ba1conjif, when, what, which, in case that, 2. Question marker, see below. Question particle like Tagalog "ba'". See: ba'.Pegketbes kwan i Jesus, "Diki be sinugid ku ne rimu, ba' mengandel ke lang, mebiri' mu kebesagan et Empu' banar?"Then Jesus said, "Didn't I say to you, if you just believe/have-faith, you would see the great-power of the true God?" John 11:40.Ba' diki ya, sinu?If not him, who?Ingkuta' be ba' sinu pegsisindiren ye in?Ask him [intensifier] if who he was indicating? Jn 13:24.Ba' negba', meubu' begas ye.If it falls over, his rice will rot.See Chart-Pelawan-Interogatives-under-"enu",; 99% of the usage of "ba'" has the meaning of "if" or "what". It is rarely used as a marker for a question type of sentence. "Taku'" seems to be the question marker in most cases, but is not obligatory in its use. Questions can have no question marker in the sentence, and the tone of the spoken sentence indicates that it is a question.; See Chart: Pelawan Function Words/Particles in the "ne" entry.syntaku'2q-mkrQuestion marker to indicate the sentence is a question. Sometimes used this way, and is probably a mixing of other Philippino languages with Palawano when used. The oringinal Pelawan word is probably "taku'". The other 2 dialects also have this as their queston marker. Does not translate into a word in a text.Enu ba' atin?What is that?See: taku', be', be, badew in PC.
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