ni'a
pronoun
English. 2nd person sg. genetive free pronoun.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Bu' sa' melauni mingumbalay tu ni'a duma mu maan, ndi' mu telu'ay su mekelengilengi tug duma mu.
English. And if there are a lot of visitors eating with you, don't talk about anything that will embarrass one of them.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Begay mu dinaan su gikug pagi milaam ni'a, duuni baalan ku dun.
English. Give me the tail of that pagi fish caught by you, I need it (to use as a charm to ward off rats from rice field).
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug lingaw ni'a, bisan tanda'a pangay atawaka ta'i pulegen mu, iin dademai penggulaulaanen.
English. Your shadow, wherever you go and whatever you touch, does the same thing.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' duuni getaw menaik dig balay mu, ndi' mu deli' saakay sa' ta'i tuyu'en, segaga, pemama' mu deli' atawaka pesigupen mu, dekag ni'a saakay, sa' metubus mengmama'.
English. Your friend, he will persuade you then, saying to you, “Don't go over to his place because you will be mistreated. He will
do you harm.”
Grammar. This form is used when the speaker focusses the 2nd person, but when the grammar requires that another form be in focus.