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uhwil trans. to lift a heavy object with a lever. Uhwilom nan batu te madam-ot. Lift the stone with a lever because it is heavy. Iuhwil mu nan ongal an hapang. Use the big branch in lifting it up. Nan balita di panguhwil mu nah batu. Use the crowbar to lift the stone. ‑on/‑in‑, i‑/iN‑, paN‑. 4B Tactile - touch contact. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.4 - Lift.)

ullin trans. to push to roll down. Ullinon yu nan batu te madam-ot. Roll the stone because it’s heavy. Maullin ka hn hinay ubunam. You will roll down if you sit down there. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4D Release, remove or detach object. (sem. domains: 7.2.2 - Move in a direction.)

wadat nangamung di madam-ot hi pagona (id. of pago) an idiom implying that there is something that is always problematic (lit. there is something that is heavy forever in his chest). (sem. domains: 3.4.2 - Feel bad.)

yaden (den) (comp. of ya, den) conj. 1connects a clause with information that expresses contraexpectation and is antithetical to that encoded in the preceding clause; and yet. Maid inat kun hiya yaden dumuntuk. I did nothing to him and yet he wants to box me. Pituy toona yaden makangngun-unud ya makabbaddang. He was only seven years old, and yet he was obedient and helpful. Wada da nan munhona ta kanan di bumaddang da yaden mungkulkullawing da ot ya aabu ta mid-um di dam-ot da. There are those naughty ones who say they will help carry the load, and yet instead they hold on to the pole and swing from one side to the other, thereby adding to the load. Ugge nabubungan yaden ahi udan mo. It’s not roofed, and yet it’s almost rainy season. Ammunay katem yaden mabungot ka. You are about to die, and yet you are angry. Compounding conjunctions and adjuncts. (sem. domains: 9.6.2.9 - Concession.) 2connects a clause encoding an event that takes place at the same time as the one in the preceding clause; frequently, there is also a contraexpectation concept expressed in the context of the conjunction use; while. Munha-ang yaden mangan. He is cooking while eating. Man-un dakami te nakangngan kami yaden toattoan da peman di udum. Good for us because we ate while the others did not. Mungngahngahak yaden mungkaliyak hi bale mi. I gasped for breath while I was shouting at our house. (sem. domains: 8.4.5.2.2 - At the same time.)
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