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kissa
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1.
N-; pa-, caus.
to taste; to feel; to experience something.
Mbal bey takissa ku.
I never was able to taste it.
Bey takissa nu bindul?
Could you feel the earthquake?
Mbal bey kakissa palasahan hap.
[He] never was able to experience good circumstances.
He has never known good times.
Asal na, bang mandusiya pamabiyal, makakissa piddih.
Naturally now, if a person is insubordinate, [he] will be able to experience pain.
Naturally now, if a person is rebellious, he will have a tough time for himself.
Pakissa ku konoh.
Please allow me to taste [it].
2.
eh, ni-
to be tasted; to be felt; to be experienced.
For the example below, the reader needs this background: According to the belief of the people of the Sulu Sea, when a recently dead person is buried, he wakes up in the grave and feels his clothes. Since grave clothes are not sewn, he becomes aware that he is dead.
Nikissa na eh na bihing siyag-na, atawa bihing badjuh-na.
The edge of his sarong is felt by him, or the edge of his clothes.
He feels the edge of his native sarong or his dress.
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