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ka-2variant ofmaka-2
ka-1variant ofmaka-1
ka-3affix1Affix changing cardinal numbers into ordinalsBang kite nambahayang māku-māku kite kahanyangankaˈissaˈ, si keduwe gey keyipatante Tuhanin.When we worship we ask for peace first, secondly thatwe will not forget God.Katellu māku-māku kite ledjikiˈ.Thirdly we ask for blessing.Katellunen māku-māku kite ledjikiˈ.Thirdly (lit. its third) we ask for blessing.Kalimenen kalumaˈanin ubus ne eggas.The fifth (lit. its fifth) village was burnt.2Prefix with numerals. It signifies that all items of thenumber specified are being talked aboutAndahan ne meˈ pungtinaˈikun kalime.All of my five siblings have wives.Gaˈ niyaˈ iskul pungtinaˈiku dendehin kaduwe.Both (all) of my two sisters have no schooling.Ubus ne ineggas kalime tumpuk meˈ kalumaˈan malaˈihin.All of the five clusters of houses (villages) therewere burnt.Tebbengne kayuhin katellum poˈon.He cut down all three trees.Belline tennunin kada baˈul.She bought one entire chest full of weaving.3Nominalizing affix. To be in the state of..Kadikiˈkun gaˈ niyaˈ jīp tuˈu.In my childhood there were no jeeps here.Takiteku iye kasakinen kuweˈ kagkag ine.I saw him during his sickness; he was very skinny.Tiggel ne kabuwaˈ kayu miyaˈan.That tree has been in the state of bearing fruit for a long time.
ka-2affixCausative affix with intransitive verbs. To cause an emotional or physical responseKasaye-saye nakanak iyan.That child makes one laugh.
ka-1variantke-Comparemaka-1affixAbilitative/circumstantial affix in single-argument and antipassive clauses. To be able to (do something), to happen to (do something)Gaˈi kite bi kaˈatu peggeˈ dikiˈ-dikiˈ du kite bi.We are not able to challenge (them) because we are small.Kebelli ku kenna ensiniˈ.I was able to buy fish earlier.Kaˈeddoˈ manuk-manuk iye ensiniˈ.He was able to get birds earlier.
ka-#-anvariant-an2The affixed word says something about the state of the subject of the clause or how it affects the subject.If the Theme (Experiencer) is the ergative noun phrase and the Nonnuclear Loc (Cause) is the absolutive noun phrase, the verb takes the ka-#-an.A place or entity with a collection/number of the same kind of items stated is marked by ka-#-an. Exceptions are the words for coconut grove lahingan and banana grove uyatan which occur also with -an only. The -an seems to focus on the piece of land planted with trees while the word with ka-#-an focuses on the collection of trees on the piece of land.affix1Affix occurring with nouns and adjectives expressing the (perceived) state of the subject.Kaˈulanan kami si lān.We were rained on on the road.Kagabunan punuhin.The mountain is covered with clouds.Kamamisan ku si bāng-bāng iyan.Those cookies are sweet to me.Kabuhuk-buhukan ne buwaˈ kayu miyaˈan.Much of that fruit is rotten.Gaˈi ku kamiskinan si aˈa iyan.That person does not seem poor to me.Kahāpan ku si lumaˈnen.I like his house (lit. his house seems good to me).2Verbal affix with emotion verbs and some cognition verbs in transitive constructionsKalasahanne anaknen.He loves his child.Kaˈaseˈanku papuˈkun peggeˈ bahiˈ ne.I pity my grandmother because she is old.Tuhutku ine-ine kabayaˈanne.I go along with whatever he wants.Kataˈuhanku lān hap lumaˈden.I know the way to their house.Nakanak iyan gaˈ niyaˈ kasabutanne.That child does not understand anything.3Nominalizing affixSi lumaˈku katekkahannen.My house is what he arrived at.Panyataˈ katalewannen.Spirits are what he is afraid of.Badjuˈ miyaˈan kasinnahankun.That blouse is what I like.4Nominal affix for a collective entity; a number of items of the same kindLahat miyaˈan lahat kapapuˈan kamihin.That place is the place of our ancestors.Meˈ kaˈusbahan kami meˈ aˈa iyan.Those people are our relatives.Dem kabatuhan pangahinanganne lumaˈin.He is building the house in a stony place.Lahatden dem kapunuhan.Their place is in the mountains.Pagtanaˈannen dem kalahingan.He made his rice field in the coconut grove.Lumaˈnen dem kaˈuyatan.His house is in a banana plantation.Luha lahingannen.His coconut grove is extensive.Uyatan sine miyaˈan?Whose banana plantation is that?5Affix signifying the entirety of the specified placeTahalaˈ aˈahin kadanglahatan.Everybody from that place has left (lit. people from that entire place).Ubus ne kinelluhan tanaˈkun kadantanaˈan.I have already weeded my rice field, the one entire field.Ubus ne ilabasan bulaknen kadabulakan.All his land has had the grass cut.
