prefix which derives gerund-like constructions from verbs.
In these constructions, eh or eh plus pronoun or noun precedes the ngan- verb. In some constructions, the prefix ngan- plus its verb is the referent of ya "what, that which". These constructions can be translated with an English gerund. In constructions with two contiguous actor
focus verbs, one or both may be translated with an English gerund. If only one of the verbs is translated with a gerund, it
will be the second verb. As in ngan- 1 above, ngan- 2 is a manifestation of the morphophoneme N- which is prefixed to stems that begin with d or j . See the verbal affix section of the "Grammar Notes".
I fell from the seesaw because of its flipping at once.
I fell from the seesaw because it flipped up at once.
While I stood guarding my sibling, that is when he knocked my legs out from under me.