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helling
Sound.
It is also used of speech, meaning what was said.
Sinna ku makale helling manuk-manuk miya'an.
I like to listen to the sound of that bird.
Ine hellingnen sakali' akahannu we' ubus matey papu'nen?
What did he say (lit. what was his sound) when you told him that his grandfather had died?
pahelling
N-, mag-
To cause s.t. to sound (as turning a radio on or blowing a triton shell).
Pahellingun haradjuhin.
Turn the radio on (lit. cause the radio to sound).
Sine mahelling haradjuhin?
Who turned the radio on?
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VARIOUS SOUNDS ANIMALS MAKE
buhihi' neigh, sound the horse makes
mā moo, the sound a cow makes
ngeyong meow, the sound a cat makes
pekkak cackling
u'u'u'uwa' sound the cock makes

ADJECTIVES OF SOUND
diki' high pitched
hadje deep, low pitched
lagting shrill, piercing, penetrating
lu'uy sweet, melodious, melancholy
tayun long drawn out
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