mag-
-en
To approach or disturb a woman or animal in labor; to
approach a new widow, or to assist her at her bath on the
third day of the wake.
Indi tolangen mi tang baboy ang pangana, itaben
liwagan.
Don't disturb the pig who is giving birth, it might have a
difficult time.
Ang magtolang ong ba-long nabalo dapat balo ka.
The woman assisting the one new widow with
bathing
should also be a widow.
ma-
To have a long labor before giving birth due to people
coming in and out; to be affected by bad luck because of
seeing or approaching a newly widowed woman before her
bath on the third day.
Mga ang taw lomboa-tenled, itaben matolang tang pangana.
If people keep going out and coming in, the woman giving
birth might have
a
hard
time.