mag-, mā-
-an, ma--an
To step in or on something.
tapak
Indi likedan mo tang iloloak, itaben mapatay.
Don't step
on the plants, they might die.
Pandama, itaben mali-dan mo tang kosi,
kamedena nandia.
Be careful, you might accidentally
step
on the cat, and
then it will scratch you.
Nālikedo ra ta taki ta baka ong kanioyan.
I accidentally
stepped
in some cow manure in the
coconut palm grove.
manliked-liked
To walk carefully in tidal flats, in the sea grass, trying to detect
or feel small clams with the feet, in order to gather them to eat.
Mga pela ra manliked-likedo rin ta babakalan.
When it's low tide I'll look
for small clams by
carefully
walking
in
the
muddy
sea
grass.