Sama, Central

gih

a time marker indicating incomplete action; also, an action not yet begun.

Gih is a particle of incompletion indicating that an action or current state is incomplete. When modified by other particles, it can also signify an action not yet begun.

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mbal gih

before.

Literally, "not yet".

Mbal gih bey ulan...

Before [it] rained...

Bey mbal gih katis...

Before [it] was finished...

yet; still; more.

Iyan gih?

What else?/ What more?

Itu gih.

[There is] more there.

Padeyoh-deyoun gih mindili eh nu ngengkotan iya.

Lower [it] more from where you tied it.

Please tie it lower than you tied it before.

Tilow-na gih bang teh ingga lowa-na.

She still asked if how his appearance [looked].

She kept asking what the man looked like.