ang primitive noun ay isa na walang pinanggalingan sa ibang pangngalan, gaya

ng: Lupa-earth; Watu-bato; Ig-tubig.)

A derivative noun is one that originates from another noun as Ulunan-

pillow,derived from ulu,(head) and an, a suffix,which is used when
reference is made to a place.

(Ang pangngalang derivative ay isa na nagmula sa isa pang pangngalan bilang

Ulunan-unan, nagmula sa ulu,(ulo) at an, isang panlapi, na ginagamit kapag ang
sanggunian ay ginawa sa isang lugar.)

EXAMPLES:
Tumpuk a mga mama. A gathering of men.
Tumpuk a bilibili. A flock of sheep.
Kawatuan A pile of rocks.
Niyogan A place where many coconuts
trees grow.
A substantive noun has no gender or number in the Moro grammar,thus;
Asu-dog; Sapi;cow; and Kuda;horse, of themselves do not express
either masculinity or femininity,and may be used in the singular or
plural.
Now,in order to distinguish the sex, mama (male) or babay (female) is
added to the noun,and to form the plural the term is modified by mga.

(Ang isang substantive na pangngalan ay walang kasarian o numero sa Moro

grammar, kaya; Asu-aso; Sapi;baka; at Kuda;kabayo, sa kanilang sarili ay hindi
nagpapahayag ng alinman sa pagkalalaki o pagkababae, at maaaring gamitin sa
isahan o maramihan.
Ngayon, upang makilala ang kasarian, ang mama (lalaki) o babay (babae) ay
idinaragdag sa pangngalan, at upang mabuo ang maramihan ang termino ay
binago ng mga.)

EXAMPLES:
Sapi a mama. Bull
Sapi a babay. Cow
Asu a mama. Dog
Asu a babay. Bitch
Taw a maputi. A white man.
Su mga taw a The white men.
maputi.
Kayo a masla. A big tree.
Su mga kayo a The big trees.
masla.
THE PRONOUNS
 THE PRONOUNS

Pronouns are words that replace nouns in a sentence, such as

“you,” “we,” or “they.” Most of the time we use pronouns without giving
them a second thought, but when we're working to be inclusive of
people from all gender identities, it is important to consider our use of
gendered pronouns when referring to people.

(Ang mga panghalip ay mga salitang pumapalit sa mga pangngalan sa isang

pangungusap, gaya ng “ikaw,” “kami,” o “sila.” Kadalasan ay gumagamit kami ng mga
panghalip nang hindi pinag-iisipan ang mga ito, ngunit kapag nagsusumikap kaming maging
kasama ang mga tao mula sa lahat ng pagkakakilanlan ng kasarian, mahalagang isaalang-
alang ang aming paggamit ng mga panghalip na may kasarian kapag tumutukoy sa mga
tao.)

Nom. Nominative
Gen. Genitive
Dat. Dative
Acc. Accusative
Voc. Vocative
Abl. Ablative

Declension of the pronoun Saki (I),first person,singular:

Nom. Saki, aku I.
Gen. Ku,salaki,laki Of me.
Dat. Salaki,sa salaki To or for me.
Acc. Salaki, sa salaki At me.
Voc.
Abl. Salaki, sa salaki Of,in,for,on over,and with me.
 Plural (we),when every one is refrred to:
Nom. Salkitanu,sekitanu,tanu,l We, all of us.
ekitanu
Gen. Salkitanu, sa Of us.
salkitanu,tanu
Dat. Salkitanu,sa salkitanu To or for us.
Acc. Salkitanu,sa salkitanu At us.
Voc.
Abl. Salkitanu, sa salkitanu With,of,in,for,on,without,and
over us.

Plural (we),when only two persons (thou and I,or you and e) are
referred to:
Nom. Salkita, sekita,ta We.
Gen. Salkita,sekita,ta,lekita Of us.
Dat. Salkita,sa salkita To or for us.
Acc. Salkita, sa salkita At us.
Voc.
Abl. Salkita, sa salkita With,of,in,for,on,without
and over us.

