nio pa [ni-ó pá] exp What in the world; Whatever...; no matter what. ano pa Nio pang gador nak parayan kag ako ahumanon para makumbinyo ka nako nak mapati sa ako. What in the world will I do to convince you to believe me? Aber nio pang tugra kag imo ahimuon sa imo lasenggong anak ay indiey ra kina gibag-o. No matter what advice you give your drunken child he won’t change. Asing indi ka magbaton it superbisor nak pusisyon nio pang gador nak pwesto kag imo gusto. Why in the world won’t you accept the job as supervisor- what position do you want anyway? [This is used to indicate surprise of a sarcastic nature.]
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kagat ka imo siko [kagát ka ímo síko] (irreg. infl. kagta ka imo siko) id To regret; repent; be sorry for doing something (lit:‘bite your elbow’). kagat ka ng iyong siko Aber nio pang pagsuli-suli nimo ay wayaey ra ikaw it nahuhuman kada (‘kagta yangey kinang imo siko!’). Even though you keep on repenting you still don’t remember so ‘just be sorry’! (sem. domains: 4.8.4.6 - Repent, 3.4.2.2 - Sorry.)
