Is Burunking/Main Verbs

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ANG
"eat"
Infinitive yang (vt.) eat, consume
Reduplicated yangang (vt) nibble, graze, browse
Pejorative enaang (vt) scoff, devour
Applicative yanki (vt) eat for, eat to
Compound noun + ang
BII
"move"
Infinitive ibii (vi) move
Reduplicated ibiibii (vi) flit, meander, wander
Pejorative enabii
Applicative ibiiki
Compound adverb + bii denoting means or method of movement
GING
"do"
Infinitive iging do
Reduplicated iginging (vt) do intensively
Pejorative enaging (vt) do ill
Applicative iginki (vt) benefit, serve
Compound verb + ging creates simple verb
GONG
"stay"
Infinitive egong (vi) wait, stay, dwell, remain
Reduplicated egongong (vi) remain, dwell
Pejorative enagong (vi) linger, loiter, occupy
Applicative egonki (vt) wait for, await
Compound verb + gong keep doing, continue doing
adjective + gong be ... (copular)
GOS
"throw"
Infinitive egos (vt) throw; reject, lose; cast
Reduplicated egookos (vt) hurl,
Pejorative enagos (vt) reject, cast out
Applicative egooki (vt)
Compound
NUA
"speak"
Infinitive inua (vi) speak, make noise
Reduplicated inuanua (vi) babble, chatter
Pejorative enanua (vi) speak ill, lie, gossip
Applicative inuaki (vt) speak to
Compound noun + nua to make the sound of
verb + nua creates simple verb denoting noise creation
RO
"touch"
Infinitive ero touch
Reduplicated eroro (vt) rub, tap
Pejorative enaro (vt) molest, harass
Applicative eroki (vt) press, finger
Compound
SHI
"think"
Infinitive ishi (vt) think, consider, mean
Reduplicated ishishi (vt) ponder, wonder
Pejorative enashi
Applicative
Compound adjective + shi (vt) consider something ...
US
"move away"
Infinitive yus (vi) move away, leave
Reduplicated yusus (vi) flee, fly
Pejorative enaus flee, escape
Applicative yuuki (vt)
Compound
YEKI
"stand"
Infinitive eyeki (vi) stand
Reduplicated eyekyeki (vi) stand firm
Pejorative
Applicative eyekiki (vt) press, finger
Compound