ma'antu
Sense 1
verb
English. To state the grounds of a conclusion, is the way s.t. is.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki manuk, sa' meguni na sa' gebii, iini tu'usan nami dun, kinana' ma'antu, sungu na megendaw, atawaka dali' endaw na.
English. When the chickens crow at night, it's our sign that since they are doing so, it is probably almost a new day, or already dawn.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Laak dagid, bisan ma'antu nai ketalu'u dun, galing talu', laak, petuuden niu. Sa' ndi', yamu dai metau.
English. But, even though what I said is what I said, take it or leave it, believe it. If not, It's up to you.
Sense 2
English. Tells about, narrates about, s.o. or s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Baa, ma'antuun ta daw kig buu, pekpanawpanaw, peglelekagang dia pentad, baybay.
English. Intj., let's tell about this tortoise; it is going, crawling along the sand, along the beach.
conjunction
English. Paragraph conjunction which introduces a conclusion or result, so, therefore.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Aaw, muli' ita, pu' maika' gupia su mialap ta,” talu' si Mang Bastian. Ma'antu, guminawen ilan, salasala medemeng meglimbaylimbay.
English. “Intj., let's go home , because we've gotten very little,” says Mang Bastian. So they left the beach, each of them walking
along silently, swinging his arms.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ma'antu daw, mitaangan nug begutaw sug delaga pekpeligu' diag delungan nug begutaw.
English. So they say, the young man discovered some maidens bathing there in his spring.