Someone (mag-) loosens a post, etc., (-en).
often reduplicated
láwa
luwág
Tohatohayen mwabaw ahadaya.
Don't loosen the fence.
A post, tooth, etc., (ma-) is loose, unstable.
often reduplicated
Matohay nyepen ko.
My tooth is loose.
Matohatohay pareyaw a inlabeng ko.
The post I buried is loose.
Matohatohay kapangtokto nawri a tawo.
That person's thinking is unstable.