Karao - powek

Rain storm; typhoon; rainy season. The storm is usually accompanied by strong winds and must last for more than one day.

Nat maimdengan i mebejag a powek.

People are not happy that the storm is lasting a long time.

Stormy.

Powek.

It is stormy.

ma- mafowek

Stormy.

Mafowek cha Kadasan.

It is stormy in Kadasan.

on- onpowek/ manpopowek/ pimowek

To have a typhoon.

Onpowek ali na Siptimbri.

It will be stormy in September.

Onpowek cha chontog.

It will be stormy in the mountains.

-an powekan/ poweki/ piyowekan

To have a storm or storms.

Powekan toy si-ani.

It will be stormy during harvest time.

Powekan toy Bagiw na mebejag.

It will be stormy in Bagiw for a long time.

me--an (LOC) mepowekan/ emangkepoweki/ epowekan

To be caught in a storm.

Enog i bayag chiwan; nahol ni mepowekan kayo.

Don’t stay there long; otherwise, you will get caught in the storm.

i- ipowek/ inpowek,

mengi- mengipowek/ manpopowek/ engipowek,

may- maypowek/ emangkaipowek/ iyaypowek

To have storms.

Ipowek to di nem bolan na Agosto.

The storms will come in the month of August.

Inpowek to la nonta Agosto.

The storms came in August.

i--an ipowekan/ ipoweki/ inpowekan,

may--an maypowekan/ emangkaipoweki/ iyaypowekan

To have storms.

Inpowekan toy to-nak cha Ekip.

It was stormy during the rice planting in Ekip.

Inpowekan toy Ekip nonta inpano-nak cha.

It was stormy in Ekip when they were planting.

Rainy season is from about May to November.

tiyakow

Dry season.