Karao - tagwa

Fat; refers to size of people or animals.

on- ontagwa

A thing that causes someone to become fat.

Ontagwiy kakan na olay.

Eating all the time makes one fat.

ma- matheba

Characteristically fat; refers to people.

Mathebiy anak Jose tep nepikan cha na olay.

Jose’s child is fat because they are always feeding him.

tabtabaan

fatter

kathebaan

fattest

on- (TH) ontagwa/ mantatagwa/ timagwa

To become fat, healthy, robust; refers to people or animals.

Timagwes Maria tep on-amis na olay i nekiyakan to.

Maria became fat because she was always eating sweets.

-en tebaen/ tagwaa/ tiba,

meN- meneba/ mantatagwa/ enagwa,

me- meteba/ emangketagwa/ etagwa

To cause to become fat; fatten.

Tibak i kechel asan ko indaho et banay i prisiyo tho.

I fattened the pig before I sold it and so it fetched a big price.

-an (TH) tebaan/ tagwai/ tibaan,

me--an metebaan/ emangketagwai/ etagwaan

To make even fatter.

Tibaan koy kechel et inda-tok i bayad to.

I fattened the pig even more and then I increased its price.

i- (TH) itagwa/ intagwa,

mengi- mengitagwa/ mantatagwa/ engitagwa,

may- maytagwa/ emangkaitagwa/ iyaytagwa

To cause to become fat; fatten.

Intagwa thoy kechel na cheki.

He fattened the pig with rice bran.

i--an (TH) (NLOC) itagwaan/ itagwai/ intagwaan,

may--an maytebaan/ emangkaitagwai/ iyaytagwaan

To cause to become a little fatter; fatten a little.

Intagwaan koy kechel et inda-tok i bayad to.

I fattened the pig a little more and then I raised its price.

To fatten for someone.

Itagwaan taha na kechel et a-gwihen tayo.

I will fatten the pig for you and then we will butcher it.

namit

Edible fat; refers to animals.

kagway

Robust; healthy; refers to plants.

piyot

Thin; refers to people and animals only.