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bagwanan n Part of certain traps which is released by the trigger. Ko ogkapolis ka sa-id, ogkabokas ka bagwanan. When the trigger slips off, the lever [which kills or traps the animal] is released. [This can be a rope stick or lever as the part of a mouse trap which strikes and kills the animal.]

da-ilan v To be affected by the actions of someone else. Ian to nabunù ka asawa ku su si Apù ka da-ilan. Ian lobut to samuk. The reason my husband was murdered was because he was affected by the actions of Grandfather. That was the cause (lit. bottom) of the trouble. see fr.: polis 2.

gagow 1v To temporarily satiate someones hunger by giving some already-cooked food to eat until more rice is cooked or the meal, is served such as when a guest arrives who is too hungry. Ko du-on ogdatong no otow no oggutasan, ogbogayan to iggagow no nasamò no ko-onon oyow ogtago-od no ogko-on. No ka tagbaluy, ogsusugba pad man dò to igpako-on no oghutuk. If someone arrives [at someone’s house] who is hungry, he is given something to eat from the leftovers to temporarily satiate his hunger. Then the host/hostess cooks again that which he/she will feed t[heir guests] Igggagow ku to gutas ku no ogko-on to do-isok oyow igtaantan ka gutas ku. I [eat something] to satiate my hunger and so I eat a little so that my hunger will be held off (lit. distracted). 2Eat something to temporarily satiate hunger. Nakagagow ad to ko-onon. I had to eat some food to temporily satiate [my hunger]. 3v ?? Ko napolis poron ka pa-a nu no agpas ka nakagongon, no nagawa kad on poron. Warò ka rod nakaparagas no no-ulug to hagoran. When your foot almost slipped [from the step] and you quickly grabbed something, you were almost .....??.... You didn’t quite continue to fall from the stairs. 4v To be startled, scared??? Amana ka so-ini no hagoran no makagagawa no ogko-ulug a poron. This stupid stairway which [scares??] so that I nearly fell.

pokas 1v To slip off, as strap from one’s head or shoulder. osyn: polis 1. 2vs Napokas kai’t ulu ku ka liang. The basked slipped from my head.

polis 1vs To slip off of something. Napolis ka to nig-untud to batang. You who stood on a log, slipped off [of it]. osyn: pokas 1. 2v Fig. To be affected by the actions of someone else. Ian ogpolisan -- nigdologan -- ka kandin no asawa no nabunut. The one who was affected [by his action] -- was directed at -- was her husband who was murdered. see: da-ilan.