mangke- or mangka-
Indicates a present state; occurs on roots that are inherently adjectives, e.g. bel-at `heavy' and roots that are states, e.g. semek `love' and owes `hate'.
enbel-at [root: bel-at]
heavy, heavy object
mangkebel-at
heavy [for several objects], heavy objects
entahot [root: tahot]
??afraid, one who is afraid
mangketahot
??afraid [for several people], ones who are afraid
Isonga ontahot kono na kirol i balat.
That’s why the thunder is afraid of the banana tree.
Ensemek to kiya.
He loves us.