Yakan - antan

1

N-, mag-

To hold in or with hand; to touch s.t.

Ngantan iye si haren. (Antanne harenin.)

He holds on to the stairs.

Da'a antanun olosku iyan.

Don’t touch my skirt.

Da'a kew ngantan bang duma'in ka'u depu'nen.

Don’t touch it if you are not its owner.

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VARIOUS WAYS OF HOLDING
ambey	hold on shoulder
ambit	hold on shoulder
ampit	hold on lap
hilap	touching (man touching a woman)
komong	grip as with claws
kuwebbey 2	touch, move, take
pusal2	handle, touch
sagang	hold to prevent falling
tayak	hold on flat hand
timayuk	support by holding

2

N-, mag-

To hold power, to rule.

Kuwe'itu munduhin ne ngantan Basilanin.

Now the rebels are ruling in Basilan.

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antanan

1

Holding of power; ruling.

Matu'uhin si antanan Hapun kite bi.

In the past we were under the ruling of the Japanese.

baya'2 (pagbaya'an)

2

Rows of rice left standing during harvest (that form a connection between yet unripe parts of the field with the middle).

Rows of rice left standing on the stalk during harvest that connect those parts of the field that are not yet ripe with the middle, where the fertility rites were performed during planting time. Sometimes the little “house” from that ceremony is still there. It is taboo to cut through the row as long as there is still rice standing on either side.

Da'a ubusun pinaganinun, lebbihanun si tengnga' duk niya' antananne.

Don’t finish your harvesting, leave some in the middle so that there is a connection.

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