taga-1prepSomeone is from a given place, from here, there.This prefix derives a pseudo verb by prefixing a locative noun, common noun, or the locative pronoun diri.'Ang gustu ninda nga ma'asāwa ni Lawra hay tagaTablasThe one they want to be married by Laura is from Tablas.Kadamu'dāmung nagpangkara'; may taga'Agnay, 'igway tagabanwa.There were very many who attended; there were [some] from Agnay, [some] from town.'Ang lyāki hay tagadiri, nakakadtu lang 'ina' didtu kay layas 'ina' siya.The man is from here; he happened to go there because that one is a loafer.Prefixing a place indicates that a person 1) was born in that place and grew up, usually to adulthood, there, and may or may not be presently living in that place; or 2) is presently living in that place but is temporarily visiting another place, usually the place where the speaker is located.taga'ibang lugaridiomSomeone is from another place.Pagkatāpus ni Pitra magprinsīsa sa 'inda pyista, 'igwa sa 'iya nagpangasawa nga taga'ibang lugar.After Petra became a princess at their fiesta, there was someone who courted her from another place.
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