pu'
Sense 1
conjunction
English. Outer periphery conj. that introduces a reason sentence or margin, because, for. introducer of an indirect quote statement.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Guna namu aan, pu' duun pai kelangan ku.
English. You (pl.) eat first, because I have something to do yet.
Sense 2
English. Conj. that introduces the content of an emotion, impression, statement or thought, that.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' pemaagen ta ig duma ta, pu' pulegeneni pimetang kana' pegita'an nu gapu'en, iini telu'en ta, Aba! Ndi' mu lai pulegay iin, pu' mesaba' mu mbuus!
English. If we tell our companion not to touch s.t. without the owner"s seeing it, this is what we say, Oh! Don't touch that, or you
might be blamed (if s.t. is amiss)!