Yakan - tongas

tongas

pa-, mag- -an (repet.)

To look up (straight from after looking down); to lift (the head to a level position).

Ga' iye bakas patongas amban pagsulatanne.

He has not looked up from his writing.

Magtongasan be kew bang kew ngellu, da'a kew luwal patondok.

Look up when you are weeding; don’t keep looking down all the time.

patongas

N-

To lift s.o.’s head.

Pangantin miya'an luwal patondok, gey iye patongas bang ga' niya' matongasne.

That bride is always looking down; she does not look up if nobody lifts her (face) up.

Bang kew palangi patongasun kōknun.

When you swim, lift up your head.

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