bagtù 1n Good or bad omen. Ko maro-ot ka bagtù to otow, konò din ogto-od su ogkahawiran sikandin. If the person's omen is bad, ge will not proceed because he is being held back. Ko maroyow ka nigdinog to otow no kutol to limukon, ogto-od sikandin ka ogmangayow su ogbagtu-an. If a person has heard a good call from a dove, he will be successful in raiding because he has a good omen. [Where the dove is in relation to a person when it calls determines whether the call is a good or bad omen.] 2v Bagtu-an ki. We have received a [good] omen.
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bottolbottol v To be called on by a dove at the same time one is doing something which is considered a bad omen if one bugsù continues what he was doing or intending to do. Ka otow no ogligkat on ka oghondiò to kamot din no nigbottolbottol ka limukon ka nigkutol, warò pad sikandin nigparagas nighipanow diò to kamot din su nigli-on din pad ka limukon. The person who was leaving to go to his field when he was called on with a bad omen by the dove who called, he did not continue to go to his field because he heeded the dove. [For example if he were about to leave at the same time as one dove calls to his left, he will stop what he is doing and wait a while. If there is no further call, he will proceed. However, if there is a simultaneous call of one dove to his right and an another at his left, he will stretch out his arms in the two directions because that is a believed by them to be a very bad omen signifying that there are raiders and it would be considered dangerous to go ahead and leave.]
dongan 1adv Long time ago; a previous time. Ka alamara dongan, maro-ot su ogpanhimatoy to warò salò. As for armed bands long ago, they were bad because they massacured (lit. multiple-killed) those who had no fault. see fr.: gaapun. 2v Two events, or more, occurring simultaneously [at a previous time.] Ka otow no oglogsad to tanò, ko ogpakarongan to ogkutol ka limukon, konò ogto-od to ogpamano-ug to tanò ka otow. As for a person who is stepping down [to the ground from his house], i f he happens to be doing that at the same time a dove calls, he/she will not go ahead with climbing down to the ground. see fr.: salinongan; see fr.: dagsò; see: salang 1.
kutol v A dove’s call. Ka otow no oglogsad to tanò, ko ogpakarongan to ogkutol ka limukon, konò ogto-od to ogpamano-ug to tanò ka otow. As for a person who is stepping down [to the ground from his house], i f he is doing that at the same time a dove calls, he/she will not go ahead with climbing down to the ground. [Its “tootootootoo” is believed to predict future events.]
li-on v 1To heed an order/custom as groom who must return home after his wedding. Ogli-on; oghondiò [ka nokogtu-on] to inoy rin. The groom heeds the custom/warning; he returns to his mother [following the marriage ceremony]. [In the Ata Manobo culture, it is deemed important that the newly married groom return his soul to his home place.] 2To heed a warning. Ka otow no ogligkat on ka oghondiò to kamot din no nigbottolbottol ka limukon ka nigkutol, warò pad sikandin nigparagas nighipanow diò to kamot din su nigli-on din pad ka limukon. The person who was leaving to go to his field when he was called on with a bad omen by the dove who called, he did not continue to go to his field because he heeded the dove.