Something (mang-) make a hole in of a boat, canoe, etc., (-an).
Alswatan mo abang tan malisto a moyog ranom na.
Make a hole in the canoe so that the water can run out fast.
The bottom of a boat or canoe (ma--an) has a hole.
Nalswatan abang ni āmang, ta nakadokdok do lāyit.
Father's canoe had a hole, because it banged a rock.