awang phr.: ogma-awang to goinawa. 1adj Light, as that of a lamp, or sun. Ka goinawa ran, ogpoko-uma sikandan to ma-awang pad. . It was their desire (lit. breath) to arrive while it was still light. Ko du-on manggad no manipis, mo-ilag ka pogpitow ta su oglagbas ka ma-awang. If there is thin materials, it is show-through because light goes through it. Ka allow, ogbogoy to layag to ma-awang. As for the sun, it produces (lit. gives) rays of light. see fr.: ilag 2; osyn: ting-ow 1, ilag 1; see fr.: ilag 3. 1.1phrase To be free of apprehension; peaceful. With negative, to be unpeaceful. Ka sikan no ma-agkap so goinawa ta, ogkalituk to, ma-awang ka goinawa ta. Ogpakasalig ki kandin. When we feel OK about something (lit. as for our breath which is light-weight), it means that we are free of apprehension (lit. our breath is clear). Ka sikan no ogka-aras, lagboy no konò ogma-awang ka goinawa rin. As for that being frustrated, she was definitely not at peace (lit. her breath was especially not clear/peaceful). 1.2v To be clear, sediment free. Ka woig no mating-ow, mo-ilag dod. Ka mating-ow woy ka ma-awang, warò ogpaka-atang. Water which is sediment free, is also transparent. That which is sediment free and that which is clear have nothing obstructing the light. 1.3adj (Fig) Clear, as of understanding, comprehension. Ogmataloytoy, matul-id woy ma-awang ka pogsabut ta. The meaning is uncluttered, straight and our understanding [of the words] is clear. 1.4adj Empty, as an open space. Du-on batò no magalat ka ngipon din. Ka ngipon din, du-on olatan no ma-awang. There is a child whose teeth are far apart. His teeth have an gap between them which is open. 1.4.1adj Open or unobstructed, as when a roof has been blown off. 1.5v [A command] to clear [something] of debris or make something which has been said more understandable. 2v To clear or become sediment free like water in a spring fed pool clears after rain has muddied the water. 3v To make free of clutter. 3.1v To say or do something to prevent, or clear away a harmful situation. [When a misfortune such as an injury or illness happens to someone, others will put index finger between lips, spit and say ‘pa-awang’, pointing to the ground, so that the same thing won’t happen to them.]
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bag part 1A small amount. Just, simply. Si Jessica, nig-abin din bag ka dakol no lupung to bogas to bugkò. Jessica just wanted to claim a large cluster of lansones for herself. Kagi ni Jessica to, “Kanak bag ka so-in no dakol no lupunglupung to bugkò.” No kagi ni Joanne kuò to amoy rin to, “Apa, warò bag kanak no lupung no bugkò. No kagi ni Joel to balagad bag ko warò abin ku no bugkò oyow ogko-on a rò bag. Jessica said, “I would just claim that large bunch of lansones for myself.” And then Joanne said to her father, “Papa, there just isn’t a bunch of lansones for me.” and then Joel said, “Just nevermine that there just aren’t any lansones for me to eat.” [Used to soften a statement, request or complaint.] 2Please Ma-awanga nu rò bag ka goinawa nu. Please just forgive [that person].
balungilit 1adj Cheerful. A person who is quick to laugh. Ka otow no balungilit, maga-an ogpakangisi ko ogpakakita to duma rin. Layun ogma-awang ka goinawa rin. Ogko-iling to warò igkasasow. A person who is cheerful is quick to laugh if he/she sees his/her companion(s). It's like he/she has no worries. 2n Kind of millet. [the head of which is multi-colored with a black and red design though the grains themselves are yellowish. When the grains are ripe they split open resembling a laugh so that is why this type is called balungilit which distinguishes it from other kinds of millet.]
banhow v 1To feel better; have feeling of sadness or worry lifted. Ka otow no ogmaro-ot so goinawa rin su iam nali-us ka anak din no namatoy, pogkapawò, nigbanhow on ka goinawa rin no nigma-awang on ka doromdom din. The person who felt badly because his child newly died, the next day he felt better and his thoughts cleared. see: ma-awang ka goinawa₁. 2Something that is able to make one feel better.
