alimpulus n A whirlwind or tornado. Ko diò a to pantad, nasalanganan ad to pogkalamag to ma-agbot no alimpulus. Nabarut ka pangamuton no nagangu diò to pantad no naligot ka na-alap diò to ampow. When I was on the beach, I was caught by the wind of a strong whirlwind. Dried out plants on the beach were pulled up by the roots and whirled around as the were carried upwards. Ko diò to kanami, du-on ka ma-agbot no kalamag no ogka-alap to alimpulus no ogpakahiab to atop. In our place, there are strong winds which are carried by whirlwinds which are able to lift off a roof. [This is what Punsia called a funnel shaped cloud which someone had spotted in the sky here at Nasuli and called a tornado. Apparently, the difference is a matter of size but the same word would be used in Ata Manobo regardless of size.]
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ambutut 1n A vertical jump in which one's feet leave the ground. Ka ambotut, oghondiò ki to ampow. As for a vertical jump, we [jump] upwards. see fr.: lingkosu, og=, nig=. 2v To jump vertically. 3v Jump up and down. Og-am-ambotut ko ogkadarua woy ko tatolu no ighutuk to og-ambotut. We jump up and down when we ump repeatedly two or three times.
ampow 1prep Up, above. Ampow ta ka ilawan. The lightbulb is above us. 2v To stack one item on top of another. 3v For one item to be on top of another. Naka-ampow ka harayu to lamisaan. The radio is on top of the table. [This implies that the tem is actually touching in contrast to the example of the lightbulb which was overhead but not touching anyone.] 4vs To be stacked one on top of another as books Ogpokog-ampow-ampow ka so-i diblu. These books are stacked on top of each other. 5v (Fig.) Usurp the rights of someone else. Pig-ubus dan abata ka impamula ku no bontung no warò nigpataga to nigbuyù. Ka sikan no batasan dan, igpa-ampow-ampow to duma ran. They completely cut down all of the bamboo for weaving which I had planted without letting it be known by a request. That conduct of theirs usurped the rights of their companion. 6v ( Fig.)To override as when someone overrides the speech of someone else. Ko ogkagi a no du-on otow no ogtampod to kagi ku, ogbugsong. Ko og-ampawan din ka kagi rin, igdo-isok. If I am speaking and there is a person who cuts off my speech, he interrupts. If someone overrides [another's words] with his words, it is disrespectful of (lit. belittles) [the other person].
balitì n Balete tree. Ka ogngaranan no talabubung, ka tagbanua no og-ugpò to bubungan, balitì, dalama, sampow. Ka sikan, karumaan to mgo busow. The [spirit] which is called mountain resident is the owner which dwells in the mountains, balete trees, cliffs [and] waterfalls. Those are of the same nature (lit. companions) of the busow [spirits of the dead]. [This tree is actually a complex of vines grown around a host tree which is believed to be the home of spirits.] 1.1n A spirit believe to reside in the balete tree.
barut v 1Uproot, pull up. Nabarut ka pangamuton no nagangu diò to pantad no naligot ka na-alap diò to ampow. Dried out plants on the beach were uprooted and whirled around as the were carried upwards. see fr.: bagnus. 2To pull out as a tooth. Ko ogsilsilon, ogmo-omul no ogkabarut ka ngipon. If [a tooth] is chipped off, it will be made easier to pull out the tooth.
bubung phr.: anak to pamubungon₁. n 1A ridgepole. Liliungan to baloy. Ridgepole of a house. see: liliungan. 2Sky. see: langit. 3A kind of spirit which claims ownership of mountains, baliti trees, cliffs and waterfalls; also familiar spirits which claim those roles. Ka talabubung, karumaan to mgo busow. Ian ka tagbanua no og-ugpò to bubungan, balitì, dalama, sampow. The talabubung, they are companions of the evil spirits. [Those] are the ones who are owners who live in the mountains, baliti trees, cliffs and waterfalls. Ka mgo otow no du-on bantoy ran no talabubung, ian dan im-imanan ka ogbatunon diò to langit. People who have talabubung familiar spirits anticipate that they will be transported to heaven. [If a couple has this kind of a familiar spirit, it is believed that if one spouse dies, the other will also die.]
bugsù v 1To plant by sticking plants in the ground in an upright position such as bananas or taro. Ko ogbugsù to sopa to saging, ogpahasindogan ta to igpamula no oghirosonan to ogbunbun to basak ka lobut. Ka u-ud ka diò to ampow. Ka lobut ka igbugsù diò to tanò. When someone plants the banana shoot in an upright position, we cause that which we are planting to be standing up and [we] pack (lit. cover tightly) the soil around the base [of the plant]. The tip is at the top. The bottom is that which is stuck in the ground. see: bagdak 2. 2To fall landing in sitting position.
