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balu 1n Widow, widower. 2v To become a widow or widower 3Owner of a widow, i.e. mother-in-law or brother-in-law. 4n Marry the widow of a deceased brother.?? [Is this leverite marriage??] 5n bachelor; unmarried man 6A widow who has gotten fat. Simbalu si Taganay. Taganay has gotten fat.

batò 1n Child. 2adj Young. 3Follower of a chief. 4Small offspring. 5n Bachelor. 6adv younger

kalipuan 1v White headed when all hairs have turned grey. Ogkalipuan ki to uban. We have become white headed from grey hairs. 2Tune of kobbiung or kuglung. [story of a bachelor who lived long ago. ??] [According to legend, Banlak commanded the bachelor to cease from work because they were going to ascend. The bachelor continued to cut down the trees in his field and was therefore changed into a mangguapuy bird which has a long tail. Its call sounds like his own name.]

mama n 1Address to an man. Nig-insò ka mgo boi no dalaga, “Mama ka pad?” Lituk, “Balubatò ka pad?” The unmarried ladies asked, “Are you still an unmarried man?” Meaning, “Are you still a bachelor?” [DB said that the term mama is not about whether a person is someone's brother. Rather it is a term of address, used especially by an unmarried lady to an unmarried man but also used as term of respect to a married man. Also used between men as sign of respect.] 2Term of address of an unmarried lady to an unmarried man. [also to a male relative or brother.??] Ka ig-umow to dalaga to balubatò, si Mama. That which an unmarried lady address to a bachelor is mama.

sugilon 1v To tell a story. Ian ta ogsugilonon to balubatò. We’re going to tell a story about a bachelor. 2A story. 3Konò a man no manugilon. I’m not going to tell stories.