man-
man-anak/ man-aanak/ iyan-anak
To give birth; have a baby.
Iyandigat a iyan-anak.
She had a difficult time giving birth.
Man-anak iwa iyabchel no sa-ki din bolan.
The pregnant woman will give birth next month.
pan-anak/impan-anak
The act/time/way of giving birth to a child.
pan-anahan/iyan-anahan
A place of giving birth to a child.
i-
ianak/ in-enak or in-anak,
mengi-
mengienak or mengianak/ man-aanak/ engianak,
may-
may-enak or may-anak/ emangkaianak or emangkai-nak/ iyay-anak
To give birth (to a child or an offspring); be born.
In-anak chaak cha hospital.
I was born in a hospital. [Lit. They gave birth to me in the hospital.]
In-anak na biiy nga-ngetod hospital.
The woman gave birth to her child in the hospital.
kay-anak/ingkay-anak
The act/time/way of birth.
kay-anahan/ iyay-anahan
A place of birth.
-an
enahan/ anahi/ inahan,
meN-
mengenak/ man-aanak/ enganak,
me--an
ma-nahan/ emangka-nahi/ iya-nahan
To have a child by a woman who is not one’s wife; AG is the man.
Inahan niwa dahi ma bii, nem eg to inimbaliy.
That man had a child by the woman, but he did not marry her.
Si-kathoy enganak na bii.
He is the one who had the child by the woman.
Enog i as-askang cha dahi; nahol ni ma-nahan ka.
Don’t go near the man; otherwise, you might have a child by him.
-en
enahen or anahen/ anaha/ inak or iyanak,
meN-
mengenak/ man-aanak/ enganak,
me-
maanak or ma-nak/ emangkaanak or emangka-nak/ aanak or iya-nak
To sponsor someone at wedding or baptism as a godparent.
Anahen moy anak kon manbonjag.
You sponsor my child who will be baptized, as his godparent.
maha-
mahaanak
One who is responsible for a child; [fig. parent].
Godparent helps godchild by giving advice and helping them with problems. Godchild may go to their godparent before their own parents for help if they want. Godparents give gifts at Christmas and on the godchild’s birthday, graduation, or wedding. Godparents are not expected to help with school fees. They are still godparents to the child even after the child has married.