Plural (we),when we all except you are referred to:

Nom. Salkami,kami We.
Gen. Salkami,nami,lekami Of us.
Dat. Salkami,sa salkami To or for us.
Acc. Salkami,sa salkami At us.
Voc.
Abl. Salkami,sa salkami With,of,in,for,on,without,an
d over us.
 Declension of the pronoun thou,second person,singular:
Nom. Seka,ka Thou (you).
Gen. Nengka,leka,ka Of thee (you)
Dat. Salka,sa salka To or for thee(you).
Acc. Salka,sa salka At thee (you).
Voc. Seka Thou (you).
Abl. Salka,sa salka Of,in,for,on,by,without,over and
with thee (you).

Declension of the pronoun you,second person,plural:

Nom. Salkanu,kanu You.
Gen. Salkanu,sa Of you.
salkanu,nu,lekanu
Dat. Salkanu,sa salkanu To or for you.
Acc. Salkanu, sa salkanu At you.
Voc. Salkanu,kanu You.
Abl. Salkanu,sa salkanu With,of,in,for,on,by,with,and over
you.

Declension of the pronouns he,she,and it,third person,singular:

Nom. Salkanin,sekanin,nin He,she,it.
Gen. Salkanin,sa or Of him,of her,of it.
na,lekanin
Dat. Salkanin,kana,sa To or for him,her,or it.
salkanin
Acc. Salkanin,sa salkanin At him, her; or it
Voc.
Abl. Salkanin,sa salkanin With, of,in,for,on, by,without,and
over,him,her,or it.
 Declension of the pronoun they, third person plural:
Nom. Silan They.
Gen. Kanilan,sa Of the.m
kanilan,nilan
Dat. Kanilan,sa Kanilan To or for them.
Acc. Kanilan,sa kanilan, At them.
silan
Voc.
Abl. Kanilan, sa kanilan With,of,in,for,on,by,without,and
over them.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Laki,ku,salaki My,mine.
Nengka,salka Thine,yours.
Lekanin,nin,salkanin His,
Lekitanu,tanu,salkitanu Ours(belonging to all of us).
Lekita,ta,salkita Ours(thine and mine).
Lekami,nami,,salkami Ours(excluding a particular
one,or some particular ones).
Lekanu,nu Your and yours.
Kanilan,nilan Their.

The genetives laki,leka,lekanin,lekitanu,lekita,lekanu and nilan,it is

customary to place before the noun,thus:Su laki a walay-My house; Su
leka a banggala-Your shirt.
THE VERB
 THE VERB

A verb is a word that in syntax generally conveys an action, an

occurrence, or a state of being. In the usual description of English, the
basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many
languages, verbs are inflected to encode tense, aspect, mood, and
voice.

(Ang pandiwa ay isang salita na sa syntax ay karaniwang naghahatid ng

isang aksyon, isang pangyayari, o isang estado ng pagkatao. Sa karaniwang
paglalarawan ng Ingles, ang pangunahing anyo, mayroon man o walang particle
na to, ay ang infinitive. Sa maraming wika, ang mga pandiwa ay inflected upang i-
encode ang panahunan, aspeto, mood, at boses.)

Talk/Bityala Walk/Lakaw Eat/Kan Drink/Inum Cut/Upak

EXAMPLES:
1. Just talk to my lawyer.
Imbityala nengka buy abugadu ku.

2. I prefer to walk than to ride on your car.

Mas temu ku I ka lakaw kumin sa kapageda sa bagedan nengka.

3. Do you eat vegetables?

Begkan ka bun sa kamu?

4. I don’t drink alcohol.

Kena ku baginum sa maka langut.

5. Ayssah, cut the watermelon into 7 pieces.

Ayssah, upak ka e pananggitan anan sa 7 timan.
 THE FORMATION AND CONJUNCTION OF VERBS
To be, To have, and To be in a place.
The verb to be and the verbal expression to be in a place are
wanting in Maguindanao,and to express ideas of their nature the
substantive is simply used with the adjective for to be, and with the
place for to be in a place,as may be seen by the following examples:

Su puting sa lama-lama. The cat is in the park.

