Yakan - abey

mag- (pl.)

To be side by side or do s.t. side by side (as walking, sleeping etc.).

Magabey kite bang kite lumengngan.

We (walk) side by side when we go walking.

Magabey bangku' kamihin.

Our chairs are side by side.

tampal3 ubey

N-

To be at s.o.’s side (ready to give support if necessary).

Abeyun a'a iyan.

Walk by the side of that person.

Aku ngabey iyehin pegge' gey iye kole' lumengngan.

I walk beside him because he is not well enough to walk.

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pa-

To place oneself at the side of s.t. or s.o.

Pa'abey ku si a'a maningkolo' miya'an.

I am placing myself at the side of the person sitting there.

pa'abey

N-

To place s.o. or s.t. at the side of s.o. or s.t.

Ma'abey iye binella si binellaku.

She places what she is cooking next to what I am cooking.

siril (mag)lumbey-lumbey