lood is a keystone. It confirms Boie’nen uses body-part roots (tood = knee) as verbs (like Filipino), structures a knee-centric posture system, vs. ga’dat, a specialized knee balance, not a synonym of squatting. The lexicon is even more systematic and granular than previously thought.
| lopiga' | Sitting (ground) |
| ogpong | Deep squat |
| ga'dat | Knee squat |
| lood | Kneeling |
| exa' | Elevated sitting |
| ti lay | Tiptoe standing |
kiay- kiay | Limping walk |
A kneeling position in which the body rests on one or both knees, with the lower legs folded beneath the body and the torso upright or slightly inclined.