A loved or dear one; a child who is favored, or is the favorite one.
Angay indi papagobraen mo tang ana mong asia,
sigoro pōya mo?
Why aren't you making that child of yours work, is he perhaps
your favorite?
maN-
-en, ma-
To love someone dearly; to show special attention to a child; to
spoil a child.
Masiadoang mamōyā ong ana mo, animan tegat tang
kolo na.
You really spoil your child, that's why he's hardheaded.
Agpōyaeno tang anao ang ari tenged malasiten.
I show
special
attention
to my youngest child because she is
sickly.
Asing ge-leyo pa, napōya-pōyao tang lolao.
When I was little, I was
dearly
loved by my grandmother.