MAN

Very frequent particle of varied use: generally used in pleading, e.g. umáyca man, please come.

Sometimes equals how? why?: ¿quinabilmo man? why did you strike him? ¿dica man mamati? why do you not believe?

Other times adds force: napúdot man, it is truly hot; nagdacquél man ti ng̃ioatna, how truly large his mouth is.