nitu
pronoun
English. Demonstrative genetive pronoun modifying what is remote in time or space, that, those.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa, pustau, dua'i kabuk mipenu' selapi', paat ig sundang migdanganan di sawasa, telu pulu' bulus kig bulusan, sepulu' bu dua'i sapi', sepulu' bu dua' ki kelabaw. Naa daal da nitu.
English. Now then, my wager, (will be) two jars full of money, four swords with decorated handles, 30 bolts of cloth, twelve cows,
and twelve water buffaloes. Now that's all of it.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su miuna getaw, tauntaun gumalin di pegbenwanan, pu' nda' pa nilan mesabut sa' endunen duni kegleketubu'. Pu' timpu nitu, nda' pai mendagang, bisan maika'.
English. The earlier people moved every year to a new home, because they did not yet understand how (else) to make a living. For at
that time, no one was selling anything at all.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Saba' mitubudani megbenwa, giningelanani Tulayen kia, kaas piningelanan dun, midala'an. Buat nitu, duuni dun miteginep nu gembata' pegagdat ditu' tanda' nu gulunanen.
English. Because people were wary of living there, the place called Tulayen came to be called the deserted place. After that, one of
the children heard in a dream someone speaking near his pillow.
Synonym. nitu'