How about; what about; appears to involve contrast between two situations.
Et niyaan kiya wa ngo la na bayag....
And what about us in the old days....
Niyaanak ma ngo angken ebitheg kawi, maradsak kawi ngo.
What about me even if we are poor, we are still happy.
Niyaanak ma ngo nem nat nanengisak angken ma-kerak.
How much more for me when I do not cry even if I am cut with a bolo.
Esarot ken manbel-ak niyaanan ma ngos Maria masdon manbel-ak iy aragwiy kolos cha kad-an cha.
You are lazy when it comes to washing clothes, but what about Maria who works hard at washing clothes and the river is far from their place.