m-
mamansi-
e-meng e-mengan
To crouch down in order to hide or spy on someone;
for a bird or animal to scrunch up or curl up in a ball to
protect themselves.
Pamansie-meng tang mga taw ong kakawayanan tenged
geldan ang itaen tang Aponis.
The people were
crouching
down in the bamboo grove because
they were afraid of being seen by the Japanese.
Ine-meng
e-mengano rin tang mamolang
pangalap tang kasoy, piro indi nailalao.
I crouched
down
and
spied on the children picking the cashew
fruit, but I didn't recognize who they were.