m-
-an
To resist; to fight back.
laban
India matok mga yawa tang may kasalanan.
Don't fight
back if you are in the wrong.
Batokan mo tang tokso, india magpadegdeg.
Resist temptation, don't be overcome by it.
ipa-
To provoke, draw into a fight; to challenge someone to a fight or a bet;
to fight in a match, to enter someone in a match.
India geldan ang magigbatok ong polis?
Aren't you afraid to provoke the police?
Magigbatoko ta postan mga sinopay mandeg ong mga kandidato.
I'll challenge anyone's bet as to what candidate will win.
Nagbatokan da tang mga mano nira.
Their roosters have already fought
each
other.
Ipabatoko rin tang anao ong boksing.
I'll have my child fight in the boxing match.