galat₁ 1adj Wide-spread, far apart. Du-on batò no magalat ka ngipon din. Ka ngipon din, du-on olatan no ma-awang. There is a child whose teeth are far apart. His teeth have open spaces between them. [Does not mean loose as an item of clothing that is too big.] see fr.: tago-urò. 1.1adj Loosely woven, not close together Ko oghimu ka to bogyas, magalat. Magalat ka lawa to bogyas; magalat ka galow. When you make a fish trap, it is loosely woven. The body of the fishtrap is loosely woven and the prongs are also far apart. [Fish traps, nets and screen are all magalat because there is space between the strands of rattan, nylon or wire. These items are built strongly, the pieces intertwined but not solid.] 2v To leave behind in someone's care, esp. of a child Ko oglo-ug ka inoy to batò no oghilamon, ipagalat din ka anak din diò to songo otow no ian ka ogtamong. When the mother of a child goes to weed [her field], she leaves her child in the care of someone else and that person watches over him/her. 3v To take care of someone left behind Si Taganay ka niggalatan to anak ni Lita. Taganay is the one who took care of Lita's children who were left behind. 4v To leave something behind for someone, such as food for a child Ka inoy, oggalatan to homoy no igpalugaw no igpako-on to anak din. A mother leaves rice behind for gruel to be fed to her child. 5vs To leave behind (involuntarily) Ko ogkamatoy ki, ka mgo kalaglagan ta ogkaggalat dò no konò ta ogka-alap diò to kamatayon. When we die, our possessions are simply left behind and cannot be taken where we will be after we die.
goinawa no ma-agkap phr. of: agkap. to be confident, or seemingly unconcerned Amana so goinawa nu no ma-agkap! How (lit. enough) can you be so confident! Ko du-on ogkito-on ta no duma ta no warò ta pad tila-a, ma-agkap so goinawa ta kandin. Ma-awang ka goinawa ta. Ogpakasalig ki kandin. If we see someone to whom we are related whom we have not yet met, we feel confident toward him. We feel an openness (lit. clear breath [between us]. We are able to trust him. [The following was the surprised response of neighbors who wondered how he could stay peaceful/calm when he was being threatened and verbally abused.]
ilag 1n Light, as at the end of a tunnel. Ko ogsorop ki to sinoropan, du-on ilag to kohuna-an ta. If we go inside a cavern, there will be light in front of us. see fr.: ilas 1; osyn: ting-ow 1, awang 1; see: layag 1; see: ma-awang. 2v To glow, be light. see: awang 1. 3adj To be transparent, to be able to see through something. Ko du-on manggad no manipis, mo-ilag ka pogpitow ta su oglagbas ka ma-awang. If there is thin material, we can see through it because the light goes through it. Ka baloy ko ian dò bintanà, ispiu, mo-ilag dò su ogkito-on ta rò ka limang su ma-awang ka pogpitow ta. A house, if it only has glass windows, they are transparent because we can see through to the other side because our view (lit. viewing of it) is unobstructed. see: mating-ow; see: awang 1.
ispiu n 1glass Ka baloy ko ian dò bintanà, ispiu, mo-ilag dò su ogkito-on ta rò ka limang su ma-awang ka pogpitow ta. A house, if it only has glass windows, they are transparent because we can see through to the other side because our view (lit. viewing of it) is unobstructed. 2mirror Ko ogpitow ki to ispiu, ogkito-on ta ka alung ta. When we look in a mirror, we see our reflection.
kita 1v See see fr.: bantang 5.1. 2v find Ko du-on ka ogkalingawan ta no kalaglagan ta, ungod ki ogpamanghò ka ogpammitow taman to ogkakita-an tad on ian. If we have forgotten [where] something is (lit our thing is), we keep searching as we look for it until we are able to find (lit. see)it. see: batuk 1. 2.1v To see, view something Ka baloy ko ian dò bintanà, ispiu, mo-ilag dò su ogkito-on ta rò ka limang su ma-awang ka pogpitow ta. A house if it only has glass windows, they are transparent because we can see through to the other side because our view (lit. viewing of it) is unobstructed. 3Nigkita kanta. He saw us.
