Karao - ponas

Cloth or rag for wiping.

ma- mafonas

Always wiping.

Mafonas si Maria na seki tho no onsekep.

Maria always wipes her feet when she comes in.

man- (AG&TH) manponas/ manpoponas/ iyanponas

To wipe oneself dry.

Manponas i too no mekcheng i emes to.

The person will wipe himself dry when he has finished bathing.

-an (TH) ponasan/ ponasi/ piyonasan,

meN- memonas/ manpoponas/ emonas,

me--an meponasan/ emangkeponasi/ eponasan

To wipe to clean or dry.

Piyonasan toy nga-nga na towalja nonta iyakcheng a iyan-emes.

She dried the child with a towel after he had finished taking a bath. [Lit: She wiped the child with a towel....]

Piyonasan na biiy damisaan.

The woman wiped the table.

Piyonasan na biiy kathas cha damisaan.

The woman wiped the milk off the table.

Emonas i bii na damisaan.

The woman wiped the table.

Eponasan i damisaan. (*na bii)

The table was wiped. (*by the woman)

Meponasan i damisaan.

Let’s wipe the table. or The table will be wiped.

i- (NTH) iponas/ inponas,

mengi- mengiponas/ manpoponas/ engiponas,

may- mayponas/ emangkaiponas/ iyayponas

To use to wipe.

Inponas na biiy towaljed damisaan.

The woman used the towel to wipe the table.

Engiponas i bii na towaljed damisaan.

The woman used a towel to wipe the table.

Iyayponas i towaljed damisaan. (*na bii)

The towel was used to wipe the table. (*by the woman).

nasnas

To wipe clean or dry.