Yakan - silung

silung

N-, mag-

To wait (in the vicinity of a tree for fruit to drop); to wait (underneath a house, with the purpose for doing evil to the occupants).

There is a person waiting for the durian (to drop).

Magsilung bewunu' siye.

They are waiting for the balunu (to drop).

Sinilung we' de bewunu'in kahaba' sangem.

They wait every night for the balunu (to drop).

Sinilung ku dibuhi' we' a'a.

Someone was waiting for me (under my house) last night (to do s.t. bad to me).

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pa-, mag- -an (repet.)

To hang around a place, to stand in the vicinity where s.t. may drop.

Da'a kew magsilungan lu'u si atag paghinangande iyan kaw kew kalabo'an kayu.

Don’t hang around there where they are working lest some wood fall on you.

Bang niya' maghinang luma' da'a kew pasilung kaw kew kalabo'an matilyu.

If someone builds a house don’t stay underneath lest a hammer drops on you.