eghuyfor air to be released from sealed container, e.g., basketball; for a container of air to be deflatedNekupit etan bolah tep immeghuy ni emin hu dibdib. The ball is flat because all the air has been released.
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egpit1to place things close together, e.g., close legs togetherEhel mun Rita et egpiten tu hu heli tu hedin umyudung did et-al.Tell Rita to close her legs when she sits down on the floor.7.3.6.1Shut, close-en/-in-Class 4F Adjacency/Adjoining of an object2to close the armpit in order to hold something there; to clasp something in the armpitInegpit tud yekyekkan tu etan pitakah tu.She clasped her purse under her armpit.7.3.4.4Hold-en/-in-
eguto cut a slit in the throat of an animal or fowlThis is done so that the blood drips until the animal is dead. The blood is collected in a bowl to be cooked for food; it is usually made into blood sausage using the intestines as the casing in the case of animals. Fowl and bird's blood is also collected and mixed with minced internal organs and cooked to be eaten. In some ritual cases, the blood has to be examined by the shaman for any sign of omens before cooking it.Egui yu law etan manuk et iilug yu.You can now slit the throat of the chicken and singe its feathers.Ingguan dan kakkabbuhhan etan gelding ni ihhida tayun mahmahdem. They slit the throat this morning of the goat that we'll eat for viand this evening.Simgeletkelehlengleng5.2.1.2Steps in food preparation-an/-in- -anClass 5C Goal oriented sites
egwakto remove the top shoots of cane-type plants with handsInegwag da hu uhyek ida etan ni unah et mangkatey ida.They removed the top shoot of the sugar-cane-plants and so they died.7.5.2.4Remove, take apart-en/-in-Class 4A Changes the structure of an object
egyatto be surprised or startled by an unexpected action or event, often accompanied by a frightened physical reactionImmegyat kami tep kami kaum-enung-ungbal di bawang ey pinhakkey ey kimmidul ni na-let .We were startled because we were just talking inside and suddenly there was loud thunder.Bimmelah hu angah Florence ni inegyatan tun singkukan ni akup.Florence's face turned pale when the owl hooted startling her.3.4.2.4Afraid
ehawto miss a turn in a game because of an errorAny time during a game that a player makes an error, he misses a turn though he can reenter the game any number of times. This is the rule of two games, kamkambut and tuttukkad.Eleggak mengapput tep ka-eehhawwak.I did not win because I was making errors and had to keep missing my turn.Aggak paka-amtaen humman ni ay-ayam et humman hu gaputun nakka ke-hawi.I don't know the game very well and that is the reason why I make errors and miss turns.4.2.6.1Game
ehbukto fly about everywhere in the air, e.g., birds, insects, dustKaman-ehbuk hu dep-ul di daulen tep ya na-let ni dibdib.The ashes under the house are flying up everywhere because the wind is strong.Kaman-ehbuk ida etan panniki ni kamelebbah ni mahmahdem di deya.The fruit bats that pass through here in the evening are everywhere flying (in their hundreds).maN-/naN-Class 1B Movement with a directional component
eheb1na gateLimmaw hi Elijah et dumteng di eheb nunman ni bebley, ey inang-ang tu hu hakey ni nebalun biin kamemessing. (1Kings 17:10a)Elijah went and reached the gate of that town, and he saw a widow gathering firewood.6.5.1.5Fence, wall2transto close a passageway or an opening to an enclosureKaw inheban mu hu kubkub?Did you close the pigpen gate?Mu ehebidda killum di kubkub.Go and close the pigs in the pigpen.7.3.6.1Shut, close-an/-in- -an
ehekto plant; to sowIn-ehek min emin etan indawat Inggulun ni antak.We planted all the string beans that were given us by Inggulun.Kaw inhekan yun emin hu habal di apum?Did you sow all of the garden of your grandfather?Ida nan-ehek di Buhhan nan Mu-yag ni kaalman ni baltung di habal.Buhhan and Mu-yung went to sow mongo-seeds in the garden yesterday.Simtanem6.2.3Plant a fieldiC1-/iN-, -an/-in- -anClass 3A Move and position an object at a site
ehel1nlanguage; dialect; word; voice"Hedin dedngelen yu hu ehel Apu Dios ni nunyan aggew, ey entan tu ngehay hu e-helen tu et eleg yu iu-ukkul idan aammed tayun nunman e nginhay da tugun tu." (Hebrews 3:15b)If you hear the voice of God today, do not be rebellious against what he says and do not follow the example of our ancestors in the past who rebelled against his commands. Ey kantuy "Huyyaddan tuu ey hakey ida niya hakey hu ehel da." (Genesis 11:6a) And he/God said, "These people are one and their language is one."Simkanmukantu3.5.3.1Word3.5.3Language2vto speak; to talkEy beken ni yadda anghel hu nanghelan tun kantuy "Hi-gak ali hi Ametu ey hi-gatulli hu U-ungngak." (Hebrew 1:5d)And it was not angels who spoke saying, "I will be his Father and he will be my Son."in-/in- -an/naN- -an/Speech Verbs - General2.1intransto speakKele ka-hel kayun emin hedin kaman-e-ehhelen hi Cuyahen?Why are you talking when Cuyahen is speaking?3.5.1SaymaN-/naN-2.2vto correct, advise or scoldKele kaka umbunget hedin inhelan dakaddan ammed mun itek mu?Why do you get angry when your parents try to correct you for being a liar?Kaw makaggeh hedin immehel itan hi-gam eyan pilyum?Is it painful when I try to correct you for your mischievousness?Aggak um-ehel ngun hi-gatu tep tuka pakahhuggagta ehel ku.I don't try to correct him because he always answers back.3.5.1.8Criticize-an/-in- -an, um-/-imm-2.3transto say something in particularInelawah Pedro hu inhel kun meippanggep ni linawwan yud Amduntog.Pedro took personally what I said in regards to your trip to Amduntog.iC1-/iN-eheleninhel
