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egwaSpring.1.3Water
egyatFear. -om- To be afraid.Omegyat ken amana tay baka saplitena siya.He is afraid of his father for he might whip him.3.4.2.4Afraidcfkegyat
eg-anWhen.Bog.9.2.3.4Question words
ekma- to sleepMaekka ta adika mam-aek is awni no menboya tako.Sleep so you will not5.7Sleepcfmaek1
ekabBasket for gathering grasshoppers.5.1.1Furniture
ekakPhlegmBog.2.2Body functionscftekak
ekdagTo fall, drop.Inekdagmo nan panyom isnan daan.You dropped your handkerchief on the pathway.7.2.2.5.1Fall
ekeb-an To patch. (considered old word in Sagada.)Lekbana nan sapingna ay nasingat.He patches his pant which was torn.6.6.1Working with cloth
ekep-en/i- To stack something flat as sheets of plywood or paper, to add another layer as clothing or dirt.Men-ekpem nan palato sakapay idolin.Stack the plates before you keep it.7.5.9.1Load, pile
ekwang1To separate, i.e. fighters.Inekwangna san babbaballo ay mensapsape.He separated the young men who were fighting.7.5.1.1Separate, scatter4.8.3Warcfpewak2sekak
ekwang2-enInekwangna daida tay ninsasawetda.He separated them for they were fighting closely.7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
ekwasTo straighten up from a bending position.Ninpangaekwas issan mentagtagibowana tay sinmakit nan gitangna.He straightened up for awhile for his waist is painful.7.1.1Stand
ellanA stuffed up nose.Maeel-elan nan eengna isonga maligatan ay men-anges.His has stuffed nose so he can hardly breath.2.2Body functions
embanTo close a door.Embam nan segpan ta adi songgep nan aso.Close the door so the dog will not enter.7.6.3Lose, misplacecfenebenebin-eb
emes1men- To bathe.Emsem nan innodim ta adi epdas tomedek.Bathe you younger sibling before it gets cold.5.6.2Bathe
emes2Measles, old word.Binmala nan emesna.the rashes of his measles erupted.2.5.2Diseasecfkamoras
em-emTo suffocate.Naem-em nan koyat isnan sambag isonga natey.The bird got suffocated in the bag so it died.2.5.2Disease
en1Quote.Kanana en, "Awnitak somagong."He said, "I shall return."9.4.5Evidentials
en2To go with the purpose of...Ay en menlogan?Is he going to ride?7.2.3.5Move past, over, throughcfey
enatTo come back.Ninpangaenat siya issan nang-ilaana ken sik-a.He came back when he saw you.7.2.3Move toward something
enebDoor. -an To close a door.Embam nan eneb.Close the door.6.5.2Parts of a building7.6.3Lose, misplacecfembanembangatipanin-eb
enemSix.Enemem nan kowak.Make my share six.8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers
enengQuiet, not moving, not making a disturbance.Omneng kayo tay ado nan bisita.Keep still for there are many visitors.7.2.7Not movingcfkin-e2
en-enTo not talk "straight", as children before they form proper sentences or as someone frightened or crying.Nan apok et men-en-een-en ay menkali.My grandchild can not talk straight.3.5.5Foolish talk
engaA crack in the earth.Wada nan enga isnan gawan di om-a.There is a crack on the center of the camote field.1.2.2.1Soil, dirt