elak v Affixes pa- English To shirk, avoid. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magpa'elak it buwaten. English He|́bs shirking what is to be done. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magpa'elak na bayán it tegbek! English He|́bs avoiding having an injection! Example sentence Tagbanwa Maat nagpasakla nga lagi nga maat egay napisi'. Pa'elak ga yan it angutan. English He was forstalling us when he said at once that he hadn't caught any (fish). That was just to avoid being asked for some.