iin 1
Variant. giin
pronoun
English. 3rd person free topic pronoun: he, she, it.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Dungaway mu daw, ta' taway dun iin.
English. Look out, and see who it is.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Aa, su laung getaw kitu, bangi'bangi'en da, asa kana' iin.
English. Oh, that person is just sort of a double of hers, it's not she.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Adan, iini pikpuunan gupia nu nga getaw dinig lumbang.
English. As for Adam, he was the origin of all the people here on earth.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali' ilan peglekasu, dinaag gupia iin, pu' nda'iduni takesi'en.
English. When they had a hearing, he lost easily, because he had no witnesses.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Melumbait lai gupia kenulegay iin.
English. He certainly moves (works) slowly.
Grammar. The Subanen verb without any other pronoun, assumes 3rd person sg. Iin is required by the grammar when 3rd person sg is topic of an existential construction and when ambiguity results without
it.