Kuanua Arrangement

Arrange (Togore)

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 Ismael K. Isikel 20/12/2017

Togore

Togore is a word that is commonly associated with market sale arrangement. It means to arrange in some order. It is a common activity that market vendors do at the market. It is a verb. Here togore is presented together with related terms.

Togotogore  is the present continuous tense of togore. The completed arrangement of items is called totogorei. It becomes a noun then.

Tamile, waninara, mal,  pait

Tamile, waninara, mal, and pait are related words with close meanings to togore.

Tamile  is to arrange or put in order. Example:  I tamile kana robong. He arranged items in his basket.
Tatamilei is the description of the continuing activity of tamile. It becomes a noun then. Tamtamile is the present continuous tense of tamile. The past tense of tamile is ga tamile or tar tamile.

Example Usage:

1.  I tamile kana robong. He arranged items in his basket.

2. Awa nam u papaitia?What are you doing?
Iau tamtamile kaugu robong. I am arranging items in my basket.

Waninarara

Waninara is a related term that means ready or prepare. It is a generic term. Wanwaninara is the present continuous tense of waninara. Wanwaninara  becomes a noun when  speaking in reference to the arranged/prepared items- arrangement or preparation. Waninare is used when speaking of a particular activity of preparation; to prepare for. The past tense of waninara is ga waninara, ga waninare, tar waninara and tar waninare. The past continuous tense is ga wanwaninara.

Note for the non-Kuanua speaker: The first a and last letter a in waninara are pronounced as in the er in the pronoun her.

Example Usage:

1. Una waninara.                          You get ready.
2. Una waninare.                           You prepare it.
3.I ga waninara ra kilala;la ipar.  He/She made preparations las year.
4. I tar waninara.                           He/She has made preparations.

Mal

Minamal is formed from the verb mal. Mal means to do or make. Minamal is the finished product. Malmal is the present continuous tense. The past tense of mal is ga mal or tar mal.

Note for the non-Kuanua speaker:  Letter a  is pronounced as in the er in the pronoun her. Malmal also means peace but pronounced slightly different. The a sounds more like the a r in art. Malmal also means spoilt; spoilt child.

Kubak

Kubak means to prepare however, it is frequently used in association with traditional activities such as dance preparation or tubuan activities. The phrase " to go into camp" is a good synonym for kubak. The continuing activity of kubak is called kunubak. It is used as a noun. Kubakubak is the present continuous tense. Past tense is ga kubak and tar kubak. Kubake is used to mean prepare for; in preparation for.

Pait

Pait means do; make; or carry out. The noun form and present continuous tense are spelt the same (papait) but used differently. Past tense of pait is ga pait;  tar pait. Past continuous tense of pait is ga papait. Papait pronounced fast means a different thing altogether. It means behavior which is synonymous with pinarua and mangamangana.

Papalum

Papalum is formed from the word palum which means work.

Balaguan

Balaguan

Ismael K. Isikel 14/12/2017

This is a Christmas mood post for 2017 on the word balaguan and related terms.

Tagete is used in many balaguan decorations

A feast is called a balaguan. Warwakai is a word that is frequently used to mean balaguan. Balaguan is a time to be happy (gugu); a time to mark an occasion (matamatanai); a time to display wealth in honor of dead relatives (nuk midimidi); and a time to close the balaguan (riat kaur). Sometimes bamboo poles are erected and decorated during a balaguan. The setting up of bamboo poles is known as watut kaur. Depending on resources and time, a watut kaur and riat kaur are performed at the same time or at different times. Some balaguan do not involve the erection of bamboo poles for decoration.

Matamatanai evokes terms such as nuk warpa, nuk midimidi, pite warpa. Nuk warpa is to remember and nuk midimidi is to remember by conducting a feast. Pite warpa is praise.

Another word synonymous with balaguan is lukara. It is also used to mean food and other items used in a feast.

Lukara na warbean is a wedding feast; a marriage ceremony. And lukara na kinakawa is a time to remember and celebrate the time of birth.

Relatives and friends express best wishes to the person or people celebrating by saying:

Bona lukara na warbean

Bona lukara na kinkawa.

Kuanua Journey

Winawana (Travel, Journey)

Ismae K. Isikel 12/12/2017
Edited13/12/2017

Winawana is formed from the word wana that means go, walk. Winawana means travel or journey, a long journey by foot or sea. Well, today one may include truck and airplane as means of travel.

Present continuous tense of wana is wanawana. Past tense of wana are stated as 1. ga wana; 2. iga wana; 3. tar wana; and 4.itar wana. These are past tense indicators and are used as separate words before the verbs to indicate action in the past.

Tense rules:

1. To change a verb to present continuous tens, repeat the first two or three letters of the verb.

Example:     wana  = wanawana      walk = walking
                  warwut = warwarwut     run  = running 
                  tangi = tangtangi          cry = crying
                  long = lolong/loalong    steal = stealing
                 warwul = warwarwul      swear = swearing
                 walua = walwalua          shake = shaking
                 gire = giregire/giragire    see = seeing


2. To change a verb to past tense add the past tense indicator as a separate word before the verb.

Example:   wana =  ga wana         walked
                              iga wana        He/She walked. 
                              itar wana       He/She is gone
 
There is another meaning of wanawana. A walking aid is called a wanawana. A walking stick, for example. A wanawana is also called a tututuk.

Example Usage of winawana and wana:

1. Iau gire nabung i wanawana.      I saw him/her yesterday walking.

 The words used in sentence structure:
Iau (I); gire (saw); nabung (yesterday); i (him/her); wanawana (walking).

2. a. Wakir una wana.         You are not going.
   b. Wakir ina wana.           I am not going.
   c. Wakir ina wanawana.   I am not going to travel by foot

 Sentence structure of 2.a: Wakir (not); una (you will); wana (go).

Meanings of wakir: will not, not, none, patana (Raluana), patai/pate, (Boawa)

3. a,  Una wana uti.           You come here
   b.  Wana uti.                   Come here
   c.  Una wana uwe?         Where are you going?
   d.  Ina wana nagunan.     I am going home.
   e.  Wingaia una wana?   When will you go? When are you going?

Tama is a word that is used in association with winawana and it means items carried for sustenance on a journey.  Another meaning of tama is father.

A tama ai ra winawana: a iawa ma tup. iki

Bona winawana. Good traveling.