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1

Consistently four; i.e., in successive events the number of referents do not change, though their identity may optionally change.

Opa'opat di umbun hinan ohan umbunan hinan talak.

Those who can sit on one seat in the vehicle are consistently four.

2

For someone (agent; s agent maN-) to consistently or continuously divide substances or objects (theme -on) into four more-or-less equal parts.

Inopa'opat nan binabāin pinūha' din lubban ta nun'olog hi impiyapongdah nan ung'ungungnga.

The women consistently divided the grapefruits into four parts when they broke them so that they would be enough for them to distribute to the children.

3

For someone (agent maN-) to consistently or continuously do something (theme) at the rate of four, as to consistently earn four pesos in a given time period, to consistently weave four baskets per day.

Nan magalan mun'ammah īduh di mangapa'apat hi lopahōnah hin'algawan.

One fast in making spoons can consistently finish four in one day.

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4

For something (patient ma-) to consistently be of the measures of four, of time, value, quantity, weight.

Ma'opa'opat di algaw hi punggaūda' ya indinong'u ta umūya' mangāyiw.

The time of my spading is consistently four days and then I stop and get firewood (lit., The days for me to spade are consistently four, and then...).

5

appa'appat 2

For someone (agent; s agent maN-) to do something (theme -on) to four people or things (loc ref) at a time, i.e., to successive groups of four, as to hold several things four at a time, to call several people four at a time, for several people to each carry four things, the second person or group of people carrying after the first person or group of people finishes, etc.

Inopa'opatmi pinī'ugmih din tablah ad Dāli' ti may mayappaw.

We carried the planks that were at Dalican four at a time because they were light.

Occurs as part of a verb chain, see sec. 7.19.

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For someone (agent) to consistently set the price of something (theme i-) at four pesos or items used as medium of exchange, as to always charge four pesos whenever one sells a chicken.

Inyopa'opat'un amin di ngīnan din kalubāha an immalkādu'.

I consistently set at four (pesos) the price of all the squash I took to market.