The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Parameter particle used in the following cases: 1. before pronouns (except ), personal names, or local nouns when they are the subject of an intransitive verb; 2. before pronouns, personal nouns and names of months when they follow the prepositions and ; 3. before a common noun following (but not preceding) a possessive pronoun; 4. before a demonstrative pronoun drawing attention to a noun associated with an indefinite article and an adjective; 5. after (some), is used in place of the ordinary article, either singular or plural [044704b25c390602b31723362645f6e3]