Kalagan

Introduction

Kalagan is a language of Philippines. It is spoken in Mindanao, Davao del Sur and Davao, Compostela Valley, and Davao Oriental provinces, east and west shores of Davao gulf. Isamal dialect: Samal Island; Western dialect: Davao Oriental Province, Lupon along the gulf down to Hagonoy and Guihing near Digos city; Eastern dialect: mainly Davao Oriental Province.

Dialects

Eastern Kalagan, Isamal, Western Kalagan. Lexical similarity: 72% with Kagan (See: Kalagan, Kagan?), 74% with Mansaka (See: Mansaka), 83% with Mandaya (See: Mandaya?).

The Kalagan Verb

Verblist

• banggɨt -- to tie up, fasten
• bayad -- to buy
• bayu -- to pound, beat
• bintu -- to throw
• boq -- to sniff, smell
• dɨngɨg -- to hear
• dɨt -- to hunt
• dugsang -- to stab, pierce
• giling -- to turn
• ka:n -- to eat
• kapay -- to swim
• kaqadiqan -- to know, be knowledgeable
• katulug -- to sleep
• kɨmɨq -- to hold
• kitaq -- to see
• kutkut -- to dig
• law -- to say
• lupad -- to fly
• lutuq, subu -- to cook
• ma:ngaq -- to bite
• makatil, qalut -- to scratch
• mallɨk -- to fear
• mamaq -- to chew
• maqiyap -- to count
• molug -- to fall
• nyatay -- to die, be dead
• pa:naw -- to walk
• pamalliq -- to choose
• panog -- to climb
• patay -- to kill
• qikɨl -- to laugh
• qɨlɨb -- to spit
• qimoq -- to work
• qindɨg -- to stand
• qingkud -- to sit
• qinɨm -- to drink
• qɨyɨp -- to blow
• qutud -- to cut, hack
• sɨpsɨp -- to suck
• sugaw -- to cry
• suka -- to vomit
• sunug -- to burn
• ta:kaw -- to steal
• tagaynɨp -- to dream
• taguq -- to hide
• tanɨm -- to plant
• teq -- to sew
• tigmɨs -- to squeeze