Yakan - kayu'

1

A piece, an item; classifier for objects in counting.

Only used of more than one item.

Inday bang piyek kayu' du badju'kun.

I don’t know how many (pieces of) blouses I have.

Niya' manukku ennem kayu'.

I have six (pieces of) chickens.

7.5

2

ngayu'-ngayu'

To be countable, be decimated, having become few, reduced in number (so as to be (almost) countable).

Ngayu'-ngayu' sa' a'ahin bang ubus ne bono'in.

The people will have become few when the fighting is over.

Ngayu'-ngayu' sa' kayu dem gulanganin.

The trees in the forest have been decimated.

3

kayu'-kayu'

To do s.t. to people individually.

Pesōng hadja ka'am kēmon gey ne ka'am kinayu'-kayu'.

Come closer, you all; you will no longer (be invited) individually.

Tiya' niya' buwas pangurungku ka'am. Magbahagi'-bahagi' sa' ka'am, ga'i ne ka'am kayu'-kayu'ku.

I am giving you rice here. Share it among yourselves; I am not (giving it) to you individually.

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