PANG- AS A NOMINAL
PANG- used as a nominal prefix combines differently with bases from the way PANG-used as a verb prefix does (although there are a few exceptions where the nominal will combine in the same fashion as the verb).
The sound changes generally follow these rules:
Before verb bases that begin with B or P or M, the -NG of the prefix changes to M.
| BALÍK | PAMBALÍK | ‘used for turning’ |
| PATÓS | PAMPATÓS | ‘used for wrapping’ |
Before verb bases that begin with D, T, S or N the -NG of the prefix changes to N.
| TRÁPO | PANTRÁPO | ‘used for wiring’ |
| SIPÍT | PANSIPÍT | ‘used for fastening’ 36 |
Before the bases that begin with all other sounds, there is no change in form of the prefix.
| HÍKE | PANGHÍKE | ‘used for hiking’ |
| KÁWAT | PANGKÁWAT | ‘used for playing’ |
| ÚBAK | PANGÚBAK | ‘used for paring’ |
The prefixes PANG+PA- are combined as PAMPA-