SOME COMMON TALOCTOC SENTENCES

The Taloctoc dialect has a certain accent that is specific for only Taloctoc natives. The letter "T" is most often pronounced as "K"; the letter "D" is most often pronounced as a cross between "T" and "D" (a heavy "TH" sound).

English to Taloctoc

1. What is your name? Umma ngadan no?
2. Where do you live? Umma ili yo?
3. Please come here. Umali kaod atna.
4. I love you. Laydok sika
5. Where are you going? Umma ayam?
6. Look at this! Ilam kad de anna.
7. Go ahead! Ingkayon ot.
8. What do you see? Umma ma-ilam?
9. You lied! nantul-li ka.
10. You are beautiful. Mambalo(l here is pronounced as y)ka.
11. Why have you done this to me? Pamman kingwa kansakon de katnat?
12. Take care. Ammam pay.
13. Where are you right now? Umma igom sinsana?
14. Wait, please. Unniyan ot.
15. I hope you are doing well. Mambalo ka ot yan.

SOME COMMON TALOCTOC SENTENCES

The Taloctoc dialect has a certain accent that is specific for only Taloctoc natives. The letter "T" is most often pronounced as "K"; the letter "D" is most often pronounced as a cross between "T" and "D" (a heavy "TH" sound).

English TO Taloctoc

1. What is your name? Umma ngadan no?
2. Where do you live? Umma ili yo?
3. Please come here. Umali kaod atna.
4. I love you. Laydok sika
5. Where are you going? Umma ayam?
6. Look at this! Ilam kad de anna.
7. Go ahead! Ingkayon ot.
8. What do you see? Umma ma-ilam?
9. You lied! nantul-li ka.
10. You are beautiful. Mambalo(l here is pronounced as y)ka.
11. Why have you done this to me? Pamman kingwa kansakon de katnat?
12. Take care. Ammam pay.
13. Where are you right now? Umma igom sinsana?
14. Wait, please. Unniyan ot.
15. I hope you are doing well. Mambalo ka ot yan.

COMMON KALINGA WORDS

ENGLISH TO TALOCTOC
Some of the words (like table and window) are actually English words pronounced in the native accent. This is because these things were not yet used during the olden days.

1. TABLE - TEBOL
2. WINDOW - WINDO
3. BOLO - BODONG
4. FLOWER - POLAWEL
5. TEACHER - MISTALA
6. RAIN - UDAN
7. RICE - ISNA
8. FISH - GADIW
9. RICEFIELDS - PAYAO
10. RIVER - DAW-WANG
11. WATER - DANUM
12. FIRE - APOY
13. BOY - LALAKI ( L HERE IS PRONOUNCED AS Y)
14. GIRL - BABAI
15. WIFE/HUSBAND - ASAWA
16. GRANDFATHER/GRANDMOTHER - APPO OR APO
17. CHILD - ANAK
18. MOUNTAIN - BELEG
19. CUP - TASA
20. PLATE - PALATO