alalvpat -un, magka-, ma-.To delay (something), be delayed; (for a death) to be slow and difficult.A slow and difficult death is believed to be the result of the dying one’s great sins.In tau baldusa magkaalal bang mapatay.Sinners are delayed in their dying moments.Subay diꞌ alalun in patay ha bāy, subay hikubul magtuy.We should not delay the corpse in the house, it should be buried immediately.Daran kami iyalal sin nakuraꞌ namuꞌ ha pagkaun.We are always delayed in eating by our boss (i.e., he doesn’t let us eat at the normal time).Maalal in pagkamatay sin tau kaibanan.The death of some people is slow and difficult.OV SYN.tarasaw*tahalaꞌ*antaraꞌ

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