mungkatkate (infl. of mate) proc. to be in the process of dying. Mungkatkate di hilong. He was dying last night. mungka‑/nungka‑. (sem. domains: 2.6.6 - Die, 2.6 - Life.)
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katkat trans. to search through a pile or container, usually by taking out all the contents somewhat haphazardly. Katkatom nadan luput mu ta hamakom nan pihhu. Search through your pile of clothes and look for your money. Kinakat na nadan batu nah nagden tuping. He searched through the stones in the stonewall that collapsed. Nganney bo tuwaliy punkatkat mun nah? What are you searching for again? ‑on/‑in‑, puN‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. (sem. domains: 7.6.1 - Search.)
hab-u comm. whistler bird species; white-bellied bird of forest, light blue; eats fruit; can be roasted and eaten, slightly smaller than pigeon, makes the sound kat, kat, katkat. Dakol day hab-u ad uwani. There are many whistler-birds now. Timmayap nan hab-u hi hinangngab da. The whistler-bird flew in front of them. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
tiklad trans. to strip bark from tree. Tikladam hinaen kaiw ta panguyon tuh itungu. Remove the bark of that tree for us to use in binding the firewood. Tumiklad kah punggakod ta. Strip some bark for us to use in tying. Tinikladan da nan tabuyug ta deyan mungkatkate. They stripped the bark of the pomelo tree and now its dying. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 5B Changing state of site by removal of something. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)