Si Ali na malambeg a taw. Ali is a tall man.
Su glat na lu sa tulugan. The knife is on the bed.
Su kayu a makapal. The tree is thick
Su mga talayanen na mawalaw. The talayanen’s are brave.
 CONJUGATION OF THE ACTIVE FORM BY “um” and “inum”
ROOT: Lutad-To go down
PRESENT
SINGULAR
Saki lumutad. I go down.
Seka lumutad. You go down.
Sekanin lumutad. He goes down.
PLURAL
Salkami lumutad. We go down.
Salkanu lumutad. You go down.
Salkanilan lumutad. They go down.

PAST
SINGULAR
Saki linumutad. I went down.
Seka linumutad. You went down.
Sekanin linumutad. He went down.
PLURAL
Salkami linumutad. We went down.
Salkanu linumutad. You went down.
Salkanilan linumutad. They went down.

FU TURE
Lumutad aku bu. I will go down.
Su future na mana bun present, uged na su future na bagumanan bu
sa “bu”.
 CONJUGATION OF THE FORM WITH “na” or “mag”
ROOT: Gueda-To embark.
PRESENT
SINGULAR
Saki magueda. I embark.
Seka magueda. You embark.
Sekanin magueda. He/She embark.
PLURAL
Salkitanu magueda. We embark.
Salkanu magueda. You embark.
Silan magueda. They embark.

PAST
SINGULAR
Saki nagueda. I embarked.
Seka nagueda. You embarked.
Sekanin nagueda. He/She embarked.
PLURAL
Salkitanu nagueda. We embarked.
Salkanu nagueda. You embarked.
Silan nagueda. They embarked.

FUTURE
Magueda aku bu. I will embark.
Su future na mana bun present, uged na su future na bagumanan bu
sa “bu”.
 THE PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERB
Knowing the verb and its forms in their typical Moros usage is
essential for learning the Moro language intelligently. This is especially
true of the passive form, which is present in all languages descended
from Malay. This is due to the fact that, when expressing their ideas, all
eastern peoples focus more on the subject than the object that the
action of the verb is focused on.
This is exactly the opposite of more civilized languages, which
explains why it frequently occurs to those studying oriental tongues that
they convey their ideas using the passive form while thinking they are
using the active, without realizing it.
The Maguindanao language recognizes four different passive tenses:
radical passive, passive in "i," passive in "en," and passive in "an."

Ang pag-alam sa pandiwa at mga anyo nito sa kanilang karaniwang

paggamit ng Moro ay mahalaga para sa matalinong pag-aaral ng wikang Moro. Ito
ay totoo lalo na sa passive form, na naroroon sa lahat ng mga wika na nagmula sa
Malay. Ito ay dahil sa katotohanan na, kapag nagpapahayag ng kanilang mga
ideya, ang lahat ng mga taga-silangan ay higit na nakatuon sa paksa kaysa sa
bagay na pinagtutuunan ng kilos ng pandiwa.

Ito ay eksaktong kabaligtaran ng mas sibilisadong mga wika, na

nagpapaliwanag kung bakit madalas na nangyayari sa mga nag-aaral ng mga
wikang oriental na inihahatid nila ang kanilang mga ideya gamit ang passive form
habang iniisip na ginagamit nila ang aktibo, nang hindi namamalayan.
Kinikilala ng wikang Maguindanao ang apat na magkakaibang mga passive tenses:
radical passive, passive sa "i," passive sa "en," at passive sa "an."
 THE RADICAL PASSIVE
This passive is proper in any radical diction which has a verb
significance, or better yet, in a diction where the verb may be active
by means of the terms which customarily determine it, and which of
itself expresses a full radical and a passive idea, thus, the radicals
teped, surat, and betad express the ideas, respectively, of cut, written
and placed, and from these we may say: Teped ka su kayo-Cut is the
tree or The tree is cut by you.

