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huyung 1comm. a water channel made of betelnut trunks or bamboo. (sem. domains: 6.7.3 - Carrying tool, 6.2.4.3 - Irrigate.) 2trans. to channel water. Huyungon taku nan liting nah wa-el ta ume nadah garden. Let us channel the water in from the creek to the gardens. ‑on/‑in‑. Sim: tulaluk.

bangngaan comm. palm tree variety, used for flooring in huts and for channeling water; fruit is the size of a fist. Ekayu lumnoh bangngaan ta etaku itulaluk. Go and cut down some palm so that we will use it in channelling water. Sim: bangi₂. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)

alluwang 1comm. culvert made of bamboo, fern trunk, or large palm trunks. 2trans. to make a channel for water by making culverts. Mangalluwang dah bigat te makleng di intanom da. They are going to get water tomorrow by making culverts because thier plants are almost withered. maN‑. Sim: tulaluk.

tulaluk 1comm. an irrigation conduit usually made from bamboo or betelnut tree trunk. Umala kah kaiw ta em panudngul nadah tulaluk te mungkakag-a da. Get some wood and use it to support those conduits because they are falling. Sim: huyung; Sim: alluwang. (sem. domains: 6.2.4.3 - Irrigate.) 2trans. to place a water conduit. Tulalukam hitu ta umen dih bah-el na nan liting. Place a water conduit here so that the water will go to the other side. Itulaluk mu nan kawayan. Use the bamboo in making a water conduit. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, i‑/iN‑. 5A Changing state of site by adding something.