amagal n A lizard about 5 or 6 inches long which has a green back, light colored belly and brown tail. Ka amagal, malasi ta ogka-alow diò to dalan. Songo kuò ko oglopow diò to baloy ka ogpandawi to bakukang, mgo ipos. We often inadvertently scare away green lizards on a trail. On occasion [they] come into a house to prey on large or small cockroaches. Nigtinagpa-an on to miow to nigdawi ka amagal to songo nigdawi to bakokang. The cat pounced on a green lizard upon which it was preying as it likewise was preying on a cochroach. [This lizard is frequently seen on trees but may, on occasion, enter a house.]
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bagkolong v 1To dance, turning first to one side and then to another. Ka otow no nigsayow to kuglung, ogbagkolong dò ko ogsayowsayow. Ka bakolong, agad hondo-i ogkolong sikandin ka ogsayow. The person who danced to the kuglung instrument was turning from side to side as he/she was dancing. As for [the word] bagkolong, he/she turns in any direction while dancing 2Extended Meaning: To be strong-willed; (in a negative sense); disobedient. Ka otow no ogbagkolong, og-atu to agad nokoy no udling. Konò ogpabo-ot Ka kandin dò no katagaanan, ian din ogtumanon. The person who is strong-willed, he resists any kind of advice. He won't let someone control him. He only carries out that which comes from his own knowledge. [considered to be a bad trait]
bako-bakò n An Ata Manobo term for the cross-like symbol also called a kinurus?? see fr.: kinurus.
bako-us 1v To wrap up and bind together, as meat. Ogku-on noy no babuy no ogbako-us noy on no ogbanggutan to balagon ka natongos on. We take the [cut up meat of] the pig and wrap in portions and bind with rattan that which has been wrapped up [in leaves]. [Used especially of large portions of meat or fish which are wrapped in leaves and bound with rattan so they can be carried home on a person's back or suspended from a strap across ones' forehead. Would also apply if a sack or plastic were used if it is bound. Would not apply to carrying things that are not eaten.)] 2deriv n A portion of fish or game that has been wrapped and bound. Tagsagboka no otow, du-on ka kandin no binako-us. Each person has his own bound portion [of meat]/.
bakolow 1n An armband used as a charm. Ka taloy-u, ogsabukan ta ka boi to taloy-u ko konò ki oglangub no og-insò. Ka sikan no taloy-u, ibakolow to bolad woy igbali-og As for a charm, we put a charm on a girl when we don't have courage to ask. This charm is worn as an arm band on the arm or as a necklace. [This armband is worn around one's upper arm and is often associated with taloy-u a love charm. The band has been sewn already so it is slipped over one's hand and up one's arm. It is also used by soldiers to protect them from harm.] see: taloy-u 1. 2v To wear as an arm band around the upper arm. Ka sikan no taloy-u, ibakolow to bolad woy igbali-og. As for that love charm, it is worn as an armband the arm or worn as a necklace.
bakos v To give a partial payment as a deposit; make a deposit [on something]. Ko konò pad og-anak ka babuy, ogbogoy kad to salapì, agad botak pad, maganangon to igholon no ogbakos to ig-indan to bakotin. When a pig has not yet given birth, you give some money, even one half to start with, signifying that it is a deposit to hold the piglet you have reserved. Ko ogbakosan noy, ogbogoy noy to manggad no og-indan noy to ogbakos to bakotin. When we make a deposit [on something], we give [a piece of] material as a deposit to reserve a piglet. Bakosi a now on to sikan no taraya now oyow na-an to ig-indan now on no maganangon to igholon now ka nati to kalabow. Deposit your fishing net as a guarantee signifying that you are holding the carabao calf. [Such deposits are frequently made pre-birth for piglets or other animals. In such a case, the person making the deposit may not specify sex or color of the animal he prefers. The term also applys to other types of deposits such as one might make at a store to hold an item until full payment can be made.] see: holon 2; see: indan 2.
bakò n Chin, jaw. [Includes whole area of bone and flesh around the jaw bone including the chin.]
bulotok adj A particular pattern, especially of a piglet, which has black, white and reddish horizontal stripes. (Later, however, the pattern is lost as the piglet grows and sheds its baby hair.) Ka bakotin no bulotok, og-ayun to lawa rin ka batok din no maputì, mo-itom woy malalab. A bulotok patterned piglet which is varicolored has a designed body.
