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essemGood, "It's fitting" sometimes "Serves him right."Essem, nakwas dadlo nan ik-ikkak.Good, at last what I'm doing is finished.9.3Very
et1And. Links sentence topic.Omeyda makimiting et manganda isdi.They go to attend a meeting and they will eat there.Men-oskilada et awnitda getken ay menbasa.They go to school and they will learn to read.9.2Part of speech
et2Already. Do it now. Occurs at the end of a clause.Ay wadada et?Are they here already?Issan ninkantaana et iilaen amana siya.When he sang, his father was looking at him.9.2Part of speech9.4.3.2Hortative
etaUnpounded kernels of rice mixed with pounded.Iyetaana nan bagas sanapay otowen.He removes the unpounded kernels of the rice before he cooks it.6.2.1.1.1Growing rice
etad1CutEtdem nan pao tay anaanando.Cut the sticks for its very long.7.8.3Cutcfgetad
etad2Sibling.Siya nan etadna si tosa.He is his sibling.4.1.9Kinship
etag1Salted meat.Etagenda nan egay kalako isnan pinaltida ay beteg.They salted the left over meat from the butchered pig which they were not able to sell.5.2.3.2Food from animals2To age something.Alam ta etagem nan anakmo.Here, keep your daughter until she ages. (Keep her away from being courted so that she'll becoma a spinster).cfbatanglagingsaeng
etebTo fall, of something or someone standing upright.Nat-eb nan naango ay kaiw.The dried tree fell down.7.2.2.5.1Fallcfnat-eb
etegTo light something by holding it in a fire.It-egmo nan saleng ta siyay isilawmo.Lit the pitch pine to lighten your path.5.5.1Light a fire
etekProud. i-/-en To boast, lastog, to praise, dayaw.Men-etek ay mangwani en bos siya.He boasts saying he is the boss.It-ekda siya tay ado nan binadangana.They are proud of him because he helped many people.3.5.1.3.2Tell a liecfdayawkatoglastog1lastog1
eten1To lay on top of something.Iyam-ammam ta adi maekdag nan kaiw et etnana sik-a.Slowly, for the wood might fall and land on you.7.5.9.1Load, pile2Wood in building an attic on which the floor, pamaegan, is laid.6.5.2Parts of a buildingcfetnanpamaegan
etengMature, of people, animals, plants, rice wine.Naeteng nan gabba id wani.The guavas are matured now.8States
etesGood, "It's fitting", sometimes "Serves him right."Etes! kaikaikkanka od.Serves you right, as though you know everything.9.3Very
etewnaDay before yesterday.Inmali id etewna.He came the other day.8.4.6Aspectual time
etlaTo spit up, as a baby does.Nin-etla nan engnga tay linabesna ay ninsoso.The baby spit up for he over sucked.2.2Body functions
etnanFor something to be on top of something, as a tree on a person.cfeten
ewedTo pull downward.Naewed nan sangan nan kaiw isonga dat mekdag.The branch of the tree was pulled so it fell.7.3.2.8Pull
ewesBlanket.Men-eweska ta adika maskaw.Cover yourself with a blanket so you will not feel cold.5.1.1.3Bedcfbolanggitkinaotankinolibangbangkowabaw
ewewma- To be thirstyMaewewda dadat omey ominom.They got thirsty then they went to drink.5.2.2.7Drink
eyGo. omey "go", iyey "take", ipaey, ippaey, ippey "put", nangipay-an "where something was put", makkey "accompany"Omey kami is wakgat.We are going tomorrow.7.2.3.2Gocfen2ipaey1ipaey2ippeyiyeymakkeyomey
eyakaLong distance, also used in appreciation (eyaka nan kad-anyo id Bogang), also comparison.Eyaka baw iman nan kakad-ana.His presence is uplifting.8.1.3.1Many, much
eyang-en To separate pigs from sow, to transplant seedlings to separate them.Ineyangna nan bonobona ta is-ekna et.He separated his seedlings to replant it7.5.1.1Separate, scatter
eyyaTo belittle someone, as to say they aren't able to win or do something.Eeyyaena dakami gapo tay dadadadakeda.He belittles us because they are big.3.5.1.8.3Mock