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Nouns & Ang/Ng/Sa Articles

The three article sets: ang (topic), ng (genitive/object), sa (locative)
si / sina
personal name ang-markers singular/plural
see / see-nah
Si for one named person; sina for two or more
ni / nina
personal name ng-markers singular/plural
nee / nee-nah
Ni marks possessor or non-topic for named people
kay / kina
personal name sa-markers singular/plural
kigh / kee-nah
Kay marks location or direction for named people
Ang libro ni Juan.
Juan's book.
ahng leeb-roh nee hwahn
Ni marks the possessor of a specific named person
Pumunta ako kay Maria.
I went to Maria.
poo-moon-tah ah-koh kigh mah-ree-yah
Kay marks direction toward a named person
ito, iyan, iyon
this, that near you, that far away
ee-toh, ee-yan, ee-yon
Three-way demonstrative system based on distance from speaker/listener
dito, diyan, doon
here, there near you, there far away
dee-toh, dee-yan, dohn
Locative demonstratives parallel to ito/iyan/iyon
nito, niyan, niyon
of this, of that, of that far
nee-toh, nee-yan, nee-yon
Ng-form of demonstratives for possessive/object use
Nasa bahay si Nanay.
Mother is at home.
nah-sah bah-high see nah-nigh
Nasa plus location (no sa needed) = existential location predicate
Nandito ako.
I am here.
nahn-dee-toh ah-koh
Nandito/nandoon/nandiyan = am/is/are here/there