eman
poss · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does eman mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, eman is a possessive meaning ‘possession; That’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- posspossession
- possThat
Inflections & forms
- eman ko mine
- eman ta yours and mine
- eman tayo ours
- eman mo yours
- eman jo yours
- eman to his/hers
- eman sha theirs
Example sentences
- Saman ie piyan ko That is what I like.
- Ngaran niman? * dien What is that?
- Inteneng ko dien nansahit ka Demonstrative I heard that you were sick.
- Eman ko etan That is mine.
- Satan ie eman to Possessive That is his/hers.
- Sajay era ie eman tayo These are ours.
- Sajay era ie eman jo These are yours.
- Sajay era ie eman sha These are theirs.
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.