Yakan - matey

matey

(see also patey)

To die; to be dead.

Matey ne papu'kun.

My grandfather is dead already.

Sōng matey a'a bahi' iyan.

That old person will soon die.

Bakas matey sali si Toto' bu ellum balik.

Toto’s younger sibling had died (stopped breathing) but he revived.

Ubus ne matey sa'i si Biya'in.

Biya’s mother has died already.

bugtang lawa' pininsan tubag tutew (pa)patey udjul wapat

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magmatey

To wail (as for the dead).

Magmatey iye kamatey sa'inen.

She wailed when her mother died.

We'ey be nakanak iyan magmatey?

Why is that child wailing?

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