Yakan - una

A person under obligation (to help with work because he has been helped); helper (s.o. obligated to help because he has been helped).

Most often about work in the field. If a person helps with work in the fields without getting paid he ‘helps’ nabang and ‘establishes an obligation’ nguna. The one he has helped is his unanen ‘the one obligated to him’. The one obligated has to ‘reciprocate’ males.

Piye ne unanun?

How many are those under obligation to you?

Magtabang ne ku pegge' ekka ne unaku.

I (ask them to) help because many are those under obligation to me.

pa-, N-, mag-

To establish an obligation; to help (with the understanding that it will be reciprocated).

Pa'una ku si siye.

I establish an obligation with them.

Ga' niya' nabangan aku pegge' ga' ku bakas nguna.

Nobody helps me because I have not established an obligation.

Ga'i iye takesuwa' si luma' pegge' maguna iye duk me' si'itne.

He cannot be found at home because he is establishing an obligation with his uncles.

Ta'una ku we' de hangkan subey ku males.

They have made me obligated; that’s why I should reciprocate.

mag- redup. (recip.)

-an

To help s.o. (with the understanding that it will be reciprocated); to establish an obligation.

Maguna-una siye bang niya' hinangde.

They help each other when they have work to do.

Unahanku siye duk ku tabangande bang niya' hinangku.

I help them so that they will help me when I have work to do.

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