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ubun

A sitting period; i.e., the time it takes to sit and chew one betel masticatory, which lasts from a half hour to an hour.

Hin'ubun di nunhapītanmin Bāyaw ya nakak.

The time of Bāyaw's and my talking was one sitting-period and then he left.

For a description of measure phrase see sec. 7.20.2.

For someone (actor -um- & theme i-) to sit down on something (loc ref), as a bench, bantog, dallapong; on the ground, lūta; floor, dotal.

umbun; ibun; mi'yibun

Hay nunti'īda' ya nablāya' at inumbūna' ta nun'eblāya'.

When I was climbing (the incline) I became tired and so I sat down to rest.

Umbunan: focus is on the location of sitting; ipabun: focus is on someone one causes someone to sit, either indirectly as by telling him or her to sit, or by holding and placing him or her in a sitting position.

For someone (actor mi'i & theme) to join others (loc ref) in sitting down.

mi'yibun is sometimes used as a euphemism for courting, hālud.

Tinnig'uh Bāyaw an immuy ni'yibun ad a''u hinan binabāi.

I saw Bāyaw go to sit with the girls last night.

mi'i-: mi'yibun, -um-: umbun; i-: ibun

For someone (agent & inst) to sit down holding someone or something (theme i-).

ibun

i-: ibun

For someone (agent; s agent mangipa-) to cause someone (theme ipa-, pa-on) to sit in a particular location (loc ref).

For someone (agent) to cause someone (inst) to sit holding someone or something (theme ipi-).

kunūkun lakunnug lapinni mō'ol pu'ūpu' udū'ud