tenga' Sense n English Middle, centre. Example sentence Tagbanwa May niyug asat tenga' it kama'yagan. English There's a coconut palm in the middle of the clearing. v Affixes maN-, ipaN-, paN-an English To go down the middle. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nannga' na bat uma ngayan i piyanawat karbaw ngayan nga nakalpas. English That carbao that escaped went right down the middle of that field. adv Affixes ka- English Central. Example sentence Tagbanwa Katenga' it kama'yagan i niyug. English The coconut palm is in the centre of the yard. n tenga-tenga'an English The middle one of several. n piyagtenga'an English Area between; valley. Example sentence Tagbanwa Du'ut piyagtenga'an it bukid i dalan. English The trail is in the valley between the mountains. See alsoindelangan See alsolubuk Sense n English *Half (of the contents of s.t.). v Affixes mag-, -m-, -en, pa-an English To be half full, halfway up or down. Example sentence Tagbanwa Tenga'en mu lamang i basu. English Fill the cup half full only. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nagtenga' it danum i basu. English The cup is half full of water. Example sentence Tagbanwa Temnga' it pa'a i ka'ararem. English The depth would come halfway up the thigh. See alsobela' See alsolubuk Sense v Affixes maN-, ipaN-, paN-an English To *intersperse; *insert at intervals (as in constructing a wall, floor, roof). Example sentence Tagbanwa Pannga'an mu nagat dadakula' i bugsuk mu ngayan, isa'un mapa'gen nga banar. English Intersperse big ones among those fence pales of yours, so that it will be really sturdy. Example sentence Tagbanwa Pili'en muy mataldeng nga mannga' ya, isa'un magayen nga pagletganan. English Choose straight ones to be inserted at intervals by him (among the others) so it will look nice. Derivative magpamiyagtenga'an v Note To act as go-between between two parties. Compound sa'li tenga' adj Note More than half full, about two thirds full.