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abhiw

For two people, things, actions, states (actor muɴ- & theme) to differ from each other (loc ref) as in appearance, manner of speech, character, size, and the like; for one person, thing, action, state to be different from an abstract standard.

Nun'abhiw di āngah nan nundoppel.

The faces of the twins differed (in appearance) from each other.

Mun'a'abhiw: focus is on three or more people, things, actions or states that differ.

For there to be a difference between two people or things (s patient puɴ-an) being compared.

Occurs only as the head of a substantive phrase.

Do'ol di nun'abhīwan nan hāpit di Ilukānu hinan hapit di Ipugaw.

The difference between the speech of Ilocanos and the speech of Ifugaos is great.

Although English requires a noun translation, thus without tense, Ifugao has a tense distinction: pun'abhīwan `the future difference'; nun'abhīwan `the present or past difference'; pun'a'abhīwan `the future difference among three or more people or things'.