ehwilto use leverage in lifting a rock; to pry something loose with an instrumentInehwil mi etan batu et maulin di ehpen.We pried the stone loose and it rolled down.Hipa kan balitan impengehwil yu?Whose crowbar did you use to pry it?Kaw umeehwil eya keyew ni batun etta-teng?Will this piece of wood pry the big stones loose?7.3.2.4Lift-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
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ek-ekto drink water in an unusually large amount; to gulp; to drink water from a questionable source, e.g., riverNan-ek-ek ku danum di wangwang tep peteg inum ku ey endi innuman.I drank water from the river because I was thirsty and there was no place to get a drink.Tuka pan-ek-eka hambusi ni danum tep naka-wew.He is drinking a bottle of water because he is very thirsty.Hipa muka pampengek-ekin eyan imbusi dan danum ni nebayag?Why are you drinking that bottle of water that is old?Ya na-mu nampengek-ekan min danum di wangwang hu dinggehan ni egeh kun hileng.It is perhaps our drinking water from the river that caused my stomach trouble last night.5.2.2.7DrinkmaN-/naN-Class 1C General class - Purposeful activities or actions
ekalto remove something or someoneEhel mun amam et tu ekalen etan inha-ad tun batud nampapapgan tayud payew.Tell your father to remove that stone he placed at our boundary in the field.Ingkal da-ak di ama tep endi pihhuh da.My parents removed me (from school) because they have no money.Kele ka nan-ekal mewan di school?Why did you remove yourself again from school?7.3.2.7Take something out of something-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
ekanto eat somethingHinalman tu ekan ni kuheyaw ni gelding dedan ey humman kamengipadgeh ni egeh.He ate too much goat's blood and that causes the stomach to be painful.Kinan min emin hu neihanglag ni gahhilang.We ate all the fried corn.Kimman kamin inhaeng tu ey nata-manan banglu tun hipakkaw.We ate a little of what he cooked and the deliciousness was intensified with something unknown.Attu nengannan yun kaalman ey endidda tuud baley?Where did you eat yesterday yet there was nobody in our house?Kakennakennan amkih hu kapih di muyung tep endi kaanmenugbug.The squirrels are eating the coffee beans in the forest because nobody gathers them.Ubi kikkinnan idan ammed tayun gubat tep kinan ni hapon hu pagey ni katuutuu.Sweet potatoes are what our parents were eating during the war because the Japanese ate the rice of all the people. 5.2.2Eat-en/-in-Class 4C Convey/bring object toward agentimpaknankamekkanmenganpangan
ekatto take something out of covered place or containerIngkat tu ubid banga.He took the sweet potatoes out of the pot.Ehel mun inam et ekaten tu etan ubid langking.Tell your mother to take the sweet potatoes out of the pot.Kaw ingkat yun emin hu ubin neihibak?Did you take all the cooked sweet potatoes out?7.3.2.7Take something out of something-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
ekbiwnative musical mouth instrument4.2.3.5Musical instrument
ekeb1na cover of a container, e.g., cork, cover of a potNak in-ekeb etan kinapyam ni ekeb ey ustuustu.I covered it with the cover you made and it fit exactly.2to cover something, e.g. a cooking potKaw ingkeban mu etan langking di bawang?Did you cover the pot inside (the house)?Kele agmu ekeban etan manuk di kebi tu ma-lat ag bumukyat?Why did you not cover the chicken in it's coup so it won't ran away?7.3.7Cover-an/-in- -anClass 5A Changing state of site by adding something
eked1transto hold one's breath; to stop breathingEked mu yahyah mu.Hold your breath.Ingked tu yahyah tu et hannak tetwika.She held her breath before I injected her.Ingked tu yayyah tun han-alas ey kanda ey netey.He held his breath for one hour and they said that he is dead.Simme-med2.2.1Breathe, breath-en/-in-2passto have one's breath knocked outIta kamekedi hedin dinuntuk da hu egeh.You will stop breathing for a moment if they punch your stomach.Dinuntuk tu pagew ku ey na-kedan nak.He punched my chest and my breath was stopped for a moment.
