1.
N-; pa-, caus.
to taste; to feel; to experience
something.
I never was able to taste it.
Could you feel the earthquake?
[He] never was able to experience good circumstances.
He has never known good times.
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.
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.
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.