amoy 1n Father. 2n Father and child, or adult offspring, together. 3n Stepfather. Ka amoy-amoy, konò no tu-tu-u no amoy. A step-father (or adoptive father] is not the true [i.e. biological] father. Ko ogkohutuk ogka-asawa ka inoy, sikan no lukos ka amoy-amoy to anak din. If [someone] marries the [widowed] mother, that man is the stepfather of her children. 3.1n The father of an adopted child. Si Ugalinga ka inoy-inoy ran no ka asawa rin, songo amoy-amoy ran. Ugalinga is their adoptive mother and her husband is their adoptive father. 3.2n The spokesman for the father of a prospective groom in a marriage discussion. Ian on amoy-amoy ka ogtangkò to alukuyan. The person who speaks on behalf [of the prospective groom] is the spokesman for the discussion (lit. one who faces the discussion). [In a wedding arrangement, the spokesman for the man is called an amoy-amoy, the same term used for an adoptive or foster father.]
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biod n 1Fish eggs see: burì. 2Kind of rice, white with red hull.
biò 1n A woman of high status Ka biò, ogngaranan to boi no datù tongod to batasan din su ogkato-u to og-anad woy to ogpanhusoy. The woman with high status is what a woman is called who is a leader with respect to her conduct because she knows how to teach and to settle cases. [She is not necessary rich but is typically a leader who is good at giving advice or giving directions to others who work in the fields.] 2adj Of a woman with people skills, gifted and outgoing. Maroyow ka bibio-on no boi su konò ogkasipod; maga-an ogsagman ko du-on magaliug. The woman who is outgoing is good because she isn't shy; she quickly shows hospitality (lit. pays attention) when there are guests. [Term used in the mountains of a woman who can, in the absence of her husband, settle cases and “put out the fires of trouble.”]
burì n Fish eggs. see fr.: biod 1.
sogò 1v To be affected or stung as a result of contact with a poisonous plant, barbs of a fish or caterpillar. Nasogò ka to manogò. You’ve been affected by manogò. Ka poggongon ku to ngalap no matirong, nigsogò a to bolad ku su nigpali-an to dugi no nigpanigbion ka ilok ku. When I took hold of the matirong fish, I was stung in my hand because it was wounded by the barb and then the lymph nodes under my arm became swollen. Darua no simana woy na-awò ka sogò din. [such as to itch from contact with manogò, a kind of nettle, or be stung by a fish such as a kind of electric eel that causes welts and itching for a few days, or the matirong fish which causes swelling that may last up to two weeks.] 2n Any of various poisonous plants that cause itching or burning after contact. [There is also a tree called dongas which has a caustic poisonous resin which will cause itching and deterioration of the skin. The tree is not called manogò but it's affect is still that of sogò. (If a plant is thorny but does not contain a poisonous irritant, it is not manogò.)]