bangay Sense v Affixes mag-, m-, -en, i-, -an, ma-, ma-an English To be absorbed, distracted. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nabangay aku nat kalabta'. English I was absorbed with playing. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ayaw ka nat kabangay. Muli' ka na. English Don't be absorbed in that. Go on home. Example sentence Tagbanwa Bangayen muy wa'wa' ngaytí nga magsugaw. English Distract that child who is crying. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega na magkabangay kat sugaw! Kuma'en ka nay imu! English Don't be absorbed in crying any longer. Come and eat! Example sentence Tagbanwa Yay magkabangayan yay kalabta', ega pagbabáen yay ari' ya ngayní nga magsugaw. English She is absorbed with play instead of carrying her little brother who's crying. Sense v bánga-bángay Affixes mag-*, m-, -en, i-, -an English To comfort, cheer up s.o. who is crying. See alsoalu'aluk See alsodamay1 See alsoindaw See alsoinu-inu See alsolele' See alsolinga-linga See alsoluwas2 See alsosasaw Derivative pasibangay v Note To waste time on, be preoccupied with.