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tengbatransto throw a large rock or stone at someone or somethingSinengban Theodore hu ahhu et mepi-lu.Teodore threw a big stone at the dog and it became lame.Inhel tu humman ey pinhakkeyey inupup idan tuu tangila da niya katkuk ida et ga-bunan dan dimpap hi Stephen et ilaw dad gilig ni bebley et da pan-intetengbaan diman ingganah netey. (Acts 7: 57-58a)He said that and immediately they covered their ears with their hands and they were all shouting and they went to catch Stephen and took him to the edge of the village and they kept throwing big stones at him until he was dead. Simbenaldeyahkepilteng-il7.3.1.1Throw-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact

tengbelna shoot from a tuberous root crop, e.g., sweet potato, yam1.5.5Parts of a plant

tengdanthe back of head; nape of neckMakaggeh hu tengda nan ina.My mother’s neck is very painful.2.1.1Head

tengdunthe edge of a cliff or the top of a rocky fallKaum-ayah ni ina ni um-ehneng di tengdu eman ni deplah.My mother is afraid to stand on the edge of a cliff.1.2.1.1Mountain

tengedtrans1to hold somethingEhel mu et agtu ni beghuten tep aggak tengeden.Tell her so she will not loosen the (carrying shawl) because I cannot hold it.Hi-gatsun kamengullug hu heni annel tu niya hi-gatu heni hu ulu tayu, et hi-gatu kamenettengnged ni hi-gatsun emin. (Colossians 1:18a)We believers (in Jesus) are like his body and he is like our head, and he is the one who holds all of us.Simkawil7.3.4.4Hold-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact0 2to hold to or cling to something that is not concreteEt humman hu, tettengedi yu hu yuka pengullug ni hi-gak ma-lat endilli mene-ul ni hi-gayu. (Revelation 3:11b)Therefore, cling to your faith in me (Jesus) so that no one can deceive you.

tengninstato be cool e.g., water or dead personKayyaggud hu metengnin ni danum ni innumen.Cold water is good to drink.8.3.4.1Coldme-metengnin

tengpatransto hit on the head with an open hand; to slap someone on the headAntan tu humang hedin inhelan dakan inam tep tengpaen tuka.Do not answer back your mother when she tells you something because she will slap you.7.7.1Hit-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact

tengpeptransto cut flat the ends of a pole or stickEhel mun amam et tengpepan tu etan kaweyan ni kapyaen ni alweg. Tell your father to cut flat the ends of the bamboo to be made into a tube-for-fetching-water.Simgepgep17.8.3Cut-an/-in- -anClass 5B Changing state of site by removal of something

tengtengvto train an animalNetengteng etan ahhu dan menemmuy ni gatsin ni gawgawan kametellak.Their dog is trained to smell the footprints of a duck when it is lost.

tengyadtransto bend one's head backwardItengyad mu et agahan ku eya liput di da-ul in pangal mu.Bend your head backward so I can medicate the wound under your chin. 7.1.9Move a part of the bodyiC1-/iN-Class 3E Move an object directionally

tenonnthe projecting part of a piece of timber to fit into the mortise of another piece of timber; a square shaped end of a piece of timber that is inserted into a chiseled hole of another piece of timberNekuwadladuh ni utduk ni tabla ni kameihhukyup di netaketak ni telek di hakey ni tabla.The end of the timber is square to be inserted into the chiseled hole of another timber.6.5.2Parts of a buildingLanguage of Borrowing: English

tententransto narrate a genealogySinten tu ammed mi ey nahehennup na-aagyan mi.He traced our forefathers' family and our relationship is close.Kaumhigan menennenten ni ammed tep agtu paka-amtaen.He is lazy to narrate the genealogy of our forefathers because he doesn't know it very well.4.1.9.8Family, clan-en/-in-

