Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

kanayon

English: Translation

Indicates a secondary, accompanying, or incidental action performed concurrently with (or immediately following) the primary task or topic, without interrupting or replacing it. It conveys the idea of “doing something on the side / while at it / as you go / incidentally / in passing / along with the main thing.”

Notes

kanayon

particle / adverbial / manner particle

Pronunciation: [ka.naˈjon] (stress usually on the penultimate syllable; light glottal stop possible before /j/ in careful speech)

English near-equivalents (context-dependent):

• while you’re at it

• on the side

• as you go

• by the way / incidentally

• might as well

• in passing / along with it