kaˈamvariantkāmAbsolutive and oblique pronoun set.pronounYou (second person plural).Deˈ kaˈam mangan.(You) come and eat.Sumiyan kaˈam moleˈ?When will you go home?
kaˈanakanderivative. ofanaknounKēmon kaˈanakannun pasanun pitu.Send word to all your relatives to come.
kaˈasangan2AdjectiveNaughty, mischievousKaˈasangan teˈed nakanak iyan luwal ngusaˈ saweˈne.That child is really naughty; he always harrasses hiscompanions.Daˈa kew kaˈasangan, gey ku kasandal luwal magsabit.Don't be naughty; I can't bear to be always scolding.Antonymtakoleˈ-koleˈ1derivative. ofkoleˈ1takoleˈ-koleˈ2
kaˈasangan1complex form ofasang1stative verbNaughty.Nakanak iyan kaˈasangan, luwal nguti-nguti saweˈnen.That child is naughty; he always annoys his companions.Kaˈasangan iye peggeˈ luwal iye maglolaˈ si saweˈne.He is naughty because he always teases his companions.
kaˈatComparemulahinang2<Not Sure>Antonymhatul 1untul1 2magkaˈatcomplex formvFor something to have gone wrong, be broken down (as machinery); to be spoiled, perished (as harvested fruit); be violated; be destroyed; wrecked, ruined, devastatedTiggel kami si lān peggeˈ magkaˈat jīp kamihin.We were on the road a long time because our jeep broke down.Magkaˈat ne mangganen, buhuk ne peggeˈ tiggel inennaˈ.Her mangoes are spoiled; they are rotten because theyhave been stored a long time.Ilahihan dendehin weˈ lella bu magkaˈat.The girl was abducted by a man and violated.Magkaˈat lahat kamihin peggeˈ niyaˈ meˈ mundu patennaˈ laˈi.Our village has been discredited because there are rebels living there.antuntul1 1pakaˈatcomplex formIf one item gets ruined it is magkaˈat; if all is ruined, it is gaˈi manjari. If many items of many others are ruined, it is pakaˈat. If it occurs in the reason clause, it takes the 3rd person sg. pron.v1To destroy something, to wreck something; misuse, waste, ruin, demolish, devastate; use black magicWeˈey pakaˈatannu badjuˈnun? Putukannu lengngennen.Why are you ruining your blouse? You are cutting offits sleeves.Nakanak iyan luwal magpakaˈat sīn.That child always wastes money (uses it for worthless things).Gaˈi kajari inurungan kinakan nakanak iyan paˈekka peggeˈ iyuˈ makaˈat.That child cannot be given much food because he wastes it.Pinakaˈatan weˈ ne saweˈnen duk elimuˈ supaya matey.He destroyed his companion with supernatural knowledge (by blackmagic) so that he died.2To spoil, be ruined (during the process of ripening (fruit) or making (rice cakes))Ekka pakaˈat buwaˈ mangga miyaˈan.Many of those mangoes rotted (and dropped off before they were ripe.)Kulang ne jāhin peggeˈ ekka pakaˈatne. (Ekka pakaˈat jāhin hangkan hep kulang.)There are few rice cakes because many were ruined (in the process ofmaking them).Ubusun ne kinakan iyan duk hadja gaˈi tapakaˈat.Finish up that food, just so that it won't be wasted.
