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littalit 1comm. bat, medium size species. Dakol di littalit nah liyang. There are many bats in the cave. (sem. domains: 1.6.1 - Types of animals.) 2intrans. to catch bats. Waday ohan hilong an e nunlittalit hi ama. One night, my father went to the forest to catch small bats. muN/nuN.

kona₁ trans. to trap or ensnare an animal or bird. Waday kinna min uldunne. We ensnared a wild rooster. Maid di kon-on taku hin nangala kayu. We will not trap anything if you are noisy. Nakna nan hamuti nah lingon. The bird got caught in the bird-trap. Kediye ya pitu ya abuy kinnanan littalit. There, seven was the total of the bats he had trapped. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4C Convey/bring objects toward agent. (sem. domains: 6.4.2 - Trap.)

abuy (der. of abu) exispred. a substitutionary form of an existential predicate that asserts a restriction by referring to the only one or only thing that qualifies in relation to the statement being made. Dadiye ya abuy Ippangyol an niha-ad ad Kiangan. They are the only Spaniards who stayed in Kiangan. Kediye ya pitu ya abuy kinnanan littalit. Those seven were the only bats that he trapped. Limiting and maximizing. (sem. domains: 9.1.1.1 - Exist.)