pabatu' n English Appropriate response, recognition. Example sentence Tagbanwa Begay lamáng. Unu, barang pabatu' yat nabgayan ku gasí' ngayán kat'esa. English Itś just a gift. Maybe itś his response to having been given to by me before. Example sentence Tagbanwa Aken, da'ku na bayán nagpatangdan ka pabatu' ku nat dakulá' nang nakabgay yat aken. English I didn't let myself be paid because that was my recognition that hed́ already given much to me. v Affixes mag-, -an English To make the appropriate response to a situation, do the polite or tactful thing. Example sentence Tagbanwa Barang nagpabatu' ka na kat atkayán manay ka'en mu. English Maybe you|́bre being tactful. (Youv́e noticed there isn't a lot of food) so you only ate a little.