ngari-ngari
adv
Affixes
lig. infinitive
English Almost.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Pagsakáy namet malangeb, ngári-ngári kamíng matgeb.
English Sailing when it was rough, we almost were sunk.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Si Impul, ngári-ngári nga malmes.
English Impul almost drowned.
v
Affixes mag-*, -iy-an*
English To have come close to death, narrowly avoiding it.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ngiyári-ngáriyan ka talagá! In da'ga sukud mu nagá.
English You really came
close
to
death there! You were very lucky.
Synonym kibit
Derivative mangangari
Variant ngari
n
English Title used before a personś name to show he is deceased.