"an" meaning in Waray-Waray

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      "expansion": "Cebuano ang",
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        "2": "ang"
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        "2": "ang"
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      "expansion": "Tagalog ang",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central an",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "poz-pro",
        "2": "*a",
        "3": "",
        "4": "direct marker"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "map-pro",
        "2": "*a",
        "3": "",
        "4": "direct marker"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "ing"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan ing",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Tagalog ang, Bikol Central an.\nFurther etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.",
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      "expansion": "an",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "war",
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        {
          "english": "The man ran towards the shore.",
          "text": "Midalagan an lalaki paingon ha baybayon.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The cat ate the fish.",
          "text": "Gikaon han iring an isda.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "direct marker for all general nouns other than personal proper nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en-an-war-particle-4NqaKlLo"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔan]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "an"
}

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        "2": "ang"
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        "2": "ang"
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        "2": "an"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central an",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "*a",
        "3": "",
        "4": "direct marker"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "ing"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan ing",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Philippine *aŋ. Cognate with Cebuano ang, Hiligaynon ang, Tagalog ang, Bikol Central an.\nFurther etymology is debated; some have theorized a relationship to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a (“direct marker”), from Proto-Austronesian *a (“direct marker”) with the addition of an unclear nasal suffix. Compare Kapampangan ing.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "war",
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      "expansion": "an",
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  "lang_code": "war",
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          "english": "The man ran towards the shore.",
          "text": "Midalagan an lalaki paingon ha baybayon.",
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          "english": "The cat ate the fish.",
          "text": "Gikaon han iring an isda.",
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        }
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      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔan]"
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