kabagCompareEars 12.4 TableAdjectiveSticking out (said of ears)Kabag teyingenen.His ears are sticking out.Antonymkupping
kabaˈ-kabaˈComparekatel-kellungMoths and butterflies 2.5.1 TablenounButterflyNiyaˈ kabaˈ-kabaˈ umasek dem lumaˈ, hātinen niyaˈsōng bisitate.A butterfly happened to enter the house; it means wewill soon have a visitor.order: Lepidoptera
kabalCompareLarge mammals 2.1.1 TablenounFlying lemurEkka kabal palayang bang kohap-kohap.Many flying lemurs fly in the early afternoon.Cynocephalus volans or C.variegatus
kabaligcomplex form ofbalignounFirst menstruationTiggel ne kabalignen.She already had her first menstruation a long time ago.
kaban buddiCompareParts of clothing 23.4 TablenounPatchwork decoration (on canopies, mattresses and sometimes pillow cases)Kulambuˈnen tege kaban buddi.Her canopy has patchwork.
kabangCompareVerbs & adjectives used in connection with birds 3.6 TableColors 25.1 Tablekila1AdjectiveParti-colored, piebald, speckled (of birds, animals, fish and material)Niyaˈ sapiˈku kabang.I have a parti-colored cow.2nounDifferent colored spot; red or white birthmarkNiyaˈ kabang dī saline.He has a different colored spot from birth.Niyaˈ sapiˈku ittem tege kabang poteˈ.I have a black cow that has white spots.
kābasaˈvariantkalabasaˈ1CompareVegetables fruit, roots, bulbs 1.7.2 TablenounSquash, yellow squash, pumpkinCucurbita maxima
kabbatComparetapukverbSubject N-, mag-To store something very well, put something away securely, hide somethingGaˈ ne luˈu oroˈkun, hatu niyaˈ ngabbatne.My knife isn't here anymore; perhaps someone stored it verywell.Dende iyan luwal magkabbat diyalem bilik.That woman always hides (things) in the room.Gey ne teˈeddoˈbi, duk gey ne tekesuwaˈbi peggeˈ ubus nekabbatku.You can't get it anymore, and you can't find it anymorebecause I have hidden it very well.
kabbunvariantkebbunComparebuˈug1palantasiyonnounOrchard, grove (of any trees)Pī kew tungguˈanun kite kabbunten duk ganaˈ ngeddoˈmeˈ buwaˈnen.Go and guard our orchard so that nobody will get thefruit.Lumaˈden tapit si bihing kabbun.Their house is close to the grove.Antonympaslang 1paslang 2
kabegComparekulabeyRodents and bats 2.1.2 TablenounA bat (animal); large fruit batfam. Pteropodidae
kābewCompareLarge mammals 2.1.1 TablenounWater buffalo, carabaoEkka kābew iningketan si basakan.Many carabaos are tied in the wet rice field.Bubalus bubaliskābew būpalucompound1nA breed of especially large carabaos.2vTo ride a carabaoNgābew ku tungan-tungan lengnganku.I ride a carabao wherever I go.Daˈa ne kew subey magkābew-kābew, kaw kew hadja laboˈ.You shouldn't be riding a carabao; you may fall off.magkābew-kābewcomplex formvTo crawl on all foursBehu magkābew-kābew pe anaknen.Her child has only recently started to crawl.
kābew būpalucompound ofkābew1noun2verbTo ride a carabaoNgābew ku tungan-tungan lengnganku.I ride a carabao wherever I go.Daˈa ne kew subey magkābew-kābew, kaw kew hadja laboˈ.You shouldn't be riding a carabao; you may fall off.
kabinsanaˈancomplex form ofbinsanaˈnounSuffering, torment, discomfort
kabitCompareVerbs used in connection with motor vehicles 18.3 TableverbObject pa-, mag- -an [repetative]To ride on a vehicle clinging (to the outside of a jeep, truck, tricycle)Pakabit meˈ aˈahin diyataˈ jīp.The people ride on a jeep clinging to the outside.Daˈa kew luwal magkabitan.Don't always ride clinging (to the vehicle).