Yakan - leppa

leppa

For s.t. to be loose, to have escaped (of animals or people that were tied).

Leppa manuk iningketankun.

The chicken I had tied escaped.

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To let s.t. loose, to unleash, untie.

Da'a kew magleppa kābew kaw kakanne tinanemkun.

Don’t untie the carabao lest he will eat my plants.

Tiya' ku ngaleppahan kābewku pī dem parang ī'.

I am letting my carabao loose in that cogon patch.

Leppahanun hadja manuknu iyan ga'i du tahala'.

Just let that chicken of yours loose; it will not leave.