yakapto put arms around something or someone; to embraceChildren often hold on to their mother or father’s feet or foot or to any part of their body when they are upset.Yinekap tuwak Virginia ni dintengan mid baley da.Virginia embraced me when we arrived at their house.Simakwal7.3.4.1Touch-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact
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yakeyak1na sieve made of rattan or bamboo stripsThe sieve is used for pulverized grains, seeds, and sand in order to separate finer ones from the coarser ones.6.7Tool2transto use the sieveYinekayak da etan neubud ni bineyu min lengih et nepattal hu pinu niya gahal.They sieved the pulverized sesame seeds that we pounded and so the fine ones and the coarse ones are separated.-en/-in-
yakyakto sift rice powder or milled rice by using a winnower by shaking in a circular motion or by doing a little up and down motion shake of the slightly tipped winnower
yallicomp. ofyaali2a compound determiner that marks a future eventYallin balintu hu ellian mid baley yu.It will be next year when we will come to your house.Tep kamettey hu annel tayun nunya, nem yalli etan metegguan ni annel tayu ey eleg ali mabalin ni mettey. (1 Corinthians 15:42b)Because our bodies are dying now, but (in the future) our bodies will be alive and so it cannot be that (our bodies) will die then.9.2.4Prepositions, postpositions
yamyam1to insult someone with harsh criticismThis is usually done when someone has done something that is inappropriate or unfavorable.Yinamyaman Alfonse hi Jeremiah tep ya el-eleg ni impahding tu.Alfonse harshly-criticized Jeremiah because of the inappropriate thing that he did.Simpel-it3.5.1.8.2Insult-an/-in- -anClass 5C Goal oriented sites2to scold someoneYinamyaman tuwak nan ama tu tep ya ahan ni nangkukkuyyugan nan u-ungnga tu.His father scolded me because I had been leading his son around.Nanyamyam tu hi Johnny tep ya tu bina-dungan di baley da.He had been scolding Johnny because he made trouble in their house.4.8.4.1Rebuke3.5.1.8Criticize-an/-in- -an
yancomp. ofyani1a compound determiner that marks a topicalized noun, noun phrase or clauseYan mika pemgayi ey dimmateng idan tuu.It was when we were planting rice that the people arrived.9.2.4Prepositions, postpositions2a compound determiner that marks the time of an event; whenYan kaalman illian ku. Yesterday was when I came.Dewwa u-ungngan Eber. Hi Peleg hu ngadan etan ni hakey tep yan ketaggu tu ey negenedwa tutu-ud kebebbebley eyad puyek meippuun di nambakbaklang ni ehel da. (1 Chronicles 1:18a-b)Eber had two sons. Peleg was the name of one of them because during his life time, the people were divided into nations based on their different languages.
yanggafor birds or domesticated fowl to be sick from any causeKamanyangga etan emayyu tep kinlat ni uleg et eleg law paketayab.That bird is sick because it was bitten by a snake and now it cannot fly.Eleg meamtaan hu kapanyanggai etan ni peltan mi.The sickliness of our rooster is unknown.2.5.1SicknaN-/naN-Class 1E Physiological functions and body conditions
yapahto jump downYimmapah di eta-gey ni deplah etan ulha ey nepi-day et ag umbebessik et mukun dimpap ku.The wild pig jumped down from a cliff and became lamed and so it couldn't run, that's why we were able to catch it.Eta-gey hu yinaphan tu mukun nepi-day.It is very high where he jumped down, that is why he became lamed.Simdep-ah7.2.1.1.3Jumpum-/-imm-, -an/-in- -anClass 2A Movement from one place to another
yapnitfr. var.ya-nitto pull something or someone towards oneself forcefullyLakkay et mu yapniten eman kamanlallayyag ni linubid. Go and pull off that rope hanging there.Yinapnit tu balwasik et mebi-ki. He pulled off my shirt and it was torn.7.3.2.8Pull-en/-in-Class 4C Convey/bring object toward agent
yapyapa sieve or strainerThe yapyap is a semi-flat type of winnower that is woven from strips of rattan. It is used for sifting lumps from powdered materials such as in sifting powdered glutinous rice for making the native rice cake.Ya etan yapyap Benjamin hu impanya-ya min alinah.The sieve owned by Benjamin was the one we used to sift the flour.6.7Tool
yayuto be described as one who is weak, a weaklingNeyayu hi Ambrose et humman hu endi elet tun mambebsik. Ambrose is a weakling and that is why he does not have the strength to run.Kameyeyyu dama hu kai-ungngan neyayun tuu.The person who is a weakling begets also weakling offspring.2.4.2Weakme-/ne-Class 6A Physiological process – state
yayyaggudInf. ofyaggud1to improve or make something betterInyayyaggud daman Joab hu pangil nunman ni bebley. (1 Chronicles 11:8c)Joab also improved the other areas of that city.Hagum hu bewek mu ma-lat manyayyaggud.Comb your hair so it will be made nice.8.3.7.6Improveiyayyaggudkeyayyaggudan
yebyeba shelter of bushes that are bent together providing shade or protection from weatherNa-let ni peteg hu petang et kami manhidum etan di yebyeb. The heat from the sun was so strong so we went to to be shaded by the bushes.
yedyed1to bounce a board by jumping on itAntan tu halemin iyyedyed eya tabla tep mehpung.Do not bounce that board too much because it will break.Ehelim ida eman u-ungnga et eleg ida manyedyedyed di pakdal tep mehpung.Tell those kids not to be bouncing on the board because it will break.7.2.1.1.3JumpiC1-/iN-, maN-/naN-Class 1A Movement with a manner component
yegyegfor the earth to shake; earthquakeNanyegyeg ni kaalman ey eleg tayu iggibek.There was an earthquake yesterday but we did not feel it.Yimmegyeg ni na-let di bebley idan hapon tep humman bebley ni yegyeg.There was a strong earthquake in Japan because that is the home of earthquakes.1.2.1.7EarthquakemaN-/naN-, um-/-imm-Class 1B Movement with a directional component
yu1you, 2nd person plural pronounYu peang-ang idan tuu etan latlatuh ni gintang yu.Show the people the picture that you bought.The form expresses the subjective grammatical relationship with the verb. The form is a member of Set 1 pronouns.9.2.3Pronouns2pronoun, 2nd person plural possessive; yourPiga hu baley di nambattanan ni baley yu et ya baley da?How many houses are in between your house and their house?
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