(Ang passive na ito ay wasto sa anumang radikal na diksyon na may kahulugan ng

pandiwa, o mas mabuti pa, sa isang diksyon kung saan ang pandiwa ay maaaring
maging aktibo sa pamamagitan ng mga terminong karaniwang tumutukoy dito, at
kung alin mismo ang nagpapahayag ng ganap na radikal at passive na ideya, kaya,
ang mga radikal na teped, surat, at betad ay nagpapahayag ng mga ideya, ayon
sa pagkakasunod-sunod, ng putol, nakasulat at inilagay, at mula sa mga ito ay
masasabi nating: Teped ka su kayo-Putol ay ang puno o Ang puno ay pinutol mo.)

EXAMPLES:
Ikatau-i ku kanilan. I will make it known to them.
Pembulauan-i palaus. He will decorate the post.
Penguengala-i dalepa. He will give the place a name.

EXAMPLES OF VERBS TO FIT THE FOREGOING CASES.

Lakaw ka sa mana kalaka na You walk as how the dog walk.
asu.
Minum bu si Jobhet mengka Jobhet will drink when she is
pakenum. thirsty.
Entayn e datu na inged na Who is the leader of the DOS
DOS? town?
Napagueletan ka nu mga taw I rushed in among those who
a bem bunwa. are fighting.
 THE
ADJECTIVES
 THE ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or noun phrase. Its
semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally,
adjectives were considered one of the main parts of speech of the
English language, although historically they were classed together with
nouns.
(Ang pang-uri ay isang salita na naglalarawan sa isang pangngalan o pariralang
pangngalan. Ang semantikong tungkulin nito ay baguhin ang impormasyong
ibinigay ng pangngalan. Ayon sa kaugalian, ang mga adjectives ay itinuturing na isa
sa mga pangunahing bahagi ng pagsasalita ng wikang Ingles, bagaman ayon sa
kasaysayan, sila ay inuuri kasama ng mga pangngalan.)

SIZE OF PEOPLES OR THINGS

A thin boy. Maketi a wata mama.
A large house. Masla a walay.
A long bridge. Malendu a titayan.
A tiny feet. Manot a ay.
A short skirt. Mababa a saya.
A small girl. Manot a wata babay.

COLOR OF THINGS
A white slipper. Maputi a smagel.
A red dress. Maliga balgkes.
An orange balloon. Kulit a sakembut.
A yellow skirt. Binaning a saya.
A blue pillow. Bilu a ulunan.

DESCRIBING THE QUALITY OF PERSON.

A beautiful girl. Manisan a babay.
A handsome boy. Guwapo a mama.
A poor family. Miskinan a pamilya.
A rich man. Kawasa a mama.
An old man. Matuwa a mama.
 THE COMPARATIVE FORM

To compare two people or things, use the comparative form of an

adjective. The comparative form is usually made by adding er to the
adjective.
(Upang paghambingin ang dalawang tao o bagay, gamitin ang pahambing na
anyo ng isang pang-uri. Ang pahambing na anyo ay karaniwang ginagawa sa
pamamagitan ng pagdaragdag ng er sa pang-uri.)

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE Comparative form Comparative form

English Maguindanaon English Maguidanaon

Dark Darker Malibuteng Mas Malibuteng

Light Lighter Maliwanag Mas Maliwanag
High Higher Mapulu Mas Mapulu
Low Lower Mababa Mas Mababa
Old Older Matwa Mas Matwa
 THE SUPERLATIVE FORM

When you compare three or more people or things, use the superlative
form of an adjective. The superlative form is usually made by adding
est to the adjective.

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE Superlative form Superlative form

English Maguindanaon English Maguidanaon

Darker Darkest Mas Malibuteng Pinakamalibuteng

Lighter Lightest Mas Maliwanag Pinakamaliwanag
Higher Highest Mas Mapulu Pinakamapulu
Lower Lowest Mas Mababa Pinakamababa
Older Oldest Mas Matwa Pinakamatwa
THE ADVERBS
 THE ADVERBS
An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (“he sings
loudly”), an adjective (“very tall”), another adverb (“ended too
quickly”), or even a whole sentence (“Fortunately, I had brought an
umbrella.”). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look
exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.

