palu conjunction English. Introduces the concessive of a concession-contraexpectation sentence, rather Example sentence: Subanen. Palu pa dumupi', nda' pa gusay. English. Rather than rain still, it kept on not raining yet. Example sentence: Subanen. Naa sendaw kitu, pekpenengauni sundayen keni. Palu pa maita', ndi' maita'. English. Now, all that day, she kept looking for this comb of hers. Rather than finding it, she doesn't find it.