n-a'an1to eat s.t.2embezzle3kill s.o. or s.t., referring specifically to the work of a witch or a disease that kills cropsna-fna'anunspec. comp. formto eatnafna'an situliunspec. comp. formnaf'na?angathering of relatives and friends for a meal for a person who will die shortly after; also joking with a person who has eaten too much, feeling like he's going to dieYa'a ufna'an ro.I have already eaten.n-fa'anunspec. comp. formto feed s.t.Ira ra'a wanat dida ma rva'ak al rfa'an ita.They pounded the field rice and cooked (it) to feed us.fana'anunspec. comp. formdial. var.fananSerfoodVarat ini fana'an lolin ba wel lafar.This year the food supply is good so there won't be starvation.n-fakna'anunspec. comp. formevil spirits used by witches to kill (lit. eat) a personTamata ovi rawangi ra'an tamata na faliak nfalak ne rfakna'an.Those people who kill (lit. eat) people, the expression that means to kill (by a witch) is fv:rfakna'an.
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