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egchian/ egchii/ igchian or iyagchian or iyegchian,
meN-
mengegchi/ man-eg-egchi/ engegchi,
me--an
maegchian/ aegchian
To hold or carry in the hand, hold with hand.
Toy engegchian ton ma papil i?
Where was he holding the paper? ans: cha gwanan na diweto
(Fig.) To keep in one’s possession.
Si ina chiy naengegchi na tolbek na kantina.
Their mother was the one who usually keeps the key to the store.
Iyegnian toy chakel a kalka tep enbalaw ton maypayas.
She carried [in her hands] a lot of cargo because she did not want to leave it behind.