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sakit Sense n English Pain. Example sentence Tagbanwa Sakit it tina'i. English Stomach ache. v Affixes mag-*, -um-, ma-an English To be painful, experience or cause pain. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nasakitan aku. English I got hurt. adj Affixes ma- English Painful. n sarakiten English Chronic illness or disability. See alsosarut Sense v Affixes mag-*, -um-, i-, -an English To give birth; to be born. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ba'gung siyakitan si Rosa. English Rosa has just given birth. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ipiyagsakit na i anak ya. English Her child is born now. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ba'gung simnakit i anak nira. English Their child is newly born. Cultural Note Tagbanwas traditionally believe that the baby actively brings about the birth, rather than the mother, hence the baby pains the mother. n sasakitan English Birth house. Cultural Note The family moves here during the last month of pregnancy and returns home shortly after the delivery. This is so that, should mother or baby die, the main house would not be affected. Animistic Tagbanwas will not live where s.o. has died. See alsoanak See alsolapsag Idiom pananakit it beteng n Note Length of pregnancy, full term.
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