Yakan - tuntun

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To suspend s.t. (on a rope); to let s.t. down (by or on a rope).

Tuntunanne ingketin amban diyata' luma' pī padiyawa'.

He suspends a rope from the upper part of the house to down below.

Magtuntun marang iye.

He is letting down marang fruit (on a rope).

Tabanganku iye nuntunan paraka' isihan buwahan.

I helped him suspend the basket that has lansones in it.

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For s.t. to be lined up; to follow each other in a line, to go single file.

Magtuntun-tuntun a'ahin, ekka a'a magtuhut.

The people are going in single file; many people are going together.

Ga'i kami lumabey pegge' magtuntun me' jīpin si dehelluhan kami.

We cannot pass because the jeeps are lined up in front of us.

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A small spider.

A variety of small spiders of different shape, color and habit. Some live mostly in houses others outside. They often hang suspended on thin threads.

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