batu' Sense n English Substitute. v Affixes mag-, m-, i-, -an English To substitute, stand in for s.o. Example sentence Tagbanwa Bátu'an mu da'an akú ka ega pay parag ku. Gántiyan ku mana asat imu. English Please pay on my behalf (lit. substitute for me) because I haven't come up with the means yet. Iĺl pay it back to you. Sense v Affixes mag-, m-, i-, -an English To defend, stand up for s.o. Example sentence Tagbanwa Únuka ega sígi-sígi i buwál it iyáng manga'wa' it pagbátu'an it giyáringan? English Why wouldn't those kids keep doing wrong when their parents are defending them? See alsoganti