Mapun - sa' 1

sa'₁

Not [negates nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases, when answering a question or contradicting what s.o. says. Assa' and ssa' are more emphatic than sa'].

Sa' ituu būk ku.

This is not my book.

Sa' du bawi, sa' du baw manuk, arapun itik.

It's not pork, and it's not chicken either, but rather it's duck.

Sa' ga hatiyan bitsala ku ya' bana.

That does not mean my words aren't true.

Bong ko bay ngissa pawa, sa' ko tinagi.

If you were to taste pawa, it would be impossible for you not to like it.

Oy sa' ya lasu bong ga lay baw hiyak nu luma' na?

Why shouldn't he be angry if you're going to throw things at his house?

Aku si' sa' bay mā' ningkau?

Isn't it I who told you?

niya', ya'

sa' ga sina oy

It can't mean anything else other than ...

Tiyap-tiyap ko llaw-llaw pa luma' ku, sa' ga sina oy, tud doman ko ni anak ku.

Since you come to my house every day, it can't mean anything else other than you really desire my daughter.