Mapun - owang

owang

Something in between (two things); a gap or space between. [This can be used interchangeably with owangan].

Ya' luu owang Siyabon maka Sōng Manti'.

There is nothing between Siyabon and Sōng Manti'.

N-/pa-, ma-

-un, pa--un

To come between; to put s.t. between (things or people); to intervene.

Soy bay paowang ni ga jama looy bay magsagga'.

Who intervened with those people who were quarreling?

Daa owangun ga jama looy sabap bahau ja' sila bay kinawin.

Don't get between those people because they just got married.

owangan

Between.

Siyadat lay ni owangan Tabunan maka Sōng Manti'.

Siyadat is in between Tabunan and Sōng Manti'.

kaowangan

(For a person) to be willing to have s.t. or s.o. in between him and a loved one. [This is almost always used with a negative, thus meaning that person is not willing].

Kau tu ya' na ko kaowangan me' nda nu.

You don't want to have anyone between you and your wife (as when sitting down).

owang-owang

Every other (night, day, week, month, year, etc.).

Owang-owang dambahangi ndooy ku tuli ni luma' bagay ku.

Every other night I sleep at my friend's house.

sallang