amulu n Vine which has sap, similar to kamulu, philodendra. [used to darken the teeth which, in the past, was considered beautiful and is still practiced in some mountain areas.]
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amulung v To comfort; offer comfort. Agad konon duma ta ko ogdalong ki to ogsinogow, ig-amulung ta to ogkagi to tahan na-an ian to ogkamatoy ki. Even if it is not our relative (lit. companion) if we empathize with the one weeping, we will offer comfort by saying that it is natural that we die. Ko du-on otow no ogkamatayan ig-amulung ta rò to goinawa ran to ogmakogalon ta ka igmasakit to goinawa rin. If someone [loses a loved one] by death, we comfort them (lit. comfort their breath) by our bearing of the hurt of his/her emotional pain (lit. pain of his breath). see: imù 2.
bislig n 1A root of kind of the kamulu “philidendra” vine which hangs down from trees and is used for kuglung strings. 2string (of kuglung made from a philidendra root). Ka otow no du-on kuglung, nigkuò to bislig no intagpos to kuglung din. The person who has a kuglung instrument gets a string made from the philidendra
bontung n A kind of hard bamboo used for flooring which has short joints and two lines at each joint with thorns. [Similar to a kind of bamboo called damulan . DB says damulan is larger than bontung.] see: damuluan.
damuluan n A kind of large, hard bamboo. [This kind of bamboo is used to make curved combs, saluroy "bamboo zither", and rafts because ma-antow they float well.] see fr.: kawayan; see fr.: bontung.
dani 1adv Near or in close proximity to something. Ka atolug to bakbak, warò pad nigpigsò. No du-on dò to marani ka inoy. As for the frog eggs, they have not yet hatched. And there close by will be the mother [frog]. see: dulug 5. 1.1adv Closely related. Nahan to mgo buyag to pigkita to anit su nig-asawa to marani. DB Dic Nt 9/06/05. The older people thought they had seen [the result of breaking] a taboo because [the woman] had married [someone who was] closely related. [The woman in the above example continued to give birth but lost each of her children which was believed to have been a result of marrying someone closely related.] 1.2adv Close to a certain time; soon. Oghinarang ki to hapuy ko oghagsilan ki ko on ogkapawò. We warm ourselves by a fire if we are chilled ) when it is soon to dawn.” osyn: ga-an 1.1. 1.3adv Almost; nearly as of a certain size. Ka kalu-agi to lawa [to kamulung], marani to songo pulgara. The width of the body [of the beetle] is nearly one inch. 1.3.1v To become nearly as to some size, or to come close to being a certain time. Ka aubakbakoy, ogmarani on ogpokog-unawa to inoy ka karakol. The adolescent frog is becoming almost the same size as the mother in size. 2v To come close to someoneor something.
imù 1v To appease; to pacify. 2v comfort see fr.: amulung. 3Oghimu to ogli-agan oyow ig-imu-imù to du-on masakit to goinawa. [They] will make up games to comfort those whose breath is hurting. [The following example pertains to the activity at a death wake.] 4adj Comforting; persuasively??. 5v Persuade ??
langò v 1To be deprived of something ?? Niglanga-an ka anak ku su nigpurut din ka gastu to warò ibogoy to kanak. Kandin dò ka napulusan. I was deprived of my daughter because he took the brideprice and didn't give it to me. He was the only one benefitted. [as when someone takes something without paying for it.] 2To be depressed. Ogdamag ka, ogduma ka masakit to goinawa nu, sinogow, pandawot woy ogkalangò (ka sikan no konò ogkagikagi) You watch over [the dead person], your emotional pain accompanies, [you] weep and sit in silence. That is when a person when a person doesn't talk. Ig-amulung oyow igmakogal to goinawa to du-on igmasakit oyow konò din amana igkalangò. [It's used] to comfort to stabilize/strengthen one's breath which is hurting so that he will not so munc be depressed. [DB says that a person in this condition may go a whole week without speaking. Some will continually weep. The person will not desire to eat. It will turn into an illness if there is no one to help them to overcome these feelings.]
makogal so goinawa phr. of: kogal. To be emotionally strong Ko du-on otow no ogkamatayan ig-amulung ta rò to goinawa ran to ogmakogalon ta ka igmasakit to goinawa ta. If there is a person who has experienced the death [of a loved one], we offer emotional comfort that we should strengthen ourselves against the emotional pain. Du-on ignangon ta no kagi no Ig-amulung oyow igmakogal to goinawa to otow no du-on igmasakit oyow konò din amana igkalangò. There are words which we speak which are used to comfort so that the person will be emotional strong and not be overwhelmed [by grief] [DB says these words are to enable a person to aguantoon endure their pain.]
na-an phr.: na-an dò₁; phr.: oyow na-an; phr.: na-an pà; phr.: agad na-an; phr.: na-an dò₂. 1adv Really. Agad konò no duma ta ka namatoy, ko ogdalong ki to ogsinogow, du-on dangob no otow ka og-amulung kanta to ogkagi to, “Tahan na-an ian to ogkamatoy ki.” Even if it is not our relative (lit. companion) who has died, if we participate in weeping [with the others], someone else will comfort us by saying, “It is really quite natural that we die.” 2adv so Kagi ku, "Pila na-an no gatus ka kuddò nu?" Kagi, "Lalimma no gatus." I said, “So how many hundred [pesos] is your horse?” 3adv so then really Songo amboy-amboy ku na-an sikandin. So then really she is also my daughter-in-law-removed [by reason of marriage to his cousin's son]. [DB says there is an element of amazement reflected in the following statement because the person did not know he had a relationship with this person via his cousin.] 4adv so...after all Du-on nana-an magaliug nu? So you have guests after all? [This form evidences a measure of surprise when one discovers something to be true contrary to what was supposed.] 5Bakosan na-an so-i. This is indeed a python.
