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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tu-u 1v To believe. Ka otow no konò ogtu-u to bohog to du-on mangayow, ogsagad to maro-ot su ogkabunù sikandin. [As for] the person who doesn't believe a warning that there are raiders, [he] will be ensnared by [something] bad because he will be murdered. 2v To be able to believe something. Ogpakatu-u ka ko ogkatagaan nu. You are able to believe something when you know about it. 3v To cause some one to believe something. 4adj True, real. Konò no tu-tu-u no agpot si Mery su tigbal dò nighirogò to songo mausilom. Mary wasn't a true foreigner because she mearly slept [somewhere] for one night. Ka amoy-amoy, konò no tu-tu-u no amoy. As for a step-father, he isn't the real father. 5adj true Ogpakapamalogot ko tu-tu-u to pigsabukan to gamut. One has to prove whether it is true that someone was poisoned (lit poison was placed). 6v To check out or verify information. Ogpagintu-tu-u a ko malogot ka sikan no narinog ku. I am checking [to see] whether that which I I have heard is true. Pagintu-tu-u ka kagi nu. You should to find out the truth of what you say.