'ūna1adjthe first action, person, situation, thing, time, unit of measurementWaya' ning swirti 'ining 'ākun nanāhun sa pag'asāwa kay 'ang 'iya 'ūna nga 'asāwa hay buratsu kag sugaruy.This consanguine aunt of mine had no luck in taking a spouse because her first husband was a drunkard and gambler.synnang primīru pang'isa, 'ika'isa pang'isa, 'ipa'isapang'isa, 'ipa'isapirstpirstpirstprimīra, primīruprimīruprimīruprimīru nga lati' (lati' 1a) cf'isa 'ūnuwan22, Ordinal Numbersadjsynnang primīru 'adtu nang 'ūna21advAt that time something happened or a state existed.'Adtu nang 'ūna, barātu pa 'adtu 'ang manga balakyānun.At that time, purchase items were still cheap.synprimīru2indef pronthe first one, first thingPamāti' kamu kung 'anu nga hāyup 'ang 'ūna nindu nga mabati'an nga maghūni kung Bag'ung tū'ig, hambay ni Lūla.You listen for which animal is the first one that will be heard by you to call when it is New Year's day, said Grandmother.Kung yadtu ka na sa 'ibābaw 'ang 'ūna nga humanun mu hay limpyuhan 'ang niyug.When you are already at the top, the first thing that should be done by you is to clean away [the upper part of] the coconut palm.synprimīru3ti pronthe first timeHay nahuya' 'aku kay 'ūna pa lang nākun nga pag'atūbang sa miyur.I was shy because it was the first time of my facing the mayor.synprimīru4card numone o'clock or any minute division of the following hour'ala 'ūna 'imidyaone thirty o'clockcf'isa 'ūnuwan21, Cardinal Numbers5vSomeone is replaced by someone else as first in doing something after them.'ūna ning matavSomeone is seen first by someone else.ma'unāhanMalīgus 'aku ning 'āga pa para ma'unāhan ku si Marta.I took a bath in the early morning so that Martha would be replaced by me as first.na'una1adjSomeone is first in doing something.Na'una is predicate; the one who is first is topic; and that first in being done is expressed by a phrase, introduced by an optional nga.Na'una pa gāni' sinda magbāya' kay 'indi' ninda kāya 'ang liksyun, kay kahuga' 'ang pradyik.They were first to quit because they were not able to do the lesson because the project was difficult.2advFirst something is done, then something else is done.'Ūna ginahungītan nang nubyu 'ang nubya; tapus 'ang nubya naman 'ang mahūngit sa nubyu.First the bride has food put into [her] mouth by the bridegroom; then the bride is the one who will put food into the mouth of the bridegroom.cfprimīruna'unāhan ning mataNa'unāhan ku ning mata si Dilya; gāni' nakapanāgu' 'aku pāra waya' niya 'aku makīta'.Delia was seen first by me; that's why I was able to hide so that I would not be seen by her.nang 'ūna, nang 'unavarnang 'ūna nga panahun, nang 'una nga panahunnang 'ūna nga tyimpu2ti advat first, in the past, long ago'Inang 'ākun 'asāwa, nang 'ūna 'ina' nang nagapangasawa pa lang, maskin di'in ka makadtu manunut 'itun.As for that husband of mine, at first, when he was courting me, anywhere one would go, this one would accompany [me].Nahuya' lang 'aku nang 'una nga magpangasawa sa 'iya kay kadāmu' 'ang 'ākun karībal sa 'iya.I was shy at first to court her because my rivals for her were numerous.Nang 'ūna nga panahun, bāgu mag'asāwa 'ang 'isa nga babāyi, hay 'ang 'iban nga natatabu' hay 'ang magūyang ninda 'ang nagadisisyun.In the past, before a woman married, in some instances the parents were the ones who made the decision.'Ini kunu hay ginasunud nang 'ātun manga magūyang nang 'ūna pa nga tyimpu.They say that this was being followed by our old folks in the past.
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