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ley2
The late..., deceased. (Expression placed after the name of a deceased person.)
The particle causes a stress shift (and therefore should be written joined to the name) if the name is head of a noun phrase. If the head of the noun phrase is a term of relationship followed by a pronoun the stress shift does not occur.
Diki' pe ku kamatey papu'ku ley.
I was still small at the time of death of my late grandfather.
Hāp pe lahatin kamatey Ju'alulley.
It was still peaceful at the time of death of the late Ju'alul.
Bang si Tao' ley ta'u magpana'ikan.
As for the late Tao', he knew how to climb.
Imam Asānin ley bahi' ne manamal behune matey.
The late Imam Asānin, was very old when he died.
Ka'ellum Imam Asāninley ekka anak-apu'ne.
When Imam Asānin, deceased, was still living he had a large congregation.
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