Short; refers to height, for animate objects, such as plants, and inanimate objects, such as buildings.
Kespoy tanem.
The plant was short.
-en
kespoen/ kespoa/ kiyespo,
meN-
mengespo/ mankeskespo/ engespo,
me-
mekespo/ emangkekespo/ ekespo
To cause to become short; shorten or lower.
Kiyespok i alad say inam-ay i kejangkaw to.
I made the fence low so that it would be easy to climb over it.
-an
kespoan/ kespoi/ kiyespoan,
me--an
mekespoan/ emangkekespoi/ ekespoan
To make short even shorter.
Kiyespoan na tooy tohod na baliy to say eg tetgwangen na chahem.
The person shortened the post of his house so that the wind would not knock it over.
i-
ikespo/ inkespo,
mengi-
mengikespo/ mankeskespo/ engikespo,
may-
maykespo/ emangkaikespo/ iyaykespo
To cause to become short; shortened or lower.
Inkespo thoy baliy to; nahol ni tetgwangen na mepkes a chahem.
He lowered the house; otherwise it might be knocked askew by a strong wind.
*Inkespo thoy gwasay na alad.
He used the axe to shorten the fence.
*Ingwasay thoy kespo na alad.
He used the axe to shorten the fence.
ok: Gwasay i iyosal ton engikespo na alad.
The axe is what he used to shorten the fence.
keskespoan
shorter in height
Short, for people.
Tall in height.
Short in length.