kia
Variant. ia
pronoun
English. Topic demonstrative pronoun, referring to what is relatively near speaker and hearer: that.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kia ma da su gutung, geksid binaal.
English. There's that monkey, at the edge of the field!
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sedapen ta ig linaw kia, melauni pait dun.
English. Let's fish with a mosquito net in that pool; there are many pait fish in it.
c.f. kia'; kitu
kiakia
adverb
English. Indicates the time when one is speaking: right now.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Kamun mu pa midengeg sug balita?” “Baa, kiakia da.”
English. “Earlier did you hear the news?” “Intj., only just now.”
Synonym. kitukitu