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kauh1intransto move piles of soil or mud inside a rice paddy with water to level the paddy with the use of a spadeIda kamangke-uh hu kamangge-ud di payew.The people plowing in the rice-field are leveling the piles of soil.6.2.2Land preparationmaN-/naN-Class 1C General class - Types of work2transto scoop and scrape out cooked sweet potatoes from the pot into a pig’s troughTuka pangke-uha kennen hi killum.She is scooping out the pig’s food.7.8.6Digaffixation: -en, man-
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kaum-1vpresent tense default affix for Class 2 verbal roots; may also be used to refer to an habitual aspectKami kaumhigan umahuahul tep naka-iddawwi ahhullan.We are lazy to be fetching water because the spring is very far.Lawah ida etan edum ni kaumbaneh tep agda ibbangngad ni hin-addum.Some people who borrow are bad because sometimes they don't return it.8.4.6.6.4All the time8.4.6.3Present2stacausative prefix for some Class 6 verbal roots, incompletive aspectKaw kaumagang hu sinapay?Does bread make us hungry?Kaw kaum-aleg hu udan?Does the rain cause a cold?
kaumtugunInf. oftugun1a person who counsels othersEy hi Hananiah, e hakey ida etan ni kaumtugun ni patul, hu apuddan kamengidwat ni hipan olden ni u-unnuden da. (2 Chronicles 26:11d)And Hananiah, one of the king’s counselors, is the leader of those who give orders that they have to obey. The word is a verb form with a noun English gloss.3.3.3.2Advise
kauyto move and spread the soil in a rice paddy to make it level; this is done with the handsMen strip or scrap the soil from the surfaces of the rice paddy walls and its dikes. Then, the women move and spread all the stripped or scraped soil inside the rice paddy with their bare hands to make it level before they start planting rice seedlings.Kineuy dan emin hu kinidhan dan kaalman.They spread all the soil that had been scraped yesterday.Nangkauy ida lakin kaalman di payew mi tep kulang ida bii.The men spread the soil in our rice-field yesterday because there were not enough women.6.2.2Land preparation-en/-in-
kawthe interrogative pronoun that is used to ask a general questionKaw umlaw hi Mely ni an mambihita apu tu?Will Mely go to visit her grandmother?Kaw mittuduh hi inam?Is your mother a teacher?9.2.3.4Question wordsattukawhipakkawinna-nukkaw
kawahfor something to be wastedKimmawah hu sinangdan min kaung di Ambagiw tep indateng ku ey netey.The sow that we worked for in Ambagiw was wasted because when I brought it home, it died.Antan tu pan-ibbeng ida eya pukdu tep umkawah.Do not be throwing away these beans because they will be wasted.6.1.2.2.6Wasteum-/-imm-Class 2G Processes
kaway1to hit, slap, pinch or scratch someoneThis is a generic word that refers to any attempt to hurt someone with the hand.Nak et la kewwayen, nem neelngang ngak tep bii. I was about to hit her, but I quickly refrained because she is a girl.Kele angkay kaka mengingkakaway hedin bimmunget ka?Why is it that you immediately act to hit when you are angry?Simda-way-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact
kaway2to act and do somethingNakka umhigan umkaway tep nea-atu-ak ni peteg alid Kiangan ni kaalman.I am too lazy to do anything because I am so tired coming from Kiangan yesterday.Endi kaumkaway ni hi-gada tep eleg da amta pehding da. Not one of them is doing anything because they do not know what to do.Syngunay9.1.2Doum-/-imm-Class 2H Behavior
kawet1to take a handful; to use hands to scoop out something or remove somethingKinewet tu pitek di da-ul ni dalipay.He scooped out the mud under the flat stone.Nangkawet dad lehung hu binyu min kahoy.They had been scooping out the cassava that we pounded.7.3.2.7Take something out of something-en/-in-Class 4D Release, remove or detach object
kawet21scrape off something soft from a surface with fingers or side of hand, e.g., porridge or dough from a pot or bowl, fecal matter from a surfaceKawet mu etan ekket ni key-ah di banga et kanen mahhiken.Scrape off the small amount of porridge from the pot so baby boy can eat it.7.3.2.7Take something out of something2to scoop up something soft with handKawet kalli eman ni pitek et iha-ad mu eyad lata. Scoop up that mud and put it in this can.Kimmawet hi Romel ni lameh di pa-nay et kanen mi.Romel scooped some fermented-rice from the jar and we ate it.um-/-imm=
kawigingvigorous, full of energy, healthy, mightyMakewiging law hi Tammy tep endi law hu degeh tu.Tammy is now full of energy because her sickness is now gone. Entanni mewan ey wada hu makewiging ni anghel ni immalan etteteng ni batu et itengba tud baybay… (Revelation 18:21)Then again, there was a mighty angel who picked up a huge stone and threw it into the sea…Ya etan tuun melinggep nemnem tu ey makewiging e endi degeh tu, nem ya etan tuun maemeh ey ngengpuhen ni ameh tu hu annel tu. (Proverbs 14:30)The person who has a peaceful mind is healthy without sickness, but the person who is jealous, his body is consumed by his jealousy.2.4.3Energetic2.4.1Strongma-
kawikawto move the hand about inside a container with liquid; to stir water in a containerThe purpose for swirling the water may be to mix something or to find something that has been dropped into the container.An kewwikawen Lugmayu etan wadad banga et ilah tu ey hemmaken tu etan ihhaih ni na-gah di banga.Lugmayu is going to stir the water in the pot for a chance to find the ten centavo coin that fell into the pot.7.5.3Mix-en/-in-
kawitfor a vine-like plant to climb a poleKimmawit law hu intanem ku.What I planted climbed already.Wadan kamengewwit law ni antak?Are the string beans climbing now?1.5.3Grass, herb, vineum-/-imm-Class 2G Processes
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