Yakan - pateng

To be observant (and quick to help or to right s.t. wrong).

Matalep iye hinang bahi' pegge' pateng iye.

He is worthy to be made an elder because he is observant.

pateng-pateng

N-, pa-

To watch out, be alert.

Nabang kew mateng-mateng, kaw gey takiteku bang iye palabey.

Help me watch; lest I don’t see when he goes by.

Papateng-pateng kew bang kew lumengngan kaw kew mekedi'ik tunggul.

Watch out when you walk lest you trip on a stump.

N-

-an

To watch out for s.t.

Mateng-mateng kew a'a Basilan duk niya' patilewante bang sā'ingge ne me' a'a Basilanin.

Watch for people from Basilan so that we can ask someone how the people on Basilan are now.

Pateng-patenganun si Ina', kaw iye nabu'.

Watch out for Mother; perhaps she will go shopping.

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