suli'
v
Affixes mag-*, -um-, -en, i-, -an
English To go back and forth.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magsuli'-suli' i piskadur du'ut laud.
English The fishing boat keeps
going
back
and
forth, out at sea.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magsuli' i barku.
English The ship can't make progress (i.e. itś being pulled back by what itś trying to tow).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ubus
suli'en-suli'en nira i na'laman ngaytit langkitas, ega na magkaparagan nira.
English They keep
going
back
and
forth (looking for) the penknife theyv́e lost but they can't find it.
n
English Round trip, one trip back and forth.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Duwang suli' i panaw nira du'ut bali.
English They made two round
trips to the other side (of the island).
See alsobaget-baget
See alsosayad