si 1 particle English. Topic noun marking particle for personal names. Example sentence: Subanen. Baa si Dengan, ndi' tanan megala' mektalu' pia dig ditaas gupisina. English. Oh Dengan, he doesn't even stutter when he speaks upstairs in the town hall. Cultural Note. “Upstairs” is perceived as where more important municipal offices are. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Ama' bu' si Ina', migbeleng. English. Father and Mother got a divorce. Example sentence: Subanen. Baa, si Bati' nda' mekangay dini, pu' biledut di segang, ndi' tanan mekegingkud. English. Intj., as for Brother-in-law, he cannot come here, because he has a boil on his bottom, he really cannot sit down.