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Question Words in Kapampangan
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Since it’s International Ask a Question Day, let’s learn about the different interrogatives or question words in Kapampangan and Tagálog!


NÁNU – What
Tagálog (Filipino): anó


NÍNU – Who, Whom, Whose
Tagálog (Filipino): síno (who), níno (whom, whose)


NÚ / NÓ / NÚKARIN / NÓKARIN – Where
Tagálog (Filipino): saán; násaan (locative)


ÓBÁKIT / ÓBAT / ÓT – Why
Tagálog (Filipino): bákit


PILAN – How many
Tagálog (Filipino): ilán


MAGKÁNU – How much (cost)
Tagálog (Filipino): magkáno


SÁNU – Which
Tagálog (Filipino): alín


Derived Interrogatives:
MAKANÁNU – How (from nánu “what”)
Tagálog (Filipino): paáno


KANÍNU – To whom, whose (from nínu “who”)
Tagálog (Filipino): kaníno


KAPILAN – When (from pilan “how many”)
Tagálog (Filipino): kailán


Other Interrogatives:
ANTA – Where is… (when locating something) [Pronoun-fused: Anté, Antó]
Tagálog (Filipino): násaan


NÚANTI – To what degree (from nú + anti “like”) [Can be shortened to Anti]
Tagálog (Filipino): gaáno


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