Agutaynen - alin

1

mag-

-an

To leave, depart from a place; to come from a place.

alis

Ariāmopa nagalin?

Where did you just come from?

It is culturally appropriate to greet someone on the path by saying, “Where did you just come from?”

Nagalin ami ong Cuyo mga alas otso ang damal-damal.

We left Cuyo island about eight o'clock in the morning.

Langga ra tang balay ang inalinan amen.

The house we left from is already a wreck.

kabot

2

magpa-

pa--en

To send someone away, cause them to leave.

Pinālin na tang molang gatobol na tenged pelegan.

He sent away the child helping in the house because he was a little thief.

3

ma-

For something to change, become different; for something to improve (literally, to leave from the original state).

Maski naboay da ong Puerto indi ka nālin tang olit na, lagem pa ka enged.

Even though she was in Puerto [Princesa City] for a long time, her skin color didn't change, it is still dark.

Asta mandian indi ka gālin tang banoa ta, yanem ang klasi pa ka enged.

Until now there has been no improvement yet of your municipality, it's still just sixth class.

Alos indio ra nailala ong nio, nālin da tang sinangoni mo, maniwanga ra.

I almost didn't recognize you, your body has changed, you are thin now.

4

mag-

To originate, come from; what something is made from.

galing, buhat, pinagmulaan

Ang pinling asi nagalin ong iloloak ang ganingen ‘magi’.

That string was made from a plant called magi.

pagalinan, agpagalinan, pinagalinan

The source, origin of something; ancestral source.

Ang pagalinan tang langgaw ay teba ta nioy.

The source of vinegar is coconut wine.

Si Abraham yay ang nagimong pinagalinan tang tanan ang mga Israelita.

Abraham is the one who became the ancestral source of all the Israelites.