kandiri
v
Affixes mag-*, -um-, -en, i-
English To keep oneś own for oneself, not sharing.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magkandiri si' bayán it nanlúgi-lugitém ya. Ega si' ireg ya nga dakél i kuma'en.
English He|́bs keeping
for
himself again the few fish he caught. He doesn't want many to eat.
adj
pamakándi-kandíriyen pl. actor
English All habitually keeping their things to themselves.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Lamáng sang kabála-bálayan sirá, pamakándi-kandíriyen, in siyuy da'ga nakasa'geb, egay imnun, in siyuy da'ga nakapangayu, egay isundur.
English Although they all live in one big house, they keep
their
things
to
themselves. If someone hasn't drawn water, he has nothing to drink. Whoever hasn't gathered wood has nothing to stoke up his fire with.
adj
Affixes ma- sing. actor
English In the habit of keeping oneś things to oneself, not sharing.
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