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labow 1v To exceed, as to be tallest in height. 2v To excel. 3v To disobey or go beyond someone's advice Konò oglabow to koykow no ignangon. [It's necessary] that [the girls] don't disobey what you have told. them. [The following was from advice given concerning young women who were staying in our home while attending school.] ant: pa-agad-agad 1. 4n 5n Middle finger.
sokod 1v To measure off; to line two things up beside each other; to be the same height. osyn: togkad 1, ol-olog. 2v to measure exactly the same Toptop, ka ogsokodsokod; warò ogmalayat Toptop “even” [means] that which measures exactly the same; neither is longer [than the other]. Sosokod kow. You are the same height. see: topad. 3n Anything used to measure such as a measuring stick, tape measure, or thermometer 4v To measure each other, or something pertaining to each other Ogpasoksokoroy ka mgo batò to ogdinogpak to batu ko hontow ka ogpoko-uma diò to do-ipag. The children will measure each other's stone's throw [to see] who can reach the other side [of the river with his stone]. 5To measure two things against each other.
taman 1v End or limit; measure of distance of height or length. Until Ko du-on ogko-iniatan no ogpangasawa, og-abalangon. Og-alukuyon ungod ka amoy taman to ogho-o on. If someone desires to get married, he will pursue it. He will continuously discuss it with the father [of the girl] until he agrees. see fr.: pola 2; see fr.: bungkù 3. 2v End 3n Purpose, reached achievement. 4Go as far as. 5Nigtaman a to warò bogayi. Stop with me in your giving; don’t give anyone else than me.?? 6Effectually caused to reach something. Konò ogkataman ko’gko-on. There’s no limit to his eating. i.e. He never stops eating. 7To go on endlessly.
ulug 1v To fall from a height. Si Jeany no anak ku, no-ulug to santol. My daughter, Jeany, fell from a santol tree. To pogko-ulug, a las sinku to maapun. At the time that [she] fell, it was five o’clock in the afternoon. Ko iam pad mo-ulug ka pangi, konò no litos no ogkapurut. If the pangi fruit has just fallen, it is not ready to take. 2v To have something fall on someone/something. Ka otow, nig-alad din ka lobut to durian no nigbogas oyow warò otow no ogko-ulugan to bogas to durian din. A person fenced in the base of the durian tree which was bearing fruit so that no one would have his fruit fall on him. 3v Be dropped Du-on ka mgo batò no ogko-on no moon-ing ka ogkoko-ulug no mgo ko-onon diò to so-og. There are children who eat and then there is a lot of food which is dropped onto the floor. 4To purposely drop something Ogpan-ulugon ta ka ig-orok no bonì. We repeatedly drop the seed which we are planting. see: lokò 1. 5v To cause things to fall or to drop Ko oghinallokon kid to busow, an-anayan ogkagi to, “Mmm”. Takas sikan, du-on ogpati-ulug dii to tangka-an ta. When ghosts try to scare us, at first they say, “Mmm.” After that, they make things drop (lit. there is that-which is caused to drop) in front of us. 6v To testify against someone in order that they will be prosecuted, to make a claim against.?? Nig-ulug ni Antoniu ka anggam ku. Antonio testified against my uncle.
