The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*kayat to climb vertically (as ladder, tree)

PPh kayat to climb vertically (as ladder, tree)

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Yami kalat-an climbing spot
kalat climb
mika-kala-kalat to climb in droves
kalat-en to climb (as a tree)
Itbayaten kayat idea of climbing
ka-kayat act of climbing
kayat climb up a tree, ladder, steep incline, etc.
Ifugaw āyat for a person, animal, insect, climbing vine to climb something, as a tree, ladder, house, steep incline such as a stone wall, sheet rock surface that is nearly vertical, but not to climb a hill or mountain
káyat to climb, e.g. on a long ladder, an upright pole, a tree; implies that arms and hands, as well as legs and feet are used in climbing (therefore the ascent of a path, which is not upright, is not considered a “climb”, but merely an ascent)
Ifugaw (Batad) āyat for a person, animal, insect, climbing vine to climb something, as a tree, ladder, house, steep incline such as a stone wall, sheet rock surface that is nearly vertical, but not to climb a hill or mountain

PPh i-kayat to climb vertically (as ladder, tree)

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Itbayaten i-kayat to climb, to go up
i-chayat to bring upstaris, to transport (by climbing), to carry along by climbing
Ibatan i-kayat climb up a tree, ladder, steep incline, etc. with something
Bontok ʔi-kayát to climb, as up a ladder, tree or steep trail
Ifugaw i-āyat for someone to climb with someone or something carried
Ifugaw (Batad) i-āyat for someone to climb with someone or something carried

PPh ma-ŋayat (gloss uncertain)

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Itbayaten ma-ŋayat to climb
Ifugaw ma-ŋáyat person who actually climbs

PPh k<om>ayat to climb vertically (as ladder, tree)

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Itbayaten k<om>ayat to climb, to climb up
Ifugaw k<um>áyat to climb