mamasi-, -om-
To alight on or swarm on, gather around something; to be
attracted, drawn to something like a magnet.
dapo
Ang yan mga gaita ta pa-kal, pamansidapo.
When the fish see the light, they are drawn
to it.
Dadapo tang kalalandong ong rosas.
Butterflies are attracted to the flowers.
Yading mga ikap-ikap ang dadapo ong pa-kal.
Many flying termites are swarming
around the light.
pa--an
-on
To cause, allow something to swarm or gather around
something; for people to swarm, gather around something,
usually food.
Agpadapoan nira ta kiro tang patay ang ayep don ong baybay.
They are
allowing dogs to
gather
around the dead
animal on the beach.
Mga may kombida, agdapon ta dorong taw.
When there is party with food, many people gather
to
it. (This is an idiomatic expression, meaning to swarm
around the food.)
A person or animal that is hanging around a place which is
not theirs; people who are from another place. (It is very
rude to call a person this, as it has a figurative meaning of
flies which are swarming.)
“Ninopa siang kiro?” “Inayo sia dapo
lamang tarin.”
“Whose dog is that?” “I don't know, he's just
hanging
around here.”
Teta ang mga dapo ya ray marereges ang
mamangalap ta belag ta iloloak nira.
Sometimes people who aren't
from
here insist on
picking fruit from plants which are not theirs.