(Ang pang-abay ay isang salita na nagbabago (naglalarawan) sa isang

pandiwa ("malakas siyang umawit"), isang pang-uri ("napakataas"), isa pang pang-
abay ("natapos nang napakabilis"), o kahit isang buong pangungusap ("Buti na lang,
mayroon akong nagdala ng payong.”). Ang mga pang-abay ay madalas na
nagtatapos sa -ly, ngunit ang ilan (tulad ng mabilis) ay eksaktong kapareho ng
kanilang mga katapat na pang-uri.)
 ADVERBS OF PLACE

Adverbs of place tell us where something happens. Adverbs of

place are usually placed after the main verb or after the clause that
they modify. Adverbs of place do not modify adjectives or other
adverbs. Some examples of adverbs of place: here, everywhere,
outside, away, around.
(Sinasabi sa atin ng mga pang-abay na lugar kung saan nangyayari ang
isang bagay. Ang mga pang-abay na panlunan ay karaniwang inilalagay
pagkatapos ng pangunahing pandiwa o pagkatapos ng sugnay na kanilang binago.
Ang mga pang-abay ng lugar ay hindi nagbabago ng mga pang-uri o iba pang
pang-abay. Ilang halimbawa ng pang-abay na lugar: dito, kahit saan, labas, malayo,
paligid.)

Examples:
Mawatan Far
Masiken Near
Sangulan In front
Ulyan Behind
Baba/Didalem Under
Lilyaw On top
EXAMPLES:
My school is so far from my house.
Su iskwila ku na mawatan ged sa walay ku.

Their house is near in the hospital.

Su walay nilan na masiken sa ospital.

Im in front of your gate.

Nyaku sa sangulan na bungawan nu a.

Get the car behind our house.

Kuwa ka I bagedan atu lusa ulyan na walay nami.

The pen is under the table.

Su panulat na nan sa baba na lamisan

The paper in on top of the table.

Su kaltas na nan sa lilyaw na lamisan.
 ADVERBS OF TIME

Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for

how long, and how often. Adverbs of time are invariable. They are
extremely common in English. Adverbs of time have standard positions
in a sentence depending on what the adverb of time is telling us.
Sinasabi sa atin ng mga pang-abay ng oras kung kailan nangyari ang isang
aksyon, ngunit gayundin kung gaano katagal, at gaano kadalas. Ang mga pang-
abay ng oras ay hindi nagbabago. Ang mga ito ay lubhang karaniwan sa Ingles.
Ang mga pang-abay ng oras ay may mga karaniwang posisyon sa isang
pangungusap depende sa kung ano ang sinasabi sa atin ng pang-abay ng oras.

Some Examples of the adverbs of time.

Saguna Now

Amag Tomorrow

Kagay Yesterday

Kagasendaw Day before yesterday

Amay Later

Examples:
Get the car now.
Kuwa ka e bagedan saguna.

Im going to school tomorrow.

Belu aku amag sa iskwila.

We went to market yesterday.

Limu kami sa padyan kagay.

We went to my cousin’s house day before yesterday.

Limu kami sa walay na pakat ku kagasendaw.

I will give your money later.

Inngay ku bu saleka I kulta nengka amay.
 ADVERBS OF MODE (MANNER)

Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are

usually placed either after the main verb or after the object.
Sinasabi sa atin ng mga pang-abay na paraan kung paano nangyayari ang
isang bagay. Karaniwang inilalagay ang mga ito pagkatapos ng pangunahing
pandiwa o pagkatapos ng bagay.

Panun? How?

Pedtibaba Purposely

Di tibaba Involuntarily

Mapia Freely

Malat Badly

Examples:
1. How true?
Panun e kabenal nin?

2. I did it purposely.
Pidtibaban ku bun itu.

3. I did it involuntarily.
Di kena ku itu bedtibaban.

4. It’s freely to do that.

Mapya inan a bengulan.

