Aklanon Adjectives

List of Adjectives	English Translation	Filipino Translation	Root Word
A
Abo	many	marami	abo
An-um	six	anim	an-um
Ap-at	four	apat	ap-at
B
Baean-os	spoiled	nabulok	ban-os
Balandra	throw/expose/slop	tinapon	balandra
Buskad	open	buka	buskad
Buslo	protrude	uslio	buslo
D
Daywa	two	dalawa	daywa
E
Eaban	More or less	humigit-kumulang	eaban
Eonot (should be eunot)	rotten	bulok	eunot
G
Gwapa	pretty beautiful	Marikit/maganda	gwapa
Gwapo	handsome	gwapo	gwapo
I
Isaea (In Lezo, saea)	one	isa	Isaea
K
Kabueosgon	satisfaction	Pagbibigay-kasiyahan	busog
Kasueokan	greediness	katakawan	sueok
L
Lima	five	lima	lima
M
Mabahoe	big	malaki	bahoe
Mabaskog	strong	malakas	baskog
Mabuot	kind	mabait	buot
Mahigko	dirty	marumi	higko
Maiikit	Too close	malalapit	Ikit
Maisot	small	maliit	Isot
Malimpyo	clean	malinis	Limpyo
Manami	good	masarap	nami
Manipis	thin	manipis	nipis
Masadya	happy	masaya	sadya
Mayad	good	magaling	ayad
P
Pasaway	troublesome	pasaway	saway
Patindog	to erect/stand	patayo	tindog
Pinakamaputi	whitest	pinakamaputi	puti
Pito	seven	pito	pito
Pueo	ten	Sampu	pueo
S
Suplada	snobbish	mapagmataas	suplada
T
Tambok (This is not an adjective)	fat	taba	tambok
Tatlo	three	tatlo	tatlo
W
Waeo	eight	walo	waeo

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Interviewers: Rodelyn P. Sucgang and Mary Rose F. Tarantan

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Below are my answers to an online interview. Melcichon

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The study aims to know the commonly used Aklanon adjectives on grade one public schools in Aklan.

Questions:

1. What is Akeanon adjective? Like in any languages, Aklanon “adjectives convey a sense of which, what kind, or how many/much”.

2. How to construct Akeanon adjectives? Are there rules to follow?

You contruct Akeanon adjectives by using prefixes, e.g.
maeabo—Ro durian hay maeabo

Naeabog—Ro durian hay naeabog.

Pinaisot—Pinaisot ro eangbon.

You can also construct an adjective by adding prefixes and suffixes to a noun:

Maueanon—Ro Agosto hay maueanon nga buean.
Madumdumon—Si Pedro hay madumdumon nga tawo.

Tig pito-pito nga pasong nga paeay ro hueay ku kada manog-ani.

You can also construct an adjective by repeating the same noun:

Manok--Si Ambet ro manok-manukon nga eakisa grupo.

3. When to use Akeanon adjectives?

You use the Akeanon adjectives when you want to convey the following:  a sense of which, what kind, or how many/much

4. Why is it necessary to learn the Akeanon adjectives?

For easy understanding and writing.