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76. Pak'on ka ii-meukalon-kalon awak nyan duwa.
Why IN 3y-look-at-each-other people that two
' Why are those two boys are looking at each other?'
d). When used with reduplicated-verb stems, meu- means
'the same activity done by more than one person for the same
goal.' The stems are transitive verbs.
meupeugot-peugot 'everyone takes part in making or
repairing' (from peuaot 'to make, to repair')
meungjeng-ngieng 'everyone take some responsibility
in overseeing and taking care' (from noieng 'to see,
to take care')
mubantu-bantu 'everyone takes part in helping' (from
haata 'to help')
77. Buet nyoe h'an ase meunyo hana ta-mubantu-bantu.
Work this NEG finish if NEG linc-each-help
'This work cannot be done unless each of us lends a
helping hand.'
e). When the stems are intransitive verbs in the
reduplicated forms, meu- means 'the same activity done by
more than one person but done individually or separately and
not for a common goal.'
meudong-dong 'everyone is standing' (from dong 'to
stand')
meubeudoh-beudoh 'everyone is standing up' (from
beudoh 'to stand up')