# Ivatan phrasebook

Ivatan (Chirin nu Ibatan) is a Batanic branch of Austronesian language family spoken mainly in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, and also in southern Taiwan.

## Pronunciation guide
### Vowels
#### a

    as in father

#### e

    as in vowel

#### i

    as in ease

#### o

    as in orange

#### u

    as in loose

### Consonants
#### b

    as in big

#### ch

    as in cheese

#### d

    as in did

#### f

    as in for

#### g

    as in goat

#### h

    as in house

#### j

    as in hope

#### k

    as in kite

#### l

    as in lamb

#### m

    as in moon

#### n

    as in net

#### ng

    as in sing

#### ny

    as in canyon

#### p

    as in pit

#### r

    as in rat

#### s

    as in some

#### t

    as in toy

#### v

    as in vice

#### w

    as in wow

### Common diphthongs
#### aw

    as in wow

#### iw

    as in kiwi

#### ay

    as in die

#### ey

    as in day

#### oy

    as in boy

## Phrase lists
### Basics
#### Hello.

    Kapian kapa nu dios. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo JAWSS)

#### How are you?

    Ara ka mangu? (AH-rah kah MAH-ngoo?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    Taytu ako a mapia. Dios mamajes. (TIGH-too AH-koo ah MAH-pyah. JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)

#### What is your name?

    Angu ngaran mo? (ah-NGOO NGAH-rahn maw?)

#### My name is ______ .

    U ngaran ko am ______ . (oo NGAH-rahn kaw ahm _____ .)

#### Nice to meet you.

    Mapya ta nasinchad ku imu. (mah-PYAH tah nah-SEEN-chahd koo EE-moo)

#### Thank you.

    Dios mamajes. (JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)

#### Yes.

    Oon. ( )

#### Goodbye

    .Dios mavidin (JAWSS mah-VEE-dihn)

#### I can't speak Ivatan [well].

    Makapaychirin aku ava su ?????? [ ]. (mah-kah-pigh-CHEE-rihn AH-koo AH-vah soo ?????? [ ])

#### Do you speak English?

    Mañinglish ka? (mah-nyihng-LEESH kah?)

#### Good morning.

    Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamavukas (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see-chah mah-VOO-kahss)

#### Good noon.

    Kapian ka pa nu Dios maraw

#### Good afternoon.

    Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamakuyab. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo mah-KOO-yahb)

#### Good evening.

    Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamahep. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see chah MAH-huhp)

#### I don't understand.

    Maintindi ku ava. (mah-een-TEEN-dee koo AH-vah)

#### Where is the toilet?
### Numbers
#### 1

    asa

#### 2

    dadua

#### 3

    tatdo

#### 4

    apat

#### 5

    dadima

#### 6

    anem

#### 7

    papito

#### 8

    wawaho

#### 9

    sasyam

#### 10

    asa puho

#### 11

    asa sicharua

#### 12

    dadua sicharua

#### 13

    tatdu sicharua

#### 14

    apat sicharua

#### 15

    dadima sicharua

#### 16

    anem sicharua

#### 17

    papito sicharua

#### 18

    wawaho sicharua

#### 19

    sasyam sicharua

#### 20

    dadua puho

#### 21

    dadwa a puho kan asa

#### 22

    dadwa a puho kan dadwa

#### 23

    dadwa a puho kan tatdo

#### 30

    tatdo a puho

#### 40

    apat a puho

#### 50

    dadima a puho

#### 60

    anem a puho

#### 70

    papito a puho

#### 80

    wawaho a puho

#### 90

    sasyam a puho

#### 100

    asa yatus

#### 1000

    asa livo

### Colors
#### Black

    Mavaweng

#### Blue

    A'sul

#### Brown

    Chocolati

#### Dark

    Masarih

#### Gray

    Mavu-avo

#### Green

    Birdi

#### Red

    Mavayah

#### White

    Mahilak

#### Yellow

    Mañujama

### Days
#### Sunday

    Domingo; Lumingu

#### Monday

    Lunis

#### Tuesday

    Martis

#### Wednesday

    Miyirkolis; Mirkulis

#### Thursday

    Juibis; Juybis

#### Friday

    Biyernis; Birnis

#### Saturday

    Sabado; Sabalu