Ibatan - -aw

1

Clitic background reference marker.

Iyaw bagwaw a kinan namen, ki mataba.

That pig (reference) that we ate, was fat.

Do nakabwaw ni ākang, āro tomnanyis.

When older sibling was lost (reference) many cried.

-aya

2

A nominalizer.

Iyaw maytolasaw, ki masirib.

The one who writes is smart.

Do gagan kan omdibonaw no bahay na, ki mapintas.

On the outside and the surrounding of his house is beautiful.

3

A specifier for unique entities.

Chiniban naw arawaw.

He looked at the (one-of-a-kind) sun.