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What does man mean in Ibaloi?

In Ibaloi, man is a prefix meaning ‘as a prefix to a verb means to; indicates the progressive or the future tense’. 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

  • preas a prefix to a verb means to; indicates the progressive or the future tense
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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.