bunag 1To knead, as one would knead a mother's abdomen to stop bleeding after childbirth. Ko iam on og-anak ka boi no ungod oglangosa, ogbunagon ta ka bugtul oyow ogkonsong ka a-anakan no oghagtong on ka poglangosa. When a woman newly gives birth and is always bleeding, we knead the lower abdomen so that the uterous will contract and the bleeding will stop. 2v To pump, as a piglet pumps the mother's breast while nursing. Ka bakotin no ogsusu, ungud ogbunagon ka susu to inoy su oyowoggatasan. [When] a piglet nurses, it is always pumping the breasts of the mother so that they will fill with milk. 3v Ko ogdugmo-on ka babuy no ogkaboros, ogkabunag no ogka-awa-an ka ingkaboros. If a pregnant pig is rammed into [by another pig], it will miscarry and that with which it was prenant will be discharged. see: landan.
Dakol ka goinawa phr. of: dakol. To be very frightened; scared to death; To love someone, or something Dakol so goinawa ni Donghuan su nahan din no ogko-onon ad bua to so-i dakol no bakosan. Donghuan was scared to death||r because he was thinking (lit. supposing that), “I will probably be eaten by this big python.” Dakol ka goinawa rin to sikan no lukos. She loved (lit. had big breath toward) that man. Sagboka rò no boi ka indakoli rin to goinawa. There is only one woman whom he loves (lit. for whom his breath is big).
dani 1adv Near or in close proximity to something. Ka atolug to bakbak, warò pad nigpigsò. No du-on dò to marani ka inoy. As for the frog eggs, they have not yet hatched. And there close by will be the mother [frog]. see: dulug 5. 1.1adv Closely related. Nahan to mgo buyag to pigkita to anit su nig-asawa to marani. DB Dic Nt 9/06/05. The older people thought they had seen [the result of breaking] a taboo because [the woman] had married [someone who was] closely related. [The woman in the above example continued to give birth but lost each of her children which was believed to have been a result of marrying someone closely related.] 1.2adv Close to a certain time; soon. Oghinarang ki to hapuy ko oghagsilan ki ko on ogkapawò. We warm ourselves by a fire if we are chilled ) when it is soon to dawn.” osyn: ga-an 1.1. 1.3adv Almost; nearly as of a certain size. Ka kalu-agi to lawa [to kamulung], marani to songo pulgara. The width of the body [of the beetle] is nearly one inch. 1.3.1v To become nearly as to some size, or to come close to being a certain time. Ka aubakbakoy, ogmarani on ogpokog-unawa to inoy ka karakol. The adolescent frog is becoming almost the same size as the mother in size. 2v To come close to someoneor something.
dugnal 1v To disturb or butt up against something as a pig which butts up against the breast or tits to stimulate the flow of milk. Ka bakotin, ogdugnalon ka susu oyow ogdakol ka gatas. The piglet butts up against the tits so that the milk will become greater. see: antog 1. 2v To inadvertently interrupt something or someone such as to enter house when occupants are eating. Nakadugnal koy na-an su ogko-on kow. We have inadvertently interrupted [you] because you are eating. 3vs To suffer a negative result of being interrupted such as to become ill because of being interrupted while harvesting. Ko sikan pad ogbunsuri no ogga-ani, konò ogpakabayò ka otow su ogkadugnalan (ogkasunlaan ) ka ogga-ani. When someone has just begun to harvest, [other] people cannot go there because the harvesters will suffer the negative result of being interrupted [and become ill]. [The belief is that the harvesters will become ill if they are disturbed during the harvest. This is also believed to damage the rice.] see: sunlalan.
hawì v To take [something or someone] back, retrieve, recover. [Ka otow no nigpasungguran to babuy] warò nigbogoy to ogpatongà ka sikan no bakotin [no inanak]. No sikan ian no nighawì on [to tagtu-un] ka inoy [The person who was given responsibility (lit. caused) to feed the pig], did not consent to give the half of the piglets [to the owner]. So therefore [the owner] took back the mother (pig).
hibukhibuk v To move about as unborn piglets, squirm as worms or writhe as live fish in a pail. Ka babuy no ogkaboros, ogpakotulkotul ka gotok din su oghibukhibuk ka mgo bakotin. As for a pig which is pregnant, her stomach alternately bulges [in different places] as the [unborn] piglets move about. Ogmoon-ing ka oghibukhibuk no mgo alibutod. There are many grubs which are squirming. Dio to mirkaru, nighibukhibuk ka mgo pantat no insabuk diò to lata no palanggana. In the market the catfish who were placed in the metal basin were writhing. see: bolodbolod; see fr.: guliguli 2.
