piyansa from Spanish fianza v Affixes mag-, m-, pa-en, i-, -an English To pay a *fine. (Implies a large monetary fine, possibly instead of imprisonment. Government imposed, not native.) Example sentence Tagbanwa Siyu kunuy miyansat kanira? English Who did they say paid the fine for them? n English Fine as above. Example sentence Tagbanwa Limang pulu' nga ribu i piyansa ya. English His fine was fifty thousand. See alsobandi See alsomulta