pagina
conjunction
English. A conj that introduces a hypothetical concessive circumstance, even if one could...
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su niug, nda'u mpenaik, pu' nda'i gaaken. Pagina gaakan ku, nda'u keguit pais.
English. As for the coconut, I couldn't climb it, because it had no steps carved in it. Even if I (wanted to) carve any steps, I hadn't
brought my machete along.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Migbiksu' dailan sia gupia, pagina dema puli' ilan, ndi' na nilan medepet puli' si Pusung, pu' melayu' ma na gupiai gingayan nilan.
English. They repented greatly of what they had done, but of course even if they had turned back, they would not have been able to
reach Pusung again, for they had now gone very far.
Synonym. asa; bisan; laak; pia