Bikol/Spatio-temporal Dimensions

Bikol has ha– as prefix for a special class of adjectives, with the rest of adjectives using ‘ma-. Ha– is affixed only to bases indicating spatio-temporal dimensions.

Bikol English
halangkaw tall
hababâ low
hararom deep
hababaw shallow
halìpot short
halabà long (spatial)
harayô far
harani near
hayakpit narrow
halakbang wide
halawig long (temporal)
haloy long (temporal)