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ubun 1to sit. 1.1intrans. to sit down. Umbun ka ni-an ta ek ayagan hi ama. Sit down while I go and call for father. Inumbun da nah luhung ot mummoma da. They sat down on the mortar and chewed betelnut ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 2B Movement, change of position. Sim: halupinnak. (sem. domains: 7.1.2 - Sit.) 1.2intrans. to continue sitting. Aga, mangmangbun kayu pet umeyak. Come on, you all keep sitting while I go. maN‑ CV(C). 2to sit. 2.1trans. the place for sitting is cross-referenced by the affix. Tibom ta adim ubunan nan puha. Be careful not to sit on the cat. ‑an/‑in‑‑an. 2.2advpred. to sit as a manner of doing something else. <Morphophonology: The first vowel is lost, and the initial glottal stop and the second consonant metathesize.> Inib-un dan mungkanta. They sat as they sang. i/iN. 3intrans. to be idle; to sit around constantly, doing nothing. Umubuubun kah kabigabigat. You are idle everyday. ‑um‑ CV(C)CV. (sem. domains: 6.1.2.4.2 - Lazy.) 4a seat. 4.1nom. a thing to sit on; seat, bench, chair. Mumpaha-ad kah basket nah ubunan. Have the basket placed on the seat. Hay ngadan bon nan kay ubunan an eda alan hi muyung ya hagabi damdama. The name of that thing like a bench which they get from the forest is also hagabi. ‑an. (sem. domains: 5.1.1 - Furniture.) 4.2sta. for seats to be occupied. Nab-unan am-in di ubunan kinali tumataddog kami. All the seats are taken, that is why we are standing. ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. der. ubunan id. umubuubun

uduk 1intrans. to stoop down; to crawl under something; to bend down under; done to move under something which could bump the head. Umuduk ka nah daulon di kama. Crawl under the bed. Eyak immanuddukan nah mabilau. I stooped under (the reeds) in the reedy-place. Adiyak pakauduk te makaippot di pantalon ku. I can’t stoop over because my pants are too tight. Mun-uddukan day u-unga nah uwang nah loba. The children are crawling in and out of the hole in the slope. ‑umi‑/‑immi‑, muN‑/nuN‑ ‑an, paka‑. 2B Movement, change of position. Sim: ayuduk. (sem. domains: 7.1.8 - Bend down.) 2trans. to stoop under something specific with the focus on the specific object. Em udukon din naullin an bola. Crawl under and get the ball that rolled there. ‑on/‑in‑.

ukip trans. to move through narrow passageway. Ukipom nan pihhu nah daulon. Crawl to get the money under the house. (space between ground and floor is narrow) Nun-iukip nah dakol an tatagu ot umeyak nah hinangab nan ap-apu. I moved through the crowd and went in front of the leader. ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑ i‑/nuN‑ i‑. 4F Adjacency/Adjoining actions. (sem. domains: 7.2.3.5 - Move past, over, through.)

umum trans. to suffocate by placing something over the head or nose. Tipet eyak inumum? Why did you suffocate me? Maumum ka hin munlikbut kan mahuyop. You will suffocate if you sleep covered with a blanket from head to toe. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. (sem. domains: 2.6.6 - Die.)

wadle sta. to be flaccid; to have a limp muscle. Niwadleyak nah kama te naka-atuwak. I am lying limply on the bed because I am so tired. mi‑/ni‑. 6A Physiological Process - State. (sem. domains: 2.4.2 - Weak.)

walak trans. 1to release hold on something. Iwalakanak mot umeyak. Release me and I will go. Adim iwalakan nan inodnam. Don’t release what you are holding. i‑ ‑an/iN‑ ‑an. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 7.2.6.4 - Set free.) 2to abandon; to neglect, e.g a rice field, Antipet em inwalak di payom? Why did you abandon your ricefield? i‑/iN‑. (sem. domains: 4.3.3.3 - Abandon.)

watok trans. to chop with an ax. Winatok day bagang nan nuwang. They cut the neck of the water buffalo. (lit. axed; method of slaughter) Winatok kuy hukik ot teyan munhaggeyak. I struck my foot (with an axe) and now I’m limping. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)