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English. Determiner that indicates referent and locative noun phrase marking s.t. or s.o. familiar or proximate, to, for.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Adan, iini pikpuunan gupia nu nga getaw dinig lumbang.
English. Now Adam, he was the original of all the people (here) on earth.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kamun siselem, saba' lenget ni Uan dini Eros, mingelaw tanan. Mabu' mingikteb na ig lengeten.
English. This morning, What's-His-Name was so angry with Erus that he cried. Probably his anger reached its limit. (so his choice was
to strike at Eros or just cry).
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pegingkuda dini gupidu, pu' saakan ku ya'a.
English. Sit down here by me, because I have s.t. to question you about.
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