da 2 article English. Genetive determiner which marks ownership or association, usu. occurring with genetive articles nu or ni. Example sentence: Subanen. Da gembata' ini? English. Are these (trousers) for a child? Example sentence: Subanen. Kanugdiin, ki teku' kau', iin ig danu maya; ki teku' maya, iin dema ig danu kau'. English. Long ago the rice bird had the hornbill's beak, and the hornbill had the rice bird's beak. Example sentence: Subanen. Laak kig begas nig duma nen kia, maitem. Sug danug duma nen kia, gemputi' da. English. But the hulled-rice of her companion's was black. That of her companion was simply white.