Yakan - tahan1

A weight (to hold s.t. down).

Kassa' iyan hinangku tahan kātas duk ga'i tapale beliyu.

That bottle I will use as a weight for the paper so that it won’t be blown away by the wind.

For s.t. to be detained, retained, held back.

Tahan iye dem kalabusu pegge' bakas nangkew iye.

He is detained in prison because he stole.

Tinahan we' sundalu kopras kamihin pegge' ga' niya' kandakpāsne.

Our copra is held back by the soldiers because it does not have clearance.

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N- -an, mag-

-an

To weigh, hold, or pin down s.t.

Tahananne duk batu lekkeb pinuhi'annen.

She held down the cover over her drying rice with a stone.

Niya' nahanan tinanemkun duk batu.

Someone pinned my plants down with a stone.

She weighs the lid of the pot down so that the cat cannot open it.

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