aba interjection English. Expression of surprise or to draw attention: oh. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' pemaagen ta ig duma ta, pu' pulegeneni pimetang kana' pegita'an nu gapu'en, iini telu'en ta, “Aba! Ndi' mu lai pulegay iin, pu' mesaba' mu mbuus!” English. If we tell our companion not to touch s.t. without the owners seeing it, this is what we say, “Oh! Don't touch that, or you might be blamed (if s.t. is amiss)!”