pan- -an

• pan- -han – for roots ending in vowels, not followed by glottal stops
• pam- -an – before root initials /b/ and /p/, will sometimes remove initial /b/ and /p/

pan- -an

1. alternative form of pang- -an for roots with initials /d/, /s/ and /t/, which will usually have them removed

   pan- -an + titik (“letter”) = panitikan (“literature”)

   pan- -an + sandali (“a moment”) = panandalian (“short-term”)

   pan- -an + sagot (“response”) = pananagutan (“responsility”)

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.

  ‎tira + ‎pan- -an → ‎panirahan

  ‎talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panaluhan

  ‎talo + ‎pan- -an → ‎panalunan