kuyngut 1sta. for something to be hooked or crooked, e.g. a parrot’s or owl’s bill. Nakuyngut di hobat di bulayyu. The bill of an owl is hooked. na‑. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.) 2trans. to bend something e.g. a nail or wire. Kuyngutom nan patak ta pangihablayan tuh ligau. Bend the nail so that we will hang the winnower on it. Kinuyngut da nan gigit ot kapyaonah bunwit. He bent the wire and made it into a fishing hook. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change the structure of object. (sem. domains: 8.3.1 - Shape.)
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bunwit 1comm. fishhook. Nipanot nan bunwit nah matan nan dolog. The fishhook was stuck in the eye of the fish. (sem. domains: 6.4.5 - Fishing, 6.4.5.3 - Fishing equipment.) 2trans. to hook fish; to go fishing. Etaku mumbunwit ad Ambuwaya? Shall we go fishing at Ambuwaya? Mamunwit dah dolog nah payo. They are fishing for mudfish in the ricefield. Maid di bunwiton yuh na. You will not catch anything there. Eka bumunwit hi ihda taku. You go and hook a fish for our viand. Ibunwit mu nan bunwit amam. Use the fishhook of your father. muN‑/nuN‑, maN‑, ‑um‑, ‑on, i‑.
unug trans. to drop something into a hole. Unugom nan bunwit nah puhung ot waday dalit hidi. Drop the fishing hook into the pool; there is an eel there. Naunug nan tinelat na nah kahilyat. His slippers fell down the toilet. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4D Release, remove or detach object. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.5 - Lower something.)
