A tourist destination, offers a wide range of natural attractions including dense forests, waterfalls, islands, beaches, cold spring, mountain peaks, surfing and diving sites.
our dialect
November 5, 2007Cantilan (Kantilan) or Cantilangnon is one of the major dialects used in Surigao del sur. Cantilangnon, popularly known as the “JAUN-JAUN” and “WAYA-WAYA” dialect. It is used mostly in the entire carcanmadcarlan area.
Here are some commonly used english words in CCMCL translated into our native dialect.
Good morning - Marajaw na buntag
Good afternoon - Marajaw na hapon
Good evening - Marajaw na duyom
Good day - Marajaw na adlaw
Yes - Oo
No - Dili
Thank you very much - Salamat karajaw
What is your name? - Umay imo ngayan? / Unoy imo ngayan?
I do not understand - Waya ako maka sabot
How do you say __ in cantilangnon? - Unhon man pagsulti an __ sa cantilangnon?
Who are you? - Sin-o man kaw? / Siman kaw?
My name is__ - An ako ngayan kay si __
Where are you from? - Taga-diin kaw gikan? / Diin kaw gikan?
Where are you going? - Haman kaw pasingod? / Hain kaw singod?
Where is the __? - Haman dapit an __? / Hain dapit an __?
How far? - Bagan-o kalajo?
Let’s go! - Mangadto na ta!
Today - Kuman na adlaw
Now - Kuman
Tommorow - Silom
What is this? - Uno ini? / Uman ini?
How many? - Pila kabook?
A little - Magamay ra
A lot - Mahamok
I am hungry - Tag-gutom ako
Let’s eat - Mangaon ta
Delicious - Malami
Beautigul - Magana(for things) / Gwapa(for persons)
See you again - Magkita ta ra sa sunod
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What? - uno?
When? - Kun-o?
Where? - Haman? / Hain?
Who? - Sin-o?
