ka'man
Root form eman1
+ ka-)
adv
English Why does it have to be..., it can only be done by...
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Unu baka ega pa' sirá? Ka'man akú, it magka'rutan nirá nagá lamáng?
English Why don't they do it? Why
does
it
have
to
be me when they know how?
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ka'man ba' beken, ay ikáw ga, unu ega magka'rutat diri?
English
Why
does
it
have
to
be someone else when you yourself have the knowledge.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ka'man begayat pabur.
English
It
can
only
be
done
by bribing him.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Unu bayán da'ku na kata'eg it ta'eg na lamáng? Ka'man may tangdan, it dakulá' nagáy karigáan ku?
English Why can't I just ask you to do it to help? Why
does
there
have
to
be pay, since Iv́e done so much for you?
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Ega na ka'man may pirak ya.
English He doesn't have
to have money (for me to help him).