-en (TH)
sesmeken/ semeka/ simek,
meN-
menmek/ mansesemek/ iyanmek,
me-
mesmek/ emangkesmek or emangkesemek/ iyasmek
To love.
Kigwan Afo Chiyos i mesmek i echom a too.
God said we should love other people.
-an (LOC)
sesmekan/ semeki/ sinmekan
me--an
mesmekan or mesemekan/ emangkesemek or emangkesmek/ iyasmekan
To have compassion or love or pity on someone.
Mahesel ka nem no manbalbaliw ka, sesmekan taha.
You are a bad person, but if you change your ways, I will have compassion on you.
Mesmekan iriy iyangkebitheg tep si-kathoy bilin Afo Chiyos.
We will have compassion on the poor because that is God’s command.
Mesmekan i too tep aofa.
The person will be pitied because he was hungry.
i- (TH)
isemek or ismek/ insemek,
mengi-
mengisemek or mengismek/ mansesemek/ engisemek,
may-
maysesmek/ emangkaisemek or emangkaismek/ iyaysemek
To give something out of compassion or love or pity.
Isemek ko ja balat chiwa nga-nga tep aofa.
I will give this banana to that child (out of compassion) because he is hungry.
may--an (LOC)
maysemekan/ emangkaisemeki/ iyaysemekan
To have compassion or love or pity for someone.
Iyaysemekan iwa dahid ma aofen bii, et pikan to.
That man was filled with compassion for the hungry woman, and so he fed her.
Iyaysemekan i tood si-kak tep aofaak.
The person had pity for me because I was hungry.
To like; want; desire.