Karao - anam

Suitable; fitting.

Anam toka.

It suits you.

on- on-anam/ man-aanam/ imanam

To suit; fit; match.

On-anam i kadson cha si-kam.

The pants will fit you.

man- man-anam/ man-aanam/ iyan-anam

To suit or match each other.

Iyan-anam i kolor na baro tan kadson.

The color of the shirt and the pants match.

-en enamen or a-namen/ anama/ inam,

meN- mengenam/ man-aanam/ enganam,

me- ma-nam/ emangka-nam/ iya-nam

To suit; fit; match; implies no adjustment is necessary.

Inam toy baro na ahi to.

He fit his brother’s clothes [because they were the same size].

Enamen mo ja depang a baro.

This red shirt will suit you.

Si-kathoy enganam na depang a baro.

He is the one who looks good in the red shirt.

i- ianam/ in-anam,

mengi- mengienam/ man-aanam/ engianam,

may- may-enam/ emangkaianam/ iyay-anam

To alter to suit, fit, match; implies that some adjustment is necessary.

Ianam moy ogadim cha imbaliy mo say eg kayo manbekal.

You fit your ways to your wife so that you won’t fight.

In-anam to baro na ahi to.

He altered his brother’s clothes.

anam to

Et kigwan Jesus a engiarig i “Nat anam to no say kakanen na aanak, maypekan cha aso.”

And Jesus said using an illustration, “It is not fitting that what the children will eat, it will be fed to the dogs.”