| from | ng̃isi | (to laugh, showing the teeth), | para-, ma, or tig̃ngisi, or ñgisi | (person fond of grinning). |
When the root begins with any other consonant, except l, n, r, the said consonant is suppressed and the letter n is appended to the prefix, as
| from | dolóng, | (to struggle), | hinólong | (bold in struggling),
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| from,, | sosón | (to correct), | hinóson | (bold in correcting),
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| from,, | tápod | (to confide), | hinápod[22] | (bold in confiding) |
In all of these cases, the syllable following the prefix hi is sometimes doubled, according to the use, as,
| from | himític, | himimític,
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| from,, | hing̃ásoy, | hing̃ang̃asóy,
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| from,, | hinóson, | hinonoson,[23] etc. |
Um.
This particle bears the idea of option. It is used among the verbs for the subjunctive mode. It is always combined with the interfix r or its substitutes, and is placed between the first consonant and the first vowel of the root. When the root begins with a vowel, the interfix is placed immediately before the vowel. Examples:
| from | cáon | (to eat), | cumaraón | (person going to, or expected to, eat),
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| from,, | abót | (to arrive), | umarábot | (person expected to arrive),
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| from,, | arò | (to ask), | umaarô | (person expected to ask). |
Some roots without r follow the rule as if they had an r, as,
| from | sacá | (to go up, to board), | sumasáca | (boarder). |