eheng1to repay something that was borrowedAgtu ehengan eman impebelhan kun hi-gatun matsaggew.He did not repay what I have contributed to him last year.Pakkaw e-hengan tayulli illa tayun pagey di dinnundun hedin man-enni itsu.We have to repay Dinnundun's rice that we got when we harvest.Impa-heng na-mun Dudduli hu indawat tun Tullimpak eman ni nanglengan da?Did Dudduli let Tullimpak repay what she gave to her when they performed the canyao-ritual?Han yulli ew ehengi etan illa yun hi-gamin balintu.You may repay what you got from us next year.6.8.4.5Pay-an/-in-
eheng21transto inhibit the growth of a plantThe growth of a plant is inhibited when a bigger or more dominant plant, or tree stunts the growth of a smaller plant or tree by overgrowing and overshadowing it.Kae-hengi etan ni etteteng ni keyew hu guggullu et humman hu eleg umlameh. The big tree overshadows and inhibits the growth of the orange tree and that is why it does not bear fruit.Kame-hengi hu kameitnem di kahiddumin keyew. A plant under the shade of a tree is stunted in its development.1.5.6Growth of plants2to surpass, excel, or outgrow someone or somethingE-hengan Dustin hi Justine di kinelaing tep eta-ta-gey hu adal Dustin nem hi Justin.Dustin will surpass Justine in intelligence because Dustin has a higher education than Justine.-an / -in- -an
ehep11vto go out or come out of a building; to exitImmehep la hi Tayyaban tep bimmunget.Tayyaban went out because he was angry.Hipa agyu e-hepi?Why don't you go out?Da-ak kaittenu-dak nem aggak um-ehep.They were sending me out but I wouldn't go out.7.2.2Move in a directionum-/-imm-Class 2A Movement from one place to another2transto take something out with oneselfAntan i-hep tu eya singnged tep kennen ni manuk mewan et umnangih ka.Don't take out what you are holding because the chicken will eat it again and you'll cry.7.3.1CarryiC1-/iN-3vto cause someone to go out of a building; to send outPa-hep yu hi Puhnu tep ay nebuteng et kaumlilingling ni istorya.Send Puhnu out because he is drunk and he is disturbing the story.Hipa yu nengipa-hepan ni hi-gatu?Why did you send him out?pa-/impa-ehheppan
ehep2to go as a group procession to a village for native dancing, drinking and singing of native songs as well as ritual chantsThis event takes place the first week of the uy-uy celebration when people, led by gong beaters and the family performing the prestige ritual feast, form a procession to go to the house of the hosting family for the ehep event. After a few hours when the ehep event is completed, the procession returns to the village of the uy-uy celebrants.specgetad
ehibgayseason for scraping weeds on the rice paddy walls and dikes with a flat spadeBoth men and women may be involved in all the tasks of rice planting, but usually it is the men who do most of the scraping of weeds, and the women who do most of the planting.genubbu 16.2.1.1.1Growing rice
ehiphedseason for rice planting
ehiwdrainage canal in a rice fieldLina-bung ni danum etan ehiw tep ya na-let ni udan et nekibaggan napnu. The water spilled over from the canal because of a strong rain and so it had quickly filled up.6.6.7.2Conveying water
ehnegto drop down something heavy with a thudIn-ehneg tu etan alweg ni napnun danum et mabhi.He dropped down the bamboo tube full of water and so it cracked.7.3.2.5Lower something
ehpendial. var.he-pen1nlower place, a place down below Kan Aksah ey "Idwasi muwak anhan ni puyek ni wada hebwak tu." Et idwat nan Kaleb ni hi-gatu hu hebwak di ahpat niyad ehpen.Aksah said, “Please give me land that has springs.” And Kaleb gave her the springs above and below.8.5Location2vto go down to a lower placeEhel muddan ammed mu et meehpen idallid baley min mahmahdem.Tell your parents to come down to our house this evening.me-/ne-nengin-ehpen
ehungto deepen area by removing earthKangkuddan ey eleg nem daka pepillit ni e-hungen diman.I told them no, but they are forcing us to deepen it there.Kele yu inhung di petek etan ni wangwang?Why did you deepen in the direction of the river?Ag e-hunga hedin petek ni wangwang tep ku-ku-an alin dangngun danum.Don't deepen it if it is in the direction of the river because it will be deepened anyway by the water.7.3.2.7Take something out of something-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
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