on-
ondesbet/ mandesdesbet/ dimesbet
To sit on the ground without any padding; refers to floor, dirt.
Dimesbet i eba-kol cha chet-al na ingkabdiy to.
The old woman sat on the floor when she was tired.
Dimesbet i nga-nged istep-in ko.
The child sat on my step-in.
-an
desbetan/ desbeti/ diyesbetan,
meN-
menesbet/ mandesdesbet/ enesbet,
me--an
medesbetan/ emangkedesbeti/ edesbetan
To sit on something on the ground.
Diyesbetan na nga-ngiy istep-in kod chet-al; isonga ekak inap.
The children were sitting on my rubber thong on the floor; that is why I could not find it.
Menesbetak na bakjot say ekak mektel.
I will sit on some rags so that I won’t get cold.
i-
idesbet/ indesbet,
mengi-
mengidesbet/ mandesdesbet/ engidesbet,
may-
maydesbet/ emangkaidesbet/ iyaydesbet
To sit on the ground.
Nagwiy tokkongan et indesbet kod chet-al.
There was no chair and so I sat on the floor.
To use as something to sit on when sitting on the floor.
Indesbet koy bakjot ko tep nagwiy tokkongan.
I used my rag to sit on the floor because there was no chair.
desbetan/ dimesbetan
Place where someone sits on the floor.