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toang
towang
1
magtoang, magkantoang
toangen
For two people to carry something, such as a stretcher, between them; for two people to carry a heavy item, like a bucket of water or a pig, hung in the middle of a long bamboo pole. (Each person carries one end of the pole on their shoulder.)
Pagkantoang tanira ta wi ang tang baldi.
They are carrying one bucket of water between them on a pole.
Magtoang ita ta wi ong bokid tenged may aroman ta ang mangayeg.
Let's carry water on a pole to the field because we have companions harvesting there.
Toangay ka ta naning wi.
Come, help me carry this water with a pole.
toangan
A long, straight, bamboo pole used by two people to carry something between them.
2
magtoang-toang
toang-toangen
For one person to carry a curved bamboo pole over his shoulder, with a bucket hanging on either end.
Asing molao pa dorong kasigbakano ang pagtoang-toang ta wi.
When I was still a youth I was always totally worn out by carrying water on a curved bamboo pole over my shoulder.
Tinoang-toango ra lamang tang doroang kontiner ang wi.
I just carried the two containers of water on a curved pole over my shoulder.
toang-toangan
A curved piece of bamboo similar to a yoke, used by one person as a pole for carrying buckets at either end. (Figuratively, this also refers to a person who is a gossip. The gossip is passed back-and-forth through the person, the toang-toangan, from one end of the pole (one person) to the other end (another person).
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