ngatngat trans. to crunch raw vegetables; camote, onions, cucumber, etc. Pinpinhod nan ngatngaton di gattuk. He likes to crunch raw sweet potatoes. Ngumatngat ka nah gattuk ta adika makaaggangan. Crunch some of the sweet potato so that you will not feel so hungry. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. Sim: kutmu, kotkot. (sem. domains: 5.2.2 - Eat.) Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano.
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kutmu trans. to chew something crunchy such as corn, cooked bone cartilage or bone knots. Kutmuwan nan ahu nan gunit. The dog is chewing on the bone. Pungkutmu na nan nihongban gahhilang. He is chewing the broiled corn. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, puN‑. 5C Goal oriented sites. Sim: kotkot, ngatngat; gen: galgal. (sem. domains: 5.2.2.1 - Bite, chew.)
kotkot trans. to chew uncooked food; rice, corn, camote and soft bones. Kotkoton di gando nadan gattuk hin adiyu italu. The rats will eat the sweet potatoes if you do not hide them. Kinotkot na nan gahhilang nah habal te naagangan. He chewed the corn in the swidden plot because he was hungry. Itikod mun mangotkot hi boga. Stop chewing rice-grains. ‑on/‑in‑, maN‑/naN‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. Sim: kutmu, ngatngat; gen: galgal. (sem. domains: 5.2.2.1 - Bite, chew.)
