Mapun - halling

halling

A sound; a noise; a voice, s.t. to say.

Ya' ya bay nammu halling bay lebe'-lebean ku.

He couldn't find anything to say when I scolded him sharply.

Tud haddo halling nu mitsala.

Your voice is very loud when speaking.

To speak; to say; to make a sound; to ring (as a telephone); to be playing (as a radio or tape recorder).

The mag--RED when preceeded by the negative "daa" (don't) signals a stern warning not to ever say s.t.

Bong ko ya' bay nangkaw, ongoy ko ya' bay halling?

If you didn't steal something, why didn't you say so?

Halling na, "Tau ta."

He said, "I don't know."

This radio doesn't make a sound.

Halling na telepon looy. Sambutun do'.

That phone is ringing. Answer/Get (lit. receive) it.

ma-

pa--an

pa--un, pa--an

To cause s.t. to make a sound; to play (as a radio or cassette player).

Bong kam mahalling radju, daa pahaddowun bi.

If you play your radio, don't play it loudly.

ma--an

-an

pa--an

To call s.o. s.t. that is shameful; put s.o. down. (This is usually done because s.o. is upset or angry with s.o.).

Lay ku pahallingan na abbuhan sukat ku ya' mangan bong ya' luu suru'.

He called me proud just because I wouldn't eat unless I had a spoon.