Karao - ketno

A piece from an elongated object, such as a piece of a long bar of laundry soap.

Onketnoy egwas na bila-jo.

A knife can cut a stick.

ma- mahetno

Easily snaps, cuts, breaks something.

Mahetnoy kanching na tanem.

A goat easily breaks off plants.

on- onketno/ manketketno/ kimetno

To cut or break an elongated, rigid object. This appears to mean to cut off a part of an elongated object, cut off a piece, cut off from something.

Nengoy kimetno na bila-jo?

What broke the stick?

man- manketno/ manketketno/ iyanketno

To cut or break.

Manketno kiya kiya balat.

Let’s cut this banana tree.

-en ketnoen/ ketnoa/ kiyetno,

meN- mengetno/ manketketno/ engetno,

me- meketno/ eketno

To break; refers to elongated objects, such as stick, bone, piece of wood.

Kiyetno na nga-ngiy pinsil to tep nat piyan ton mansodat.

The child broke his pencil in two because he did not want to write.

-an ketnoan/ ketnoi/ kiyetnoan,

me--an meketnoan/ emangkeketnoi/ eketnoan

To cut or break off a little.

Kiyetnoan na nga-ngiy pinsil tep enchokiy.

The child broke a piece off the pencil because it was long.

i--an iketnoan/ iketnoi/ inketnoan

may--an mayketnoan/ emangkaiketnoi/ iyayketnoan

To snap, cut, or break for someone.

Iketnoim si ahim na tinapay.

You break off some of the bread for your sister.

*Siyay kimetno na bila-jo?

Who broke the stick?

ok-Nengoy engetno na bila-jo?

What broke the stick?

ok-Siyay engetno na bila-jo?

Who broke the stick?

ketdo

To cut or break an elongated, rigid object.