Mapun - sagaw

sagaw

Busy.

I can't go along with you to play because I am really busy.

sagawan

To be busy attending to s.t. or s.o.

Bong ya ya' bay sagawan anak na, lay ya katabe' pa Sambuangan.

If he hadn't been busy with his children, he could have joined us in going to Zamboanga.

N-, ma-

-an

To busy s.o.; to disrupt or disturb s.o. (because they have to busy themselves in entertaining the one who comes to them).

Don't always go to their house and disturb them.

makasagaw

Causes disruption; causes one to be disturbed or busied.

Don't bring your child when you work because he will cause you to be disrupted.

kasagawan

Something that keeps one very busy.

Bong si' ya' luu kasagawan na, mura ya mme' pa K.K.

If he didn't have s.t. keeping him so busy, maybe he would go along to K.K.