layag 1n Light or brilliance, such as that of the rays of the sun, a lamp or a flashlight. Ka allow, ogbogoy to layag to ma-awang. The sun, it gives brilliance to the light. see fr.: bulaw 1; see fr.: ilag 1; see fr.: bulaw 3.1. 1.1n The glint of reflected light as from gold or gems. Ko ogbulawan, maroyow ka layag din. When [something] gleams like gold, its glint is beautiful (lit. good). 2v To shine brightly, as the sun Og-iling to inoy to, “Onow kow on su ma-allow on.” Ogmalayag on ka allow. The mother would say something like, “Get up because it is daytime. The sun is shining brightly. 3v To light up, as a lamp or flashlight. Warò a nigpallaguy su ka ispat ku, konad oglayag. I didn't run because my flashlight it wouldn't light up.
nipis 1adj Thin, as paper, a wall or fense Agad matikang woy ko masagkop, makopal woy ko manipis no igliu to baloy woy ko lama, ogkohingaranan no alad. Whether it is high or short, thick or thin, if it is in the yard and surrounds a house, it is called a fense. 2adj To be show-through. Ka logdak no manggad no manipis, ogmo-ilag ka pogpitow ta. A skirt of thin material, is show-through when we look at it. ant: makopal. 3v To be very thin. Ka siin no atop no ninipisi, maga-an ogkakomi ka ogkadiokan ta to ig-atop. As for aluminum roofing which is very thin, it easily becomes dented when we step on it as we are using it to make a roof. 4adj Narrow 5adj Skinny Manipis to sopi-on! Skinny hips! [The follow comment is an insult.] ant: malambog; see: gasò 2. 6v To become thin; shrivel, as of sayotes which have become dehydrated in the refrigerator. Tongod to sayotis diò “ice”, ko nigmanipis to nigkilos, kopis ka ngaran. With respect to sayote vegetable in the refrigerator, if it becomes thin and has shrunk, it is said to be shriveled. 7v Malintok ka tagù, unawa to gatas., Ko ma-awang ka langit, ogmanipis dò ka saragapun no og-agbas dò ka layag to allow. When the sky is clear, the clouds are just thin and the rays of the sun [shine] through.
ogma-awang to goinawa phr. of: awang. forgive (lit.) to let go of bad feelings Ma-awanga nu rò bag ka goinawa nu. Please forgive [that person]. [DB said this expression is often used when there is a husoy and someone is trying to get people to reconcile.]
olat 1v Between; to put between something. 2n Space between two things such as a field, lines on paper. Nokoglongod ka kamot di du-on olatan. The fields are close to each other but there is a space between [them]. 3v To have spaces in between as teeth which are far apart. Du-on batò no magalat ka ngipon din. Ka ngipon din, du-on olatan no ma-awang. There is a child whose teeth are far apart. His teeth have spaces between them. 4deriv n Something that is between two other things. Ka igkarua no baloy, sikan ka olatan to sagboka woy to tatolu no baloy. The second house, that is the one between the first and the third house. see: taliwarò 1. 5n A divider. Ko nig-ugpò ki to lunsud, to kara baloy du-on mgo olatan no mgo alad no ian pagtonga-an. If we live in a village, at each house there is a divider which is a fence which is the boundary. [As something that divides or separates one thing from another such as a fense or creek between two properties.] 6v Alternate one between the other, as colored plates. 7v To act as a go-between. 8v To put something between. Oati nu sikan. Put it between those. 9n Halfway point. Bagunta-as ka olatan to Valencia to Nasuli. Baguntaas is the halfway point between Valencia and Nasuli.
pitow phr.: Maroyow to pogpitow; phr.: maro-ot to pogpitow. 1v To look. spec: domol 2, pantow 1. 2deriv n That which one sees; a view. Ko ogsilò ka allow no og-uran, ogmalayag ka pogpitow ta to uran. When the sun comes out when it is raining, the rain which we see shines. Ka baloy ko ian dò bintanà, ispiu, mo-ilag dò