bunbun 1v Cover over; fill in a hole. see fr.: bugsong 2; see fr.: obuk 2; osyn: tol-ob 1. 2v Fill, as a hole. Bunbuni to tanò ka lungag. Fill the hole with earth. 3v To cover, as to occlude with darkness Ko ogsalop ka allow, ogkabunbunan to ogmausilom ka tanò. When the sun goes down, darkness covers the earth. 4v Erase, as footprints. Ka igbunbun to komos, ka uran. That which erases the footprints is the rain. 5v (Fig.) To hide, as a fault. Ka otow no ogbubunbun, ogpa-abin to songo otow ka salò din. The person who hides [a fault], transfers the blame to someone else. see fr.: poid 3. 6v To squelch someone. Ko du-on otow no ogkagi, konad ogkaparasan no ogkagi ko ogbunbunan to songo otow ka ogkagi. Ian ka og-ampow to kandin no kagi. If a person is talking, he cannot continue talking if another person squelches the one speaking. He is the one who overrides (lit. puts on top) his own speech. 7n Soft earth Ka mo-omul no tanò diò ilis to woig no napò no ogtubu-an to tibogow, sikan ka bagunbun no tanò su ko oglanog, kabunbunan man dò to tanò. The soft earth at the edge of a flat area where reeds grow, that is soft earth because when the river floods it will be covered again with earth.
dakol phr.: Dakol ka goinawa; phr.: ian dakol₂. 1adj Big; large in size. Ka abu-on, dakol no manukmanuk no og-ugpò to koilawan. A heron is a big bird which lives in the forest. see fr.: pagamayan. 2adj A lot, or large amount of something Dakol ka hilamonon to homoy ni Inò Mother has a lot of weeds in her rice [field]. 2.1adj many Ko dakol ka igko-untud to gakit, ogka-agod-od on. If many [people] get on a raft, it will become submerged. 2.2adj lot, or large amount of something. Ko dakol ka urang, ogkaponù ka luang to balutu. If there is a lot of rain, the interior of the boat will become full [of water]. 3adv Profuse. Dakol ka pogpasalamat ku ki Joaquin ka nigpangabangan a rin. My expressions of thanks to Joaquin were profuse for his having saved me. [DB says he would have expressed his thanks in words -- it implies many but also includes the emotion of joy.] 4adv Very much. Ka bogas to katumbal, dakol no ogpakabulig ko du-on turakan ta no agoloy no ogtasikan. [As for] the fruit of the red pepper, it helps very much if we have a corn field which has a tasikan blight/disease. see: lagboy 1. 5adj Forceful. No ko oghulid sikandan, ogdagsangan to dakol no lugung woy kilat. And then when they laid down next to each other [to sleep], they were struck by a forceful [clap] of thunder and lightning. see: agbot 2. 6v To increase, do something in greater measure; excessively. Ognangonan ta ka magaliug ta to, “Pango-on ka; hinalatoy ka,” oyow ogdakol ka ogko-onon din. We tell our guest, “Eat up; fill up”, so that he will eat more (lit. increase his eating). Nigdakol ka uran gabi-i su napawa-an no warò pad nigtilo-tò. It rained excessively yesterday because [it rained] all night until morning without stopping. 7v To increase Ogdakolon ta ka homoy to og-angoy diò to pinayag su ogka-atangan ki to oglanog ka Liboganon. We will increase [the amount of] rice which we fetch from the rice shelter because we will be blocked by the swollen Liboganon [river]. 8v To do something in great measure, such as to give a large amount of something. Bogayi nu si Tunin to homoy woy dakola nu to ogbogoy. Give Tunin some rice and give her a large amount [of rice]. see: timul. 9adj very large Ka ogbobol-og, ogpamusil to babuy no magintalunan, usa, ubal, ko manukmanuk no dagdakol. Those who go hunting with a weapon, they shoot wild pigs, deer, monkey(s), or very large birds. 10adj Forceful, very heavy (lit. very big), as rain Wà dò malugoy, nigdagsang ka ma-agbot no kilat woy lugung woy daddakol no uran. Not long later, a loud crack of lightning and thunder struck along with very heavy (lit. very big) rain. 11adj Very big; biggest Ka takubung, ngaran to ambow no daddakol no lukosan. Takubung is the name of the biggest of the male rodents. 12adj Bigger Dakoldakol ka lumansad no kalusisi to boian. The male love bird is bigger than the female. 13v Increase see: timul. 14Bigger, biggest, larger, largest. 15n Size, measurement Nigsokoran ku ka hawak to batò oyow ogkatagaan ku ka karakoli to hawak din. I measured the child's waist so that I would know the measurement of her waist. 16v To exalt, oneself or someone else. Maro-ot sikandin no ogpakabulig no igparakol ka batasan din. Maroyow poron ko duma no mgo otow ka ogparakol to ngaran din. That person is bad who has helped and then uses it to exalt his own conduct. It would be good if someone else was the one to exalt his name. 17To exalt oneself Ko ogparakoldakol ki to duma ta, sikan dod, songo og-ampow-ampow ki to duma ta. Ogdo-isokon ta ka duma ta. If we exalt ourselves over our companions, that is also, the same as making ourselves higher than our companions.