holon 1n A belt. Ka bagakis holon no ogsapiron no bulbul to kuddò no ogpaniyukon to mgo bali-og. A bagakis is a belt which is braided from horse hair which is decorated (lt. pierced) with beads. 2v A partial payment or deposit which is used to hold some item so that it will not be sold to someone else. Ko konò pad og-anak ka babuy, ogbogoy kad to salapì agad botak pad, maganangon to igholon no ogbakus to ig-indan to bakotin. When a pig has not yet given birth, you give some money, even one half to start with, signifying that it is a deposit to hold the piglet you have reserved. see fr.: bakos.
indan phr.: Indanan nu man... 1v To remember Og-indanan to mgo batò ko hondo-i ogtugpa ka batu no intugdò dan. The children remember where the stone went down that they threw. see fr.: maningkalagan 2; osyn: pulù 5; see fr.: maningkalagan 1; see fr.: abin 1.1; see fr.: igmaganangon. 2v To reserve. Ko du-on og-indanan ku no kuddò, ogbogoy a to babuy no igpohun-a ku. Sikan ka igmaganangon ku to og-indanan kud on. If there is a horse which I will reserve, I will give a pig as a downpayment (lit. that which I [give] ahead of time). That is my guarantee that I have reserved it. see fr.: hikot 3; see fr.: bakos. 3v establish Ka inggasap no bulu no malintok, sikan ka igsokod to baloybaloy oyow ogko-indanan ko hondo-i ka mgo sinabong woy ka balokun woy ka pusina. The small [pieces of] bamboo which were cut, those were used to measure the diagram of the house to establish where the rooms, the porch and the kitchen will be. 4v set, as a date Ko ogkabatukan ta ka pitsa no du-on liwak, og-indanan ta ka sikan no allow no oglibulung. When we have discovered the date which is open (lit. has room), we set that day for gathering together. [Although the example of reserving a horse and setting a date seem similar, DB sees them as different because one chooses a date because of something important. Also, to reserve a horse is like “putting dibs on” that horse - there is a payment and if the terms of agreement are not met, you won't get the horse. There is no payment involved in setting a date (or “reserving” a day)] 5v That which is used to guarantee. Woy nu ogkapurut ko du-on on ka ig-indan no oghimu to sabut ko kon-u ogkagampusi -- ka ogkatibò on ka igbayad. You won't be able to take it until there is something to use as a guarantee which makes the agreement about when you will pay the remainder -- when [you] pay in full. see: maganangon 1. 6v To promise 7v signify Du-on uran no ogngaranan noy no saginwalu. Sikan ka indanan noy no wawalu no allow ka ungod og-uran. There is [a kind of rain] which we call saginwalu. That signifies to us that it will constantly rain for eight days. 8v To reserve or engage. 9n A sign, something used to signify something Ko du-on sagboka no batò no ungod ogsinogow, sikan ka pog-indan to du-on ogpoko-uma no mangayow. If there is a child who is always crying, that is a sign that raiders will arrive.
kinurus n A cross-like symbol used to ward off spirits but a similar symbol with two cross pieces is used by Manobo people as a marker such as that used to let others know that a field has already been chosen. Ka kinurus to mgo Bisayà, sagboka rò ka igbalabag no kayu no ka tu-ud, ig-alow to busow. Ka kinurus to mgo Manobo, darua no igbalabag noy no kayu no ig-indan noy to ogkamoton noy. As for the Visayan's cross-like symbol, it just has one crosspiece and the purpose is to ward off evil sprits. As for the cross-like symbol of the Manobo, we use two crosspieces of wood which we use to mark [a field] which we will cut. see: bako-bakò.
kodkod see: banggut. v 1To wrap tightly around something. Nigkodkod on ka bakosan diò to sugpang to kayu. The python was already wrapped tightly around the branch of the tree. see: libod 1. 2To wrap up and bind together with several ties as a bundle or as a dead person which is wrapped in bark and then bound again with rattan. Nigkodkoran to linaw ka namatoy. The dead person was wrapped up and tightly bound in bark. osyn: tongos 1; osyn: banggut.