bīsansubord conjAlthough or even though a particular event occurs or a particular state exists, nevertheless another event occurs or another state exists.For another function of bīsan 'anu, see entry below.Bīsan waya' sala' 'ang 'ākun manga 'unga', basta ginapakatūyug ku kag kung 'indi' magkatuyug, 'a! Ginapangbunāyan ku 'ina'.Even though my children have no fault, nevertheless I let them sleep because if they do not sleep, oh! They are all whipped by me.Bīsan 'anu nga tāgu' ninda kay Tāta 'Adur nang sikritu, hay nakasāyud gihāpun gid siya.Even though they kept that secret from Uncle Ador, still he was able to find out [about it].Sometimes bīsan is followed by 'anu with no apparent change in meaning. The construction is followed by the modifying ligature nga and a clause.syn'ābir maskin cf'ābir 1a,magka'unu'ūnu1magka'unu'ūnu2maskin advA particular event can occur even for a particular time period.'Ang ginkā'un nang bāka hay pwīdi gid bīsan sa 'isa ka tū'ig.As for that which was eaten by the cow, it is very possible [that it will last] even for one year.
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