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+/- -an
To prefer or choose s.t. over s.t. else.
Bang pasal āgama atasanne bisan iye matey.
If it is about religion he prefers it even if he dies.
Atasku ne gey mangan pegge' kulang la'uk.
I choose not to eat because we have little viand.
Ngatas ku magbayed bang niya' utang anakkun.
I prefer to pay if my child has a debt.
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mag- (recip.)
To dare to do s.t. (due to social considerations towards family or friends).
Ga'i ta'atasku si Toto' mapatey.
I wouldn’t dare to kill Toto'.
Ga'i kami magatas, pegge' kuwe' kami magpungtina'i.
We don’t dare (to kill each other or to marry each other) because we are like siblings.
Magatas siye, bisan siye magdanganakan masi siye magbono'.
They are daring; even though they are cousins, they still fight each other.
ara'-ara' tawakkal
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