Mapun - pote'

pote'

White.

Pote' tawop pinagsitapi ka akket.

White is becoming when put next to red.

Buy me some white burial cloth.

N-/ma-, ngaN-

-an

pa--un, -an

To whiten s.t.; to become white.

Ngkon ku bay malli Venus pote' tuu man ku mapotean sinyawa ku.

The reason I bought this white dye was so I can whiten my shorts.

Ngamote' dalla' anak-anak looy sinaliyaw.

That child's tongue is becoming white with thrush.

kapotean

Having lots of white in s.t.

Niya' ku doman malli badju' kapotean sabap mura lama'.

I don't like to buy shirts that are mostly white because they get dirty easily.