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ilay
A discourse particle that is used for referring back to a specific topic that has already been discussed. [The topic is far from speaker and hearer usually out of sight. This can be used interchangeably with lay].
Bong ilay ku mintu paindaman bapa' ku sīn, malaingkan mme' ku lome pa K.K.
If my uncle loans me some money later, then I'll go along on the trip to Kota Kinabalu. (This was talked about earlier.)
Used when directing s.o.'s attention to s.t. or s.o. a far distance off from the speaker and hearer but within sight. [Different from alay in that it is farther away].
Over there is some ripe bananas.
alay, alu, atu
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