ba = indeed [dp:agreement] [RMP!+; SMG#2a; NID]	01=3, 02=4
basi = maybe, I think [dp: opinion] [RMP; SMG#2b]
besen = really!; so!; oh! (unexpected fact) [dp: surprise] [MDS:92; RMP!+; SMG#2c]	02=3
bu = only, merely [dp: contrast] [MDS:97; RMP+; SMG#2d]]	01
bu = the only one [dp: limited contrast]	02=2
bu = (not) even [dp: negative] [SMG#2d]	01
bun = also [dp: linked information] [NID; RMP+; SMG#2e]	01, 02=6
bun ~ oh! [dp: surprise] [RMP; NID]
den = already, now [dp: true at present] [NID; RMP+; SMG#2f]	01=4
den ~ already [dp + complete] [NID; SMG#2f]
den ~ now [dp + incomplete] [NID; SMG#2f]
den = still [dp + incomplete in phrase: aden den 'there is still']	02
gayd = so, very [dp: intensifier or emphasis] [RMP!+ ; SMG#2g]
gid = so, very [dp: intensifier or emphasis] [NID]	03
kun = reportedly, it is said, they say (second hand information) [dp: quotative] [RMP+; SMG#2h]
lun = it, him, them [dp: oblique cross-reference] [NID; SMG#2i]	01, 03=3
mambu = indeed; please [dp: polite] [MDS:229]	01
manem ~ then too, also [dp: linked information] [RMP+]
manum = then too, also [dp: linked information] [NID]	03, 05, 06=2, 07=4, 08
menem = then too, meanwhile [dp: conjunctive] [RMP!+ ; SMG#2j]
muna = first of all [dp] [MDS:240; SMG#2k]	01, 02
pamun = still; first; please [dp: softener or explanation] [NID]	02=2, 07, 14=2
PAN [Note HF: 129 TOTAL in all dialogs!!!]
pan = more; also [dp: additive] [MDS:259; RMP+; SMG#2l]	01=2, 02=2
pan ~ please [dp: softens v-imp] [MDS:259; RMP!+ ; SMG#2l]
pan ~ (not) yet [dp with negatives] [MDS:259; SMG#2l]
pan ~ else? [dp with questions] [SMG#2l]	01
pan ~ still [dp with aden] [SMG#2l]

Table after RMP, revised by DZ
Tagalog	Cebuano	Maguindanaon	Translation		
			as you know	known information	
naman			again	repeated information	
muna	usa		first	more urgent action	
din	pad	bun
manem	also	linked information	
man	man/pad		of course/anyway	fact with conflict implied	
kasi	man/gud		disapproval		
lamang		bu	just, the only one	limited statement, contrast implied	
na	na	den	already/now	accomplished fact	
nga	gani	ba	indeed, really; NOT please	agreement NOT desired action	
pala	di-ay	bun
besen	so!, oh! (surprise!)	unexpected fact	
pa	pa	pan	still; yet	unaccomplished fact, fact will end	
daw	daw	kun	reportedly	second hand information	
yata	tingali	basi	I think; maybe	opinion, uncertain	
sana	unta		(fut) I think	desired fact	
sana	unta		(past)	contrary to fact, negated fact	

SMG  2. Discourse Particles

When a particle is used, it is usually placed after the first constituent in a clause.

Sia bu silan sa walay. They are just at home.

a. ba - used in requesting or in expressing agreement with what was said

Malegen gayd saguna i ginis a nia! Uwayba!
This fabric is really expensive now! Yes it is!

b. basi - maybe, I wonder

Pila basi i sukay nin uman gay? (I wonder) how much his daily income is?

c. besen - indicates surprise

Seka besen i penggalebek sia!? It's you working here!?

d. bu - only

Emphasizes the thing it follows in contrast to something else.
'Just this and not the other thing' or 'only this and nothing else'.

Nia bu i nasama. This is all that's left.

'Not even' with negatives.

Dala sakataw bu i nakailay kanu Kadenan. Not even one person has seen God.

e. bun - also

Namadian bun si Ina. Ina also went marketing.

f. den - now, already finished

Basic meaning is to make the statement true at the present time.

Lu den si Khong. Khong is already there.

Means 'already' with the completed aspect.

Nakauma den si Bai. Bai has already arrived.

Means 'now' or 'already' with stative verbs.

Migkasebud ka den. You have already gained weight.

Means 'now' with incompleted or proposed aspects.

Di den sekanin makatalus. He will not be able to continue (on) now.

g. gayd - very (intensifies a stative verb)

Ipegkalimu ku gayd seka. I love you very much.

h. kun - it is said; they say; reportedly

Aden kun walay nin a masela gayd lu sa biwang.
It is said he has a large house there to the left.

i. lun - non-focus third person meaning 'it', 'him', or 'they'
Used with ka-nouns and clauses with multiple referents.

Nia ba i migkangapia-pia a enditalen a da gayd pakagaga lun ebpamanay.
This is such beautiful cloth that there is no one able to sew it.

j. menem - continuation of thought, indicates the thought is similar to or a continuation of the previous thought
Means 'also' or 'then' and links the clause to a previous clause

Taliawid si Boy. Si Abs menem na ebpanginseda.
Boy is a farmer. While Abs is a fisherman.

k. muna - first of all

It ka muna i nia. Carry/take this one first.

l. pan - softens commands and makes them more polite

Apa ka pan. Please wait for a minute.

Means 'yet' with negatives.

Da pan makauma si Bapa. Bapa has not yet arrived.

Means 'still' or 'more' with time phrases.

Naulug sekanin sa trak kanu manguda pan sekanin.
He fell from a truck when he was still young.

Means 'else' with questions.

Ngin pan i ebpamasan ta? What else will we buy?

Means 'still' with aden.

Aden pan ig sa baldi. There is still water in the pail.

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ABBREVIATIONS
EMS = English-Maguindanaon Dictionary, Sullivan
MDS = Maguindanaon-English Dictionary, Sullivan
NID = not in Sullivan dictionary
RMP = Ronald Moe, "Maguindanaon Particles"
SMG = Stickney Magindanaon Grammar