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apohan nga babaye

grandmother

Pronunciation: ah-POH-han ngah bah-BAH-yeh

Ang apohan nga babaye naglakaw pa.

Grandmother can still walk.

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apohan

grandparent

ah-POH-han

nga

linker (adjective-noun)

ngah

babaye

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Ba

particle

Question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question)

ba

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Babay

interjection

Goodbye (English loanword)

ba-BAI

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mao nga

conjunction

therefore / that is why

mah-OH ngah

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Mingaw ko

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I feel lonely without you

MIN-gaw ko

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Naa koy gibati nga

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I feel that

nah-AH koy gee-BAH-tee ngah

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Gamay ra

A little

Pronunciation: ga-MAI ra

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Kasabot ko gamay.

I understand a little.

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