For something (actor -um- & inst) to suffice; i.e., to fulfill the requirements of its intended purpose, as of the quantity of something, for distributing to several people; the size of something as a piece of clothing that fits; the strength of a house to withstand a typhoon.
Umanay nan ononmih alpahan di tāmumi.
Our food will suffice for the time required to finish our work.
For someone (agent) to do something with an object (theme i-) or to an object (loc ref or patient -on) to make it sufficient, as to apportion out enough of something to go around, to divide something into the same number of piles or pieces as there are people.
Occurs as part of a verb chain, see sec. 7.19.
Iyanaymun mangidat hinan ma'an ti un ītang ya nen do'olda nan tatāgu.
Make your giving of the food sufficient because there is only a little bit and you see, there are many people.