elay
Sense
v
Affixes ma-, ka, paka-
English To last a long time.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Na'lay nay sarut ya.
English His illness has
lasted
a
long
time now.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ma'lay pa'.
English Itĺl be a
while yet.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magka'lay i ipagka'ubus it betang.
English It takes
a
long
time to use up the contents.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magka'lay i balay mi.
English Your house will
last
a
long
time.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Páka-paka'láyan mung lili'ngi.
English
Keep your head on one side for
a
while.
n
Affixes ka-
English Length of time.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Tulung bulán pay ka'lay it úba'úbat.
English The medicine will last three more months (lit. The length
of
time of the medicine is three more months).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Na'rutan ku nay adat ya it ka'lay ngaytú.
English I know her habits now since itś been this length
of
time.
See alsoapa-apas
Sense
v
Affixes pa-en
English To be caused to live long.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Tagna' pay banwa, dakél i piya'lay nga mga taw.
English In the old days, many people were
caused
to
live
long.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa In iyáng taw i piya'lay, tálagang nakmán.
English If that fellow had
been
caused
to
live
long, hed́ have been really great.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Basta atkayáy adat mu, da'ka pa'layen kat banwa.
English With a habit like that, you won't be
caused
to
live
long.