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lagga

to be punished; to "have a lesson".

In the example below, this is a type of common threat or warning used to control children.

Lagga na kow!

You will have a lesson now!

-han

to threaten punishment; to "learn a lesson" (in the form of punishment).

Laggahan na kow eh nggoh nu! Angey kow luman mbal bey mamuhun?

You will have a lesson now from you mother! Why did you go out without having asked permission?

insap

eh, ni-; pa-, caus.

to be punished; to be taught a lesson by being punished.

Subey na nipalagga ma anu bey hinang-na, maka mbal na pagbalik- balikan-na.

He must be punished for the thing he did, and [then] he won't keep on repeating [it].

pa-, caus.

to have learned from a hard experience.

Ley ya malagga waktu ya bey labuh.

He has learned his lesson from the time he fell.

pasanggup (sanggup), patalow (talow)

pamalagga

"lesson"; punishment.

Tutu pamalagga ku ma kau.

This is my "lesson" for you.

daa pin kow lagga

idiom

"don't you be learning a hard lesson".

This phrase is said when a person who has been your guest is leaving. It is an idiomatic expression which is really a way of inviting a guest back again. It is like saying, "If you do not think we treated you too badly, come back again."