ekenrice paddyNede-hilan ni geday hu dewwan eken ni payew da. The landslide covered two rice paddies of their rice-field.6.2.1.1.1Growing rice
ekketdial. var.ekkut1adjsmall in amount or numberEkket kamin limmaw di Kiangan ni kaalman ni an-immalan simintu.There were few us who went to Kiangan yesterday to get cement.E-ekket yu alan pantal tep mebel-at.Get a small amount of sand because it is heavy.Ekket law hu dellanen tayu et han madetteng di Kiangan.We will walk a little distance now before Kiangan is reached.Ekket kinan tu et humman hu anggagannu ey neupa. He ate little hence he quickly got hungry.8.2.1Small2procto decrease in amount or numberUm-ekket idalli hu tuun neamung ni hambatenganan tep mampengennamut ida hu edum.The number of people gathered will decrease mid-afternoon because some will be going home.e-ekketekka-ketekkeket
ekmunto swallowEkmunen hu gaga ni han-iat immeduh mewan tep mepnu bungut et heni ita killum ni manggalgalgal hedin ag ekmuna ni immiduh ita.You should swallow the rice before you take in another spoon of rice because you will be like a pig chewing if you don't swallow and then take in another spoon.Agtu han-ekmun eya sineneg-ang mun ubi tep ekkeket kulkulung tu.It cannot swallow the sweet potatoes you have divided because it has a very small throat.Hipa agtu pengekmuni eyan agah ey ay malumi-ih kaya?Why does he not swallow this medicine yet it is very sweet?Simaminul2.1.1.4Mouth-en/-in-Class 4C Convey/bring object toward agent
ekudsp. var.ukudto delegate or give responsibilities to someoneKai-e-kud nan Luis ni hi-gak hu mengibbuh etan ni mika pambewwatan baley.Luis is delegating to me the responsibility of finishing off the house that we are erecting/building.Hi Lucia hu nengi-kudan kun mengippeamtan keemmungan tayullid Dugyu. I gave the responsibility to Lucia to make known about our gathering in Dugyu.
ekupto repair a hole in wood with a piece of woodIngkupan etan negu-kangan di dingding.He patched the hole in the wall.Simukup7.5.2Join, attach-an/-in- -anClass 5A Changing state of site by adding something
ekwah2to result, i.e., for something to result from an act or eventEndi inewahan eman ni tu inggatang ni balituk tep sinekew tu.The gold he sold resulted in nothing because he stole it. Endi numan kaekwahin emin ni katekkewa anin kan muy endi nenang-ang ni hi-gam ni nengal-am.All the things that you stole will result in nothing even though you say that nobody saw you when you took it.Simbanag 19.6.2.6Result-an/-in- -anClass 5C Goal oriented sites
el-elegInf. ofelegnegative adverbial predicateKakekkeyungan Junia tep el-eleg hu tuka pengikkigna niya makaggeh ulu tu.Junia is frowning because she is not feeling good and she has a headache.El-eleg hu tamtam etan ni lagat nem yah etan pinudpud.The taste of the second rice wine juice is not as good compared to the first juice.El-eleg ni-ngangu mewan daka pannemnem ni hi-gak e kanday “Kaw hipa na-mu kapannemnem nunman ni tuun hi-gatsu et daitsu tuttudduan?" (Isaiah 28:9a)(These people) strongly disagree with me and say, “What does this person think of us that he would (dare to) teach us?”Simbeken1When the CVC2 reduplication is added to the form eleg, it encodes an evaluation that an action or object does not meet a standard. The use of the word may also be used to express strong disagreement about an action or activity that is considered unacceptable or inappropriate.CVC2-
elabwithering of leaves due to dry season or sunshine processNangka-lab hu bulung ni keyew mewan tep ugew.The leaves of trees ore withered again because it is dry season.Hipa gaputun kake-labin bulung ni keyew?What caused the leaves of the trees to wither?Na-na-laban ni eket hu bulung idan keyew.The leaves of the trees are a little bit withered.1.7Nature, environmentna-Class 6B Process or state of inanimate objects
elad-adfor a female to be in the fertile period of her cycle; for a female animal to be in heatIt is believed that human females seek male attention for sex during their fertile period.Heni ka kamengellad-ad ni ahhu.You are like a female dog in heat.Hipan tsimpuh hu kanday kamengellad-ad hu bii?What is the time that they say a female is experiencing the fertile period?meN-
elakfor rain to cause the surface layer of the ground to break apartRain causes soil to break apart and then erosion of the soil often results in a landslide.E-laken tulli na-mu mewan eman wadan ahpat.Maybe it will break apart the soil of that area above again.Immudan ey inlak tu tu-wangu.It rained and it really broke the soil apart.1.2.2.1Soil, dirt-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
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