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kale
pa-
to listen; to hear.
Pakale kow ma aku.
You listen to me.
1.
N-, ta-
to hear; to overhear.
Takale ku niyah danda matey.
I happened to hear [that] there is a woman who died.
Kale nu bissala nggoh nu?
Do you hear your mother's words?/ Are you listening to your mother's words?
2.
pa-, caus.
to cause to hear; hence, to listen.
Pakalehun konoh iyan bissala-sigeya.
Please listen [to] what they are saying.
makale-kale
1.
pa-, caus.
to cause someone to hear by speaking about the person as if he weren't the subject.
Dibuhih bey aku luman mbal aku bey mamuhun tag bi. Soh takaleh eh bi kolepak tompah ku. Pag subu pin ya ling bi, "Siyan bey luman dibuhih? Hengol toongan sab tompah-na!" Hati-na kaam "makale-kale".
Last night I went out without asking permission from you. But the sound of my shoes happened to be heard by you. When [it] is morning you say, "Who was that walking last night? His shoes made a lot of noise too!" "+Makale-kale " its meaning for you all.
2.
eh, ni-, -han
to be caused to hear something indirectly.
Siyan nipakale-kalehan eh nu?
Who is to be allowed to hear [what is to be said] by you?
Who should hear what you have to say?
andey-andey, andig-andig
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