Entry: phaʔaN
Grammar: sub.
Meaning: that, if that be the case, whether
Derivation: [*pha- sub. + -ʔaN pfG]
Comments: (vide 9.2); lu, tɔr-amm-ɛʔ phaʔaN tha:ʔr-u-N-si-N (alright, ridicule-2p-IMP if-so leave behind for-3P-1sA-nsP-1sA)\x Alright, go ahead and make fun of him, if that be the case, I'll leave it behind for them; khɛnɛʔ kɛdzo:guba ya:mbɔkʔin po:ksɛi: mɛbo:ksɛnni: phaʔaN se:ndo:mɛlle po:ksɛ gɔrɔ cumille 'wɛndu' amɛʔl If you ask a friend whether his working is going alright or not, and it's going alright, he'll say 'It's getting along'; cf. Nep. bhanera.
