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iin 2 pronoun English. Preposed relative pronoun referring to inanimate or abstract entities, this, that, what. 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 owner"s seeing it, what we say is, Oh! Don't touch that, or you might be blamed (if s.t. is amiss)! Example sentence: Subanen. Dig bulan Gulyu iini timpu megilamun. English. In the month of July, that is the time for weeding (the hillsides planted in rice). Example sentence: Subanen. Si Basiliu, kenginsawa nen, iini pengaluk dun, dua' tadias ig lupa', mitubus pemulaanay kapi, muka' dua' buuk ig babuy. Begas, dua' bakid, dua' ngibu bu' lima gatusi kwadeta. English. When Basilio took a wife, what he gave for bride wealth included, 2 hectares of land already planted in coffee and 2 pigs. As for rice, he gave two whole sacks, and 2,500 pesos in cash. Idiom: iin pa adverb English. Marks the first time s.t. is done: “that's the first time....”; marks an event's specivity. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Asi', iin pa uli' genat nu kepanawen. English. As for Asi', he has just come home from his trip. Synonym. ugat pa
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