si'ba-si'ban v Affixes pa-, ipa- English To *fish *for *compliments; show *false *modesty; be *hypocritical (denying oneś means or ability when the addressee knows the true state.) Example sentence Tagbanwa Pasi'ba-si'ban na bayat dakulay paray. Aypa' yan basta nagpatikba', maat da'nay pagka'nen. English He is fishing for compliments about having much rice. So when he asks inappropriately, he says they no longer have any to eat, (inviting contradiction). Example sentence Tagbanwa Unu bay ipagpasi'ba-si'ban nga inadalan it ega kat diring gastus i ikiyapata'as, ka kat beken? English Why is he fishing for compliments about having studied when it wasn't at his own expense that he could go so high, but someone elseś?