Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – akat

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akat
/ʔakat/
v_rt.
“employ”

vt.
for someone (eg-akat, mig-akat/in-akat, agent, eg><ø-) to request someone to help with weeding, slashing or doing something (eg-akaten, in-akat/mig-akat/pig-akat, akaten, patient, eg><en-)
Eng. request help; ask for help; seek help; help, request
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

vt.
for someone (egpangakat, migpangakat/impangakat, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to employ others (egpangakatan, impangakatan/migpangakatan/pigpangakatan, goal, eg><an-paN-)
Wrd.Gloss: employ
Ka egpangakat iyan ka peg-angey te me etew eyew egpabulihen te minsan nekey ne himu ne warè igsuul ne minsan nekey gawas te keenen wey igpabewu kandan ne tinenges te egmangulì e sikandan. Minsan pila ne etew ka egpabulihen te egkamet wey ke eggilamun naa te kamet te sabeka ne etew. Ka me etew ne impabulig te himu te sabeka ne etew egkaayun degma ne egbales e degma egpabulig te me duma rin te seup ne aldew wey iling ded ka duma ne nakabulig, egpabulig ded degma te seup ne aldew ka duen e egkeyimu rin.
Egpangakat a kaaselem su nakapahaling ad te aheley ku.
I will employ workers tomorrow because I already grinded a corn.
Eng. employ, to; pay, to; get to help; pay with food
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

n.
(innakat, iN-) those hired for manual labor, such as clearing a field. The payment is food rather than money
Ka innakat iyan ka me etew ne impabulig te sabeka ne etew diyè te himu rin. Iyan man-e seini ka minsan hentew, batè wey ke buyag, lukes wey ke malitan ne egpakabulig e te minsan nekey ne himu.
Amana ne masalig ka innakat sikan naa ka luluahi ka imbayè ney.
I hired many people to help me that's why we came a wide and large outcome. (lit. we cleared wide field).
Eng. hired hand; laborer
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 03/Sep/2012