Someone says something (-en).
bagá
sabi
vata
Āngo batahen mo do kapaychirin mo?
What do you say when you are speaking?
Chapatak mo batabatahen ko dyimo.
You know what I am saying to you.
Someone can say something (ma-), someone or something can be said to be something.
Āngo mabata nyo maynamot do nawri?
What can you say about that?
Inyo a mabata a mabawa do Dyos, maypasngen kamo.
You who can be said to be far from God, come near.