Yakan - kemmong

kemmong

magkemmong

For s.t. to be squashed; hollow, sunken (of cheeks).

Kemmong behe mitalin hatu niya' mekedi'ikne.

The opening of the can is squashed; perhaps someone stepped on it.

Magkemmong ne behe a'ahin bang ga' ne niya' impenne.

The cheeks (lit. mouth) of a person are hollow if he has no teeth.

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N-, mag-

To squash s.t. (such as tin cans).

Pitu kew dahu' daddali' tabanganun ku ngemmong mitalku inin.

Come here for a while and help me to squash these tin cans.

Kemmongte behe mitalin duk ga'i labo' ubagin bang hinang putuhan.

We squash the opening of the tin can so that the coconut shell will not fall in when we use it as a cassava steamer.

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