5. Don’t dot it badly.

Dika benggula inan a malat.
 ADVERBS OF QUANTITY

Adverbs of quantity in English indicate the quantity of an action.

They are usually placed after the verb and before the adjectives and
other adverbs. These adverbs are different from the adverbs of degree,
because these adverbs express the amount of the action and the
adverbs of degree express intensity of the action.

(Ang mga pang-abay na dami sa English ay nagsasaad ng dami ng isang

aksyon. Karaniwang inilalagay ang mga ito pagkatapos ng pandiwa at bago ang
mga pang-uri at iba pang pang-abay. Ang mga pang-abay na ito ay iba sa mga
pang-abay na antas, dahil ang mga pang-abay na ito ay nagpapahayag ng dami
ng kilos at ang mga pang-abay na antas ay nagpapahayag ng tindi ng kilos.)

Madakel Much
Sama Excessively
Da Nothing
Paidu Little
Sugat taman Enough

Examples:
1.We have much of mangoes here.
Aden madakel a mangga nami sya.

1. I don’t eat excess food.

Dyaku begkan sa sama bu a pegken.

2. Do you have a pen? Nothing.

Aden panulat nengka? Da.

3. I have a water here, but too little.

Aden ig ku sya,uged na paidu ged.

4. One girl is enough.

Isa bu a babay na sugat taman.
 THE
CONJUNCTIONS
 THE CONJUNCTIONS
In grammar, a conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases,
or clauses that are called the conjuncts of the conjunctions. That definition
may overlap with that of other parts of speech, and so what constitutes a
"conjunction" must be defined for each language.

(Sa gramatika, ang pang-ugnay ay bahagi ng pananalita na nag-uugnay sa mga salita,

parirala, o sugnay na tinatawag na mga pang-ugnay ng mga pang-ugnay. Maaaring mag-
overlap ang kahulugang iyon sa iba pang bahagi ng pananalita, kaya dapat tukuyin kung
ano ang bumubuo ng "conjunction" para sa bawat wika.)

Amayka If
Endu Also
Uged But
Pabila In case of
Dikena Nor

EXAMPLES:
If no one will get this bag, I’ll just trow it.
Amayka dala kemwa sa nyaba bag,na makin ku idtug.

Ali won as SBC-Governor in his school,he also won to his crush heart.
Si Ali na nakataban sa SBC-Gobelnul lu sa bangagyan nin,endu nakataban bun
sekanin sa pusong na galinyan nin.

Bailily has a good heart,but she also has a demon heart.

Si Bailily na aren salekanin I mapya a pamusungan, uged aren bun salekanin I setan
a pamusungan.

In case of emergency,just contact this number.

Pabila ka aren manggula a da gabplanuwi,na I kontak nubu inyaba a number.
 THE
PREPOSITIONS
 THE PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun,
or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial
relationships, or to introduce an object.
(Ang pang-ukol ay isang salita o pangkat ng mga salita na ginagamit bago ang
isang pangngalan, panghalip, o pariralang pangngalan upang ipakita ang
direksyon, oras, lugar, lokasyon, spatial na relasyon, o upang ipakilala ang isang
bagay.)

Taman Since
Dala Without
Pulu/Lilyaw Over
Sampay Until
Baba Under

Since I was a child,I never felt the the word love.

Taman a kanu wata aku na daku pan maranasi I pidtalu a kalilini.

She posted our photo without my permission.

Ini pangambug nin I tularan nami atu sa apya dala makapagetaw sa laki.

The paper is over the table.

Su kaltas na sa lilyaw na lamisan.

Until now, I still can’t get over about what she did to me.
Sampay saguna diku pan galipatanan I pinggula nin sa laki.

There’s a lot of fish under the sea.

Madakel ged e seda sya sa baba na lagat.
 THE
INTERJECTIONS
 THE INTERJECTIONS
An interjection is a word or expression that occurs as an
utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or
reaction. It is a diverse category, encompassing many different
parts of speech, such as exclamations, curses, greetings,
response particles, hesitation markers, and other words.

