-en/ -iy-
alibongbongen/ iyalibongbong
meN-/ eN-
mengalibongbong/ engalibongbong
To surround s.t.; crowd around; closeness (crowding or pressing in) to the object or person seems to be the important semantic component; often spoken of tall plants that hang down and crowd a person on a path, as if forming a tunnel. The object surrounded may be animate or inanimate.
-an/ -iy--an (check - from Buya-ting)
Iyalibongbongan iren ma toos Jesus. – ok (Mrs. Bankey and Buya-ting)2/6/13
The people crowded around Jesus.
Iyalibongbongan iren ma tooy tokkongan Afo Chiyos. – ok (Mrs. Bankey and Buya-ting)
The people crowded around the seat of God.
To surround, encircle, enclose; completely encircling or enclosing seems to be the important semantic component.