naa
conjunction
English. Outer peripheral conj. that introduces a paragraph, narrative sentence or a phrase, well, now.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa sug duma nda' pa patay nga getaw, mangay mampet lumanguy dia gait ni Dempekan.
English. Now then as for the others, people who did not die (in the Great Flood), they went swimming straight there to Dempekan's
raft.
adverb
English. What one may say when agreeing to begin s.t., Now.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Aa naa,” laung ni Sulutan, “aa naa, pangayu?” laung. “Wa'a,” laung, “naa.”
English. “All right,” said Sultan, “Intj. now, shall I send for it?” “Yes,” he responded, “All right.”