Yakan - kisi'

kisi'

pa-, mag- -an (repet.)

To grin, draw back the lips (so as to expose teeth); to gape (of things split open as wounds, fruit, etc.).

We'ey be a'a miya'an luwal kisi'?

Why is that person always grinning?

Don’t keep grinning.

Pakisi' ne duwi'anin si kalaga'an.

The durian fruit is gaping because of its overripeness.

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Da'a kew kisi' Tong!

Don’t grin, Tong! (Said as a joke.)

kewungkisi'

Always laughing or grinning.

kisi'-kisi'

N-, mag-

To quarrel with words; shout at each other; backbite.

Bang ka'am magsasa' da'a ka'am magkisi'-kisi'.

When you are quarreling don’t shout at each other.

Bang kew nambungan sawe'nu da'a kew subey ngisi'-ngisi'.

When you talk back to your companion you ought not to backbite.

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