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bang
1
If; when (not yet realized).
It introduces a dependent time clause or a conditional clause.
Ingge kite hap puweblo bang ne seddep ellewin.
We will go to town when the sun has set.
Bang niya' sīnnu bellihanun kite kenna.
If you have money buy us fish.
Bang ga' niya' takasuwa'nu, ambat ne.
If you cannot find anything, never mind.
pag abiya' abeyi basta ngēbba sangat tiyap-tiyap
2
As to. (It usually is not translated into English.)
It joins a dependent WH clause to the independent one.
Da'a ne ka'am luwal magpandoga bang sine ka'am dehelluhin.
Don’t always observe each other as to who of you will be the first (to do it or to go).
Andagun ko' bang piye sīn ōsin.
Inquire please how much that sarong is.
Bambalun ingket iyan, payamante bang sāingge taha'nen.
Unwind the rope; we will see how long it is.
A'a bahi' iyan luwal makbat-makkat, bu gey kata'uhanku bang ine pangamānnen.
That old man is always muttering, and I don’t know what is he angry at.
Ga'i kata'uhanku bang behoyo tungan tennunku inin.
I don’t know in which direction my weaving is crooked.
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