128 Chapter 4 Morphology
pagar bato ‘protection/fiance’ < pagar ‘fence’ + bato ‘stone’
na' poto ‘descendents’ < ana' offspring’ + poto ‘grandchild’
sar sore ‘afternoon market’ < pasar ‘market’ + sore ‘afternoon’
(110) N-V compounds
reng towa ‘parents’ < oreng ‘person’ + towa ‘old’
korse goyang ‘rocking chair’ < korse ‘chair’ + goyang ‘rock’
buku toles ‘writing pad’ < buku ‘book’ + toles ‘write’
messin jai’ ‘sewing machine’ < messin ‘machine’ + jai’ ‘sew’
papan toles ‘blackboard’ < papan ‘board’ + toles ‘write’
pa' kene' ‘uncle’ < bapa' ‘father’ + kene' ‘small’
tokang jai’ ‘tailor’ < tokang ‘artisan’ + jai’ ‘sew’
Compound verbs are predominantly made up of either two verbs (111) or
a verb and a noun (112).
(111) V-V compounds
andap asor ‘polite’ < andap ‘decent’ + asor ‘humble’
toro' oca' ‘obey’ < toro' ‘follow’ + oca' ‘say’
tolak bali ‘round trip’ < tolak ‘forward’ + bali ‘return’
(112) V-N compounds
pote ate ‘honest’ < pote ‘white’ + ate ‘liver/heart’
raja ate ‘optimistic’ < raja ‘big’ + ate ‘liver/heart’
sorop are ‘sunset’ < sorop ‘enter’ + are ‘sun’