mangey-ngey
For firewood to be green and therefore difficult to light, i.e. it will
not easily start burning.
Indi kang lagi igatong mo tang ba-long langaw, sia ilaw
pa ig mangey-ngey pa.
Don't use the newly gathered wood for fuel, it's still green and still
difficult
to
light.
Ang gatongo nalbay ta koran, animan
mangey-ngey.
My firewood got wet in the rain, so now it is damp
and
won't
easily
start
burning.
magpa-
To use damp firewood; to coax damp wood to burn, catch
on fire.
Nalotoko ka tang dinongkol maski
nagpangey-ngeyo lamang tang gatong ang lebay.
I was able to cook the rice even though I had to coax the damp
firewood to
catch
on
fire.