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ngang-
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1.
verbal prefix indicating focused doer (actor focus) in the active voice.
The doer may be animate or inanimate. The prefix ngang- is a manifestation of the morphophoneme prefix N- , which replaces the initial g of stems that begin with g . See the verbal affix section of the "Grammar Notes".
Bey na kow nganggudlis?
Did you already draw [your] protective charm?
Tabangin bapah nu nganggagahan kumpit-na.
Help your uncle caulk his launch.
...maka mbal ya nganggahah.
...and it will not rust.
2.
verbal prefix for nonfocused doer in certain agentive constructions of the agentive voice.
Here, ngang- plus verb, is preceded by the agentive marker, eh , or by eh plus either a clitic pronoun or a noun. When ngang- is used in the agentive construction marked by the grammar notation eh, ni- , it indicates past action.
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