inagak 1v To go ahead of (as hen with chicks) Ko ogmanggi-anak on ka manuk, og-inagak on to mgo piak din ko ogpangalkal no ogpamanghò to igpako-on to anak din. Oghun-a to mgo piak. When a chicken is a mother, it goes ahead of its chicks when it scratches as it looks for something to have [her] offspring eat. She goes first. [A dog will also go ahead of its owner on the trail.] see: hun-a 1. 2v to put someone in front of oneself, or have [someone] lead Og-inagakon dut kakoy ka hari. The older sibling has the younger sibling lead [on the trail]. Ka oghun-a oglosut, ka hari su og-inagakon to kakoy. The one to be born first is the younger-sibling because he is put in the lead by the elder-sibling. [When twins are born, the first born is considered the youngest because it is their custom to have the youngest go ahead, or lead, on the trail. The older sibling follows the younger apparently so that he is there to protect the younger one.] 3To follow around, to be led around.
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kakoy 1n Older sibling or relative. [The very oldest sibling is the panganoy.] 2Younger-older relationship.
ma-ama 1n Brother of a girl; male cousin Ka amoy ni Buruy, ma-ama to inoy ni Elena. Buruy's father is Elena's mother's brother. Ka boi no du-on sulod din no lukos, ko kakoy woy ko hari, ma-ama rin sikandan. A woman who has a male cousin, whether older or younger [than she], will call him “brother” (or “male cousin”). 2n A male cousin to a girl or woman. Si Jeremy ka ma-ma-ama ku su inayon ku ka inoy rin. Jeremy is my male-cousin because his mother is my aunt. [In the example below, Jeremy is considered to be Arlyn's male cousin because Durung's wife is her mother's first cousin and therefore considered to be her aunt.] 3v For a woman to address her brother or male relative as “brother”. Ko du-on ogkasulod-sulod din no mgo lukos, songo ogkama-ma-ama rin dod sikandan. If she has male relatives, she also calls them “brother”.
tanud deriv.: pananuran. 1n Watchful care of other people. Ka tanud, du-on goinawa ta to ogkadoromdom to duma ta no waro ogkoimuan dan. The [word/custom of] watchfulness, we desire (have breath) to think about our neighbors/friends (lit. companions) who don't have any means [of caring for themselves]. 2v To watch over someone to make sure his/her needs are being met. Du-on inoy ta no buyag on ka nabalu on. Ka mgo anak ka ogtanudtanud ka ogbulig kandin ka du-on og-awoson din. We have a mother who is already old who is a widow. The children are the ones to watch over [her] to make sure to help her when she has needs. 2.1v To care for someone, such as a child. Ko du-on dod ka inoy to baloy, warò pad iggalat to anak din di litos to ogpatantanuran ka batò ko ogbuohon to kakoy su nigpanlaba ka inoy. Du-on dò ian to marani to baloy no ogdinogon din dò ka batò ko ogsinogow. If the mother is still at the house, [the term is] not yet iggalat leaving her child behind with someone but it is correct to have the child watched over by the older sibling because the mother will do laundry. She is near the house and will hear the child if he/she crys. osyn: galat₂ 1.1, tamong 1. 3vs To be watchful or mindful of others. Katanud ka to ogbogoy to bogas to songo baloy ta. Be mindful to give rice to our neighbors. see: doromdom 6. 3.1vs Ka songo ogkatanuran ta to ogsagap so mgo manggi-anak no warò ogmango-onon dan su bitil kuntoon. [Someone else] whom we should likewise be mindful to give to are the widows who have nothing [for their family] to eat because there is a famine now. 3.2vs To show respect for someone who has died by being present at a wake.
ulalì v To undergo a change of circumstances (same as hulalì). Kunto-on kò ka og-ulalì na-an to mongo anak ku no kakoy; igsabuk ku sikaniu to publi. From now on, you, my oldest children, won’t have any change of circumstances; I’m handing you over to poverty. Ulali-an kad solom ko wà duma nu. You’re going to suffer a change of circumstances tomorrow when your companions aren’t here.