For someone (agent muɴ-; s agent maN-) to pound bark, bark fiber or spun yarn (loc ref -on) with a pounding tool (theme i-), to soften it.
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Fiber is pounded in preparation for twisting, lūlug, to make rope, or spinning, lūbid, to make yarn for weaving. For spinning, fiber is first rolled into a ball and gently pounded to soften it for splitting into fine threads, īgoy. Spun yarn, wound into skeins, niwalangan, is pounded again to make it pliable for weaving.