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1
Verbal affix that occurs in active intransitive clauses or antipassive clauses.
Magsaye iye.
She laughs.
Magbella ne iye.
She is cooking.
Magkehet kenna iye.
She is cutting fish.
2
Verbal affix that indicates a plural subject or object. Most frequent in single-argument clauses.
Magpandi siye la'i si bohe'.
They are bathing at the river.
Magbāk me' a'ahin.
The people are lying down.
Magbangkat me' libruhin.
The books are stacked up.
Ubus ne dendehin magbahagi' bāng-bāng.
The woman has already distributed the cookies.
Ubus ne siye magbahagi' bulak.
They have already distributed the land.
3
Verbal affix that signals participation or initiation of an action (not performance) in single-argument clauses.
Magubang iye sumu.
He will have a planting ceremony tomorrow.
Magduwa'a la'i siye si bohe'.
They have their prayer ceremony at the river.
4
Verbal affix that signals reciprocal action in intransitive clauses.
Magsasa' mākanakin.
The children are fighting with each other.
Magjawab siye sabab halga' buwasin.
They argue with each other about the price of the rice.
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