tenul1nsound especially of musical instruments, e.g., horns, gongs, tape recorder, drums Medngel ali hu tenul ni tangguyup ni mengippeamtaddan sindalun mandaddan idan mekiggubbat. (Zephaniah 1:16a)There will be heard the sound of trumpets informing the soldiers to prepare to engage-in-war.2vto make musical soundsPatnul yu tangguyup di Zion ma-lat maemung ida tutu-u et ehelen yun hi-gada et mantepel ida. (Joel 2:15)Sound the trumpets on Mount Zion so that the people will gather together and then you tell them to fast.pa-/impa-

tepconj1because, a conjunction that marks a clause as the reason for or cause of what has been stated in the preceding clause; forIkay et ebaen mu hi mahiken tep ay nablayyak.Come, carry baby-boy because I am tired.Kamanmemeyyutmut hi Ullanih tep ya bunget tun neipahding ni hi-gatu. Ullanih is talking a lot because of his anger over what happened to him.Kanday “Entanni ew tep et ayagan tayu hi Rebekah hedin hipa hu kantu.” (Genesis 24:57)They (Rebekah’s brother and her mother) said, “Please wait a little for us to (first) call Rebekah and see what she might say (about the matter).9.2.5.2Clause conjunctions2then, marks the result clause of a logical if-then condition-result sentence Eleg mabalin ni kangkuy egggak amta, tep hedin humman kangku, maitekkak tep. (John 8:55b)I (Jesus) cannot say that I do not know, because if I were to say that, I would then be a liar.When the word expresses the result, it follows the marked clause.gapu tephipa tep

tep-altransto throw things away7.4.5.2Throw awayiC1-/iN-Class 3B Move and release an object

tepaptransto hold something in a way to keep it from falling down; to support something with open handsGinagannu tun simpap etan metukkad et lan langusi ni napnun begah et endi neikuyag ni begah.He quickly supported the sack full of rice that was about to fall so no rice was spilled.7.3.4.6Support-en/-in-Class 4B Tactile - Touch contact

tepayyanpalm of handMu ulahi hu tepayya nan akki tep nelugit.Go and wash the baby-girl’s palm because it is dirty.2.1.3.1Arm

tepegtransto perceive a sensation or feelingTuka tetpega hu annel tu.He feels it within himself.Hipa muka penetteppeg ni daka pehpehding? How do you feel about what they are doing?3.2.1Mind-en/-in-Class 4E Perception and cognition

tepelintransto fast; to refrain from eatingHedin ittetpelan yu hu pandasalan yun Apu Dios, ey entan tu peang-ang-ang di angah yu e kayu kamanteteppel henin kapehpehding idan kapetebbatebbal. (Matthew 6:16a)If you fast when you pray to God, do not show by your face that you are fasting like those who try to obtain the approval of others.

tepeng1na hand-measureDa tetpengen ni gelgelen da.They will go to hand-measure the wood they are going to saw.2transto measure with the handUmlaw itad muyung nunya et ta tepengen etan gelgelen.We-two will go to the forest today and we will measure what we are going to saw.Simpeng ku kadinukkey ni tukud di Anselmo ey enem ni metros et kagudwah et dewan pulgadah.I measured the length of Anselmo's post and it is six and a half meters and two inches.Hipa impampeng mu etan ni dinengal?What did you use to measure the floor?8.2.8Measure-en/-in-

tepilyasp. var.tupilyana plane tool for shaving, smoothing and leveling woodSynkatam 26.7Tool

tepingtransto remove a part; to break a piece from a wholeTepiteping mu eya sinapay et ika-peng muddan u-ungnga.Break the bread into pieces and give the children a piece each.7.8.1Break

tepteptransto pound, smash, or grind something on a hard surface with the use of a hard objectThe most common type of pounding is done with a pestle and mortar.Sineptep tu kapih.He pounded the coffee beans.7.7.4Press-en/-in-Class 4A Changes the structure of an object

tetana poisonous substance2.5.3.2Poison

tete-ulInf. ofteulintransto cry loudly; to wailKamantete-ul hi mahhiken ni inggahan mi.My baby boy was crying loudly when we left.3.5.6.5Cry, tearmaN-/naN-Class 1D Sounds