mampun Variant. ampun particle English. What one says when pointing out a fault or other negative trait. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' su gukum, mengelad nag daun gayu saba' ketaunen, sa' duuni sama ukumen dayun ndi' metau megbitiala, telu'enen dayun, “Ampun laak di nga timu'ay dini, nda'iduni pindayanen.” English. If an arbiter is so skillful that he removes the leaf covering (i.e. gets to the bottom of the matter), and he has fellow arbiters who don't know how to arbitrate a case, he says, “Begging the pardon of the leaders here, they have no skill.” Generic. tebia'