ZAng interjection ay isang salita o ekspresyon na nangyayari bilang isang

pagbigkas sa sarili nitong at nagpapahayag ng isang kusang damdamin o
reaksyon. Ito ay isang magkakaibang kategorya, na sumasaklaw sa
maraming iba't ibang bahagi ng pananalita, tulad ng mga tandang, mga
sumpa, mga pagbati, mga particle ng pagtugon, mga pananda ng pag-
aatubili, at iba pang mga salita.

Kanugu nin! What a pity!

Ingat kanu! Look out!

Kangagan! How quick!

Dua-nin! Poor soul!

Salig ka! Courage!

EXAMPLES:
What a pity! She lost her wallet in the marke.
Kanugu nin! Natadin nin su kaltida nin lu sa padyan.

Look out! The enemies are getting near from us.

Ingat kanu! Su mga kuntla na begkasiken den salekitanu.

How quick!Yesterday you’re just my crush,but today you’re already mine.

Kangagan! Kagay a galinyan ku bu seka,saguna balay kun seka.

Pour soul! They tortured the cat.

Dua-nin! Pinakapasangan nilan su puting.

Have Courage! You can do it.

Salig ka! Magaga nengka inan.
 SOME ENGLISH-
MAGUINDANAON WORDS
THAT WILL HELP YOU
 MAGUINDANAON NUMBERS TO ENGISH

The following are some of the cardinal numerals:

1. Isa One
2. Duwa Two
3. Telu Three
4.Pat Four
5.Lima Five
6.Nem Six
7.Pitu Seven
8. Walu Eight
9.Siyaw Nine
10.Sapulu Ten
11. Sapulu du Isa Eleven
12. Sapulu du duwa Twelve
13. Sapulu du telu Thirteen
14. Sapulu du Pat Fourteen
15. Sapulu du Lima Fifteen
16. Sapulu du nem Sixteen
17. Sapulu su pitu Seventeen
18. Sapulu du Walu Eighteen
19. Sapulu du siyaw Nineteen
20. Duwa pulu Twenty
30. Telu pulu Thirty
40.Pat pulu Forty
50. Lima pulu Fifty
60 Nem pulu Sixty
70. Pitu pulu Seventy
80. Walu pulu Eighty
90. Siyaw pulu Ninety
100. Magatus One hundred
200.Duwa gatus Two Hundred
300.Telu gatus Three hundred
400.Pat gatus Four hundred
500.Lima gatus Five hundred
600.Nem gatus Six hundred
700.Pitu gatus Seven hundred
800.Walu gatus Eight hundred
900Siyaw gatus Nine hundred
1000.Sangibu One thousand

ORDINAL NUMBERS
Su Mona The First
Su ika duwa The Second

Su ika telu The Third

Su ika pat The Fourth

Su ika lima The Fifth

MULTIPLICATIVE NUMBERS
Ngaga isa Single

Ngaga duwa Twofold

Ngaga telu Threefold

Ngaga pat Fourfold

Ngaga lima Fivefold

 DAYS OF THE WEEK
MGA GAY NU PADYAN

SATURDAY SAPTO

SUNDAY AKAD

MONDAY ISNIN

TUESDAY SALASA

WEDNESDAY ALBA

THURSDAY KAMIS

FRIDAY GIYAMAT
 TIMES OF THE DAY
KUTIKA NU GAY

Morning Mapita
Noon Modtu
Afternoon Malulem
Night Magabi

Yesterday Kagay
Tomorrow Namag
While ago Kagina
Now Saguna
COLORS (WALNA/GASM) THEIR ENGLISH AND MAGUINDANAO NAMES

BLUE/BILU RED/MALIGA

YELLOW/BINANING GREEN/GADUNG

ORANGE/KULIT PINK/KASUMBA

VIOLET/LAMBAYUNG BROWN/SIKULATI

BLACK/MAYTEM GRAY/MAGAW

WHITE/MAPUTI
 PARTS OF THE BODY
(ZUKUWAN NA LAWAS)