Mapun - hallom

hallom

A duration or length of time.

How long were you there?

Long (w.r.t. length of time).

Ya' ya hallom maglahat ndooy.

He won't live there long.

-um-, ma-, sika-

pa--un

To take a long time.

Ngkon ku bay humallom ndooy ni K.K. sabap ya' ku bay nammu sīn man ku nukay.

The reason I was such a long time there in Kota Kinabalu is because I couldn't find enough money to pay my fare back.

Bong ko mahallom anak nu pinandi, mura sina inulapay.

If you take a long time in bathing your child, he might catch a cold.

halloman

A specific length of time.

Halloman nu ni palomehan, lammunan ja' ku.

While (lit. for the whole length of time) you were gone on your trip, I had a fever the whole time.

kahalloman

To be feeling the longness of time; to be overcome by the length of time.

I really missed you when you were gone for so long in Bukidnon. (Lit. I really felt the longness of the time you were in Bukidnon.)