Mapun - bisu

bisu

Deaf; hard of hearing.

Kulang tanam ku magbitsala ka jama bisu.

I'm not comfortable talking with a hard of hearing person.

pa-

To become deaf.

Pabisu dada' ku.

My aunt is going deaf.

magpa-, mag--redup-an

To purposely not answer s.o. (as if deaf); to pretend to be deaf; to cause to be deaf.

Magbisu-bisuhan ja' bitu ko bong ko sinoho' buwat.

You just pretend to be deaf when you're told to work.

makabisu

Having the potential of causing deafness.

Kabisu bina bong kalandu' me' nu mahalling radju.

It can cause deafness if you play the radio excessively loud.