Yakan - behe

1

Mouth.

Luha banga'an behenen bang ngohap.

The opening of his mouth is wide when he yawns.

11.4

sīng behe

Lips.

11.4

behe gawang

Doorway.

behe karut, ba'ung, kassa', bolo'

Opening of a sack, coconut container, bottle, water container.

behe buli'

Anus.

11.1

2

pabehe

mag-

-an

To scold s.o.

Pabehehanun me' mākanak iyan bang siye maghidjul.

Scold those children if they are noisy.

Bekkatan ku magpabehe bu ga'i du ngasip mākanakin.

I have scolded them a lot but the children do not pay attention.

amā(han) s(in)abit

3

mabehe, magbehe-behe

To talk, speak.

We'ey kew ga'i mabehe bang niya' tinilew si ka'u?

Why don’t you speak when something is asked of you?

Ga'i ku magbehe-behe bisan niya' takiteku a'a nangkew.

I don’t say (anything) even if I have seen someone steal.

bissā

4

behehan

Harsh, critical.

A'a bahi' miya'an ga' niya' mabaya' ampune patapit si iye pegge' behehan, luwal ngamā.

None of her grandchildren wants to go close to that old woman because she is harsh; she always gets angry.

la'atan

bisa behenen

Being sharp tongued (lit. his mouth is poisonous).

taha' behenen

To tell or pass on things that are none of one’s business (lit. his mouth is long).