Yakan - kulawat

kulawat

pa-, mag- (recip.)

To stretch out (the arm, any direction).

Pakulawat kew duk ta'abutnu kinakanin.

Stretch out (your arm) so that you can reach the food.

Kiteku siye ensini' magkulawat sōng magsasa'.

I saw them earlier stretching out (their arms) about to fight.

N-, mag-

To stretch (out the arm in order to reach s.t.), to reach for s.t.

Pitu ko' kew ngulawat dawen kamī (tangan-tangan) inin, gey ta'abutku.

Please come here (to get) this kamī leaf by stretching (your arm); I cannot reach it.

Bang kite palabey kuwe' buwa' marang, bu ga'i du langkew, ta'abutte du kinulawat.

If we pass by a marang fruit for example which is not high, we can reach it by stretching out (the arm).

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