do-isok 1adj A small amount; little bit. Ko du-on ogbuyù to asin, agad do-isok, warò asin din. If someone requests salt, even a little, he doesn’t have any. see fr.: amung 4. 2adj Small in size. Nighimu si Anggam to losung no do-isok di ma-agul ka bo-bò woy maralom. Uncle made a small mortar but the opening at the top (lit mouth) was wide and [it] was deep. [DB Dic Nt 7/06/05] osyn: lintok 1. 3v To depreciate someone. Ko ogparakoldakol ki to duma ta, sikan dod, songo og-ampow-ampow to duma ta. Ogdo-isokon ka duma ta. If we exalt ourselves over (lit. make ourselves bigger than) our companion(s), that likewise is making [ourselves] higher than our companion(s). We are depreciating our companions (lit. making our companion small). 4deriv n Little finger or toe.
du-on 1exis There is, there are. Ko du-on ko-onon du-on no pako-ona nu. If there is food there, there are [people] to be fed by you. 2exis is/was here, or there (close by); [in, on]. Du-on a to longod nu; du-on a kai. I am [here] beside you, I am here. Nigkita kai ka notebook no du-on kai to ampow to lamisaan. I saw the notebook which was here on top of the table. 3exis To experience something Du-on dalu ku. (= Nigdaralu a.) I have an illness. 4exis To possess, or own, something. Du-on mgo ayam ku. (=Kanak ka tagtu-un to mgo ayam.) I have domesticated animals. 5exis Do it like this. Ko og-anad ki to batò to ogsulat to ngaran din, ognangonan ta to, “Oghondu-onon nu to ogsulat.” Nalagkos to lituk ka igpayag ta to pog-anad. When we teach a child to write his/her name, we say, “Do it like this to write.” Included in the meaning is our demonstration as we teach. [When giving instructions, one says, “Do it like this” and then demonstrates how that task is to be done.] 6To act in a certain way Ko og-ogotan ki to duma ta, ognangon ka songo otow, “Maniò to nighondu-onon nu to duma nu to warò man salò din koykow?” Why did you behave like that toward your companion when he didn't have a fault to you? 7Hondu-on dò ian ka dakol. That's how big it is.
dulis 1vi To peel. Ko ogdurulis, ogkalokò ka manipis no laplap. If something peels, the thin outer layer of skin comes loose. 1.1vt To peel off the the outside layer as of a kernel of corn. 2deriv n Peeling, as the outermost layer of a kernel of corn, a bean, skin of a pig that was scalded or singed, or from flesh that was blistered. Du-on durulison to in-ampow to ngipon to agoloy no ogko-iling to siropin. Ogngaranan to ukaba. There is peeling on top of the kernel of corn which is similar to plastic. It is called a hull. spec: ukaba; osyn: luiton. 3deriv n Thin flakes, as of skin, or from eyes. spec: ongil.
dulung 1n Bow, or forepart, of a boat. Ka lawa to barku, ka dulung, sikan ka oghun-a. [As for] the body of a ship, the bow, that is what goes first. 2v To deliver something all the way to its destination. Ko [niglogsad on ka ariplano no] nigbulig ka mgo otow to ogpandulung to oghinatod ka mgo kalaglagan now diò to baloy, du-on dò ogkataman to baloy ka ighatod ka kalaglagan. Igparagas on no iglapow diò to ampow. [When the plane landed and the people helped deliver your things to the house, they [took them all the way to the house. They] took them directly upstairs. [This is considered an act of service for which there is no charge.]
kulubung v To lie curled up, coiled as a snake, the coils of which lie on top of each other so the snake is prepared to strike. Ka kubulung, og-ampow-ampow ka lawa to ulod no ogbubulukù. Ka bakosan, nigkulubung ka nigbulukù ka niggopan to dalan to babuy. The python was ciuled up as it was lying in wait on the path of a pig. [Does not apply to persons or animals which curl up to sleep.] osyn: bulukù.
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ugsul v 1Move forward Ugsul ka dio’t ampow su itu-os a [to’ghibat]. You move forward and I’ll move back a bit (when lying down). ant: itu-os 1. 2Move up, as when climbing a tree. Ka otow no ogpamanoik to kayu ungod og-ugsul. A person who climbs a tree always moves upwards. 2.1To increase, as a fare Nig-ugsul on ka mgo pilitianan to mgo sakayan. The fare of transportation has increased. see: timul. 2.2To rise, as in temperature or pressure. Ka tirmomitir, og-isu-os ka woig din woy ko og-ugsul dio to ampow. As for a thermometer, the fluid (lit. water) in it falls orrises toward the top. ant: itu-os 1.
ukaba n The hull, that is the outermost layer of a kernel of corn. It is the first thing to come off the corn if it is ground. Du-on durulison to in-ampow to ngipon to agoloy no ogko-iling to siropin. Ogngaranan to ukaba. There is an outer layer on top of the kernel of corn which is similar to plastic. It is called a "hull'. gen: dulis 2.
us-us v To slide down. Ko du-on ogpamanoik to sikan no bulu no imposok no du-on insabuk no salapì diò to ampow, ogko-us-us ka nigpamanoik diò to ampow su malurok. If someone climbs that bamboo which was stuck in the ground which had money put on the top, he would slide down because it was slippery. osyn: lurus 1; osyn: hul-us.