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na1pronoun 2clitic; Third person singular.See also-akdakakamíkayókomimo1ta2takóyo
na2QuestionWhat? pardon me? said when someone did not hear the first time something was said.
na3Dem 1This, this one, near speaker.Ipáyag mo na sin lamisáan.Put this on the table.Maawátan na.This can be understood.See alsodi2sa



Set 1 Demonstratives



na 3 this, this one

sa that, that one (near hearer)

di 2 that, that one (away from both speaker and hearer)



naádalAdjectivena-Educated.Naádal ka ket. Apáy nga adí ka ammó di ibagák?You're certainly educated. Why don't you know what I'm talking about?
nabáew di otót naStative verbHe died, is dead; neutral euph. idiom for etéy to die.Kamán dan kanán en nabáew di otót en amám.It's as if they've said (i.e., it seems that I've heard) that your father died.Literal meaning: His flatulence has cooled off. This idiom is not considered disrespectful.
Nabáew di otót na.
nabongáw
náeyDem 3Here, this one.See alsodoóysána
nagnágActive Verb-enTo cook rice until exactly done, i.e., until the water has been absorbed.See alsoanídobánag1 3dadáng 2lepá 2óto
nakáPronounCombination of 1st person unfocused subject with 2nd person focused object.Abtén naká ed kantína.I will meet you at the sari-sari store.Así naká pabeláen abé.Then I will also let you out.See alsodaká
nakkamáNounBedspread.See alsoap-ápep-épkaléb 2kópop 2kótob 2lakóbolemám 2ómomópopsakóbo 2
nakpés
nalamnámActive Verbman-To tast like salt and sugar have been added in correct proportion, as oatmeal, biscuits.speclamát
nalimním
nalisnísActive Verbman-To taste good.
nam-áy1Adjectivema-Easy.Manam-áy sa ay maádal.That is easy to learn.2AdverbEasily, with little effort or expense.Aláek pilák mo si nam-áy.I get your money easily (get paid for just talking).3Active Verb-enTo do, obtain easily, with little effort or expense.Ninam-áy da ay dinpáp din nowáng tan nag-ás sin beták.They caught the carabao easily because it had fallen into a ditch.See alsolaká1naóneypiyásaéw 24Active Verbpa...enTo usually, customarily do something.Panpanam-áy ko ay mantokdó siná.I customarily sit here.Intóy panam-áyem si pantilídem? --Si naey, kattigíd.On what shoulder do you usually carry things? --This one, the left.See alsoadó1anákdandán 2gáyad 2gáygayginag-ákanáyonlam-édowáy1 2píngsan1(panpanam-áy)pa- + CVC
namin-ad-adóAdverbOften.See alsodandánkanáyon 2laká1 3nam-áynaóney 2owáy1
namindéwes di nemnémid.
namnámaActive Verb-enTo expect something.Namnamáek ay din maikadwá ay bówan, temeg-ín.I expect that the second month, it will get cold.Ninamnámak en domaténg kamí ed Baguio sin álas nowíbi, kambáw anggánas álas dósi.I expected we would arrive in Baguio at nine, to my surprise (the trip lasted) until twelve.See alsoammókotóm1tíma
namnaméd
namóna1AdjectiveSubstantial, measurable (enough to be easily measured or defined), as a distance or time.Namóna ay betáey da.There was a measurable distance between them.2Adverbsubstantially, measurably, fairly.Namóna ay nabayágak baw sin matíkid.I see I took a fairly long time on the steep upward slope.
nam-ósActive Verb-enTo suffer, endure, as pain, hunger, fatigue, cold.Magáy nam-ósen si bowáy, tan manlógan takó.No fatigue will be endured, because we will ride.Masápol kaymán ay nam-ósen yo di nankikinalási ay lígat.You must admittedly suffer various kinds of hardship.See alsoános 3lígatopayyántepétoléd 2
namowáw1AdjectiveFortunate, good (situation).Namowáw tan was Itit ay tomoltólong en dakamí.How fortunate because Itit was there helping us.Namowáwet adí mo makakalí kamís Kankanáey.It's indeed good if we are able to speak Kankanaey.2Active Verbman-To be grateful to someone.
nanArticleMarks definite focused common item and definite non-focused actor; has deictic function meaning this, near or associated with the speaker.See alsoay3di1dineden2sansisin
nána1NounPus or discharge from a wound.2Active Verbman-To drain or ooze pus.See alsodanómsibóg