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imay-ito advise someone to be careful; take careImay-i yu la di dalan tep immudan et medanglel hu dalan.Be careful on the way because it rained and so the road is slippery.
imayahcomp. ofimayahan expression that has a subtle challenge such as 'let's see', 'come on then, do it', or 'let me do it'Imayah hedin han-ekan mu eya nehilian ni detag ah.Let's see if you can eat this meat with hot peppers!Imayah, mu ulin tep ahCome on then go and roll it.Imayah et hi-gak ah.Let me do it myself.9.2.7Interjections
imbalbaliwwenbird species, like a bluebird1.6.1.2Bird
imehto follow or observe the rules of a tabooTuka i-imeimeh hu impuut tud baley di Manuel.He is observing the taboo from what was performed in Manuel's house.Mahapul ni ya kambaley hu mengi-immeh hedin nanhengadda.It must be the owner of the house who is to observe the taboo if they perform the Henga-ritual.Simngilin 14.9.5Practice religioniC1-/iN-Manner adverbial predicates
imihto smileKa-immiimmih hedin nandammu kami et nak dama kaumimih.She smiles whenever we meet so I smile, too.Nandammu kami ey kaman-immiimmih numan.We met and she was, indeed, smiling.Nakka umimiimih ni tuka pampenghelin impahding tu tep kantu na-muy aggak amta.I was smiling when he was telling what he did because he perhaps thought that I didn't know it.Simngi-ngi3.5.6.3Facial expressionum-/-imm-Class 2H Behavior
-imm-infix, the default infix for Class 2 verbal roots; past tense; cross-references the subjectLimmaw idan man-ayyam.They went to play.Dimmateng ngak di baley.I arrived at the house.
immatun1na signHeni tebel ni apuy hu matetu niya dakel hu impenget tu, e humman immatun e ap-apu. (Revelation 19:12a)His eyes were like flames of fire and on his head were placed many crowns, which is a sign of a leader-king.Simbigbigbinbin2transto identify or recognizeYu i-yaw hedin wada mengimmatun eyan balwasin himmak idan u- ungnga.Show it to see if anyone recognizes that shirt found by the children.Inegal tu tekuk ey aggak han-immatun et kangku ngu nem beken tu.He made his shout harsh so I was unable to recognize him and so I mistakenly thought it was not him.Paka-immatmasim mudda eya latlatuh et ilah tu ey immatunan mu hi amam.Look carefully at these photos and hopefully you will recognize your father.Yan nenang-angan nan Joseph idan agitu ey inimmatunan tudda. Nem eleg da immatunan hi Joseph e agi da. (Genesis 42:7-8ab) When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them. But they did not recognize Joseph, who was their brother.3.2.6.2Recognizemengi-/nengi-, -an/-in- -anka-immatun
immaypahexpression meaning be careful or excuse meThis is generally said when one is moving through or near others.
immendial. var. ofammanthere is, the referent is away from both speaker and hearerIda kaumyamyam hu lallakay hedin immen daka ab-abiga ey ita kamangkakalang.The old men will scold you if there is where they are telling stories and you are noisy.Immen ali udan et humman nengiga-dulan dan linawwan dan dagah. The rain is coming (lit. there is the rain) so that was their excuse for going away earlier.Simammandehcomp. ofammandeh
immeyewInf. ofeyewto become wildYadda etan ulha ey humman ida hu immeyew ni killum.The boars are pigs that became wild.Kaum-eyew di muyung hu newang hedin eleg ippaptek.The water buffalo will become wild in the forest if you do not take care of it.1.6.4Animal actionsum-/-imm-Class 2G Processes
-immi-1past tense default partitive infix for Class 3 verbal roots; someImmibega-ak.I asked for some of it.Immibilang di baley.He counted some in the house.2cross-references an instrument when co-occurring with Class 4 verbal rootsImmigitek ni pingway.He used a bolo to cut it.
impa-inf. var.impe-past tense causative prefixImpakulug Myrna ni indawat tun hi-gam etan libluh hedin gibbuhen tun bidbiden. Myrna promised to give you the book when she finishes reading it.Simpa-9.2.9.1Verb affixes
impah1nbaby of animal or poultry, e.g., chicks, pigletsPiga impah ni wadad alang?How many chicks ate there in the granary?1.6.3Animal life cycle2transfor an animal to give birthPigantu nan-impahan ni killum yu?When did your pig give birth?maN- -an/naN- -an
impakulugInf. ofkulugbelieveto make a promiseThis inflected form of kulug has been used to mean that someone promises that what he says is believable, and will cause it to be true.Impakulug Myrna ni indawat tun hi-gam etan libluh hedin gibbuhen tun bidbiden.Myrna promised to give you the book when she finishes reading it.Humman ni impakulug Apu Dios ni panyaggudan ni pan-iyyatuan ni indaddan tu ey dammutu daman la-kamen tayu. (Hebrews 4:1a)This promise that God made (to people) of benefiting in the rest he has prepared, we can also participate in it.3.5.1.9Promiseimpa-
impaN-2prefix, past tense, agent in a causative construction, the one who is caused to do the activity or actionKele mu impandalan hi mahhiken ey petang?Why did you have baby-boy walk and yet it's hot?SimpaN-3The agent is cross-referenced by this affix in a causative construction.9.2.9.1Verb affixes
impangngadanInf. ofngadanto name a place, thing, or peopleEt emin hu hipan impangngadan tun hanhakkey ni hi-gada ey humman ngadan da. (Genesis 2:19-20c)And whatever he (Adam) named each of the animals, that was their names.9.7Name
impappangnguluInf. ofpanguluto lead others to do a particular action; to cause others to act in certain ways as a leaderIwwalleng APU DIOS ida tuudya Israel tep nanliwat hi Jeroboam ey impappangngulu tudda tuun manliwwat. (1 Kings 14:16)And God will give Israel up because Jeroboam has committed sins and has caused the people to commit sins.
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