Yakan - umul

umul

Life.

Taha' umulnen.

He is old. (lit. his life is long).

He has life forever (everlasting life).

ellum layun

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magumul

To live (regarding length of lifespan).

Gey a'ahin magumul me' duwe hatus tahun.

People don’t live two hundred years.

Piyen tahun ente' magumul kābewin?

How many years do carabaos live?

If she has lived twenty years she can get married.

umulan

Be of the same or different age.

Umulan ne iye amban aku.

He is older than I am. (lit. He is of greater age than I.)

De umulan kami.

We are of the same age.

sa'umul-umul

Forever, everlasting, eternally (often used hyperbolically).

Bohe' miya'an ellum sa'umul-umul.

That river is there forever (meaning it never dries up).

Bulak inin aku ne dapu'nen sa'umul-umul.

I will be the owner of this land forever.

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sa'umul-tahun

Forever, everlasting, eternally, a very long time.

Bang bellinu ne bulak iyan si ka'u ne sa'umul-tahun.

If you buy that land it will belong to you forever.