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pandey
1
To be expert (in any field).
Pandey iye magtayip.
She is expert in typing.
Pandey iye maghinang luma'.
He is expert in building houses.
Pandey iye palangi.
He is expert in swimming.
ta'u (manamal)
pandey missā
To be eloquent, be a good speaker.
pandey mikil
To be wise.
2
Midwife; mortician, undertaker (a person who prepares a body for burial).
If one has to differentiate the term pandey maganak is used for a midwife and pandey a'a matey for a mortician. If women are midwives they have to act as morticians for females as well. Men only act as morticians for males.
kew ngeddo' pandey hatu dende iyan sōng nganak.
Go and get the midwife; that woman will probably soon give birth.
Ampat pandey mangahatul iyehin kamateynen.
Four morticians prepared him at his death.
N-(-an), mag-
-an
To act as midwife and mortician.
Bang ku sōng mandey, mandi ku dahu'.
When I am going to act as midwife I take a bath first.
Aku mandeyan iyehin panganaknen.
I acted as midwife when she gave birth.
Gey ku bahani magpandey.
I am not bold enough to act as midwife.
Pandeyanun andakun bang nganak.
Act as midwife for my wife when she gives birth.
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