Yakan - ine

1

What.

Ine bahannun sumu?

What are you doing tomorrow?

Ellew inehin ente' tekka si Biya' miya'an?

What day did Biya' arrive?

sine

ine-ine

Whatever; everything; anything.

Urunganun iye ine-ine kabaya'anne.

Give him anything (whatever) he wants.

Ine-ine pangurung ka'u eddo'un ne hadja.

Whatever you are given, take it.

2

magine (recip.)

What relationship do you have to...? How are you related to...?

Magine ka'am duk si Dende? Magsi'it kamanakan kami.

How are you related to Dende? We are aunt and niece.

3

magine

What (are you) doing?

Magine kew (ka'am) iyu'?

What are you doing there?

inine

What to do with...? To do s.t. in what way?

Inine kenna inin, piniritu atawa ilampa?

What shall be done to this fish, fry it or boil it?

(in)umey

4

meke'ine

For s.t. to matter.

Used only in the negative.

Ga'i du meke'ine bisan du kite mandi bang kite ilemmun.

It does not matter even if we take a bath when we have a fever.

ine kew

Wouldn’t you know it...; and what do you think...

Pa'inku we' ulan ne. Ine kew, ga' hati'.

I thought it rained already. Wouldn’t you know it, it didn’t!

Kannalku tekka iye ensini', ine kew bu ga'.

I mistakenly thought he had arrived earlier, and wouldn’t you know it, he had not.