Yakan - tengnga'

tengnga'

The middle of s.t. (town, coconut), the center of s.t.

Bettadun peyita'an iyan si tengnga' luma'.

Place that lamp in the middle of the house.

Ngite ku kappal dem tengnga' tahik.

I see a ship in the middle of the sea.

Niya' bohe' si tengnga' lahingin.

There is water in the center of a coconut.

Tellu anaknen bu iye patengnga'anin.

She has three children and he is the middle one.

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pag(te)tengnga'an

To place s.o. in the middle of a group.

Bang iye bo'o kami lumengngan pag(te)tengnga'an kami iye.

When we take him out with us we take him in the middle.

Bang kami pabāk pag(te)tengnga'an kami papu' kamihin.

When we lie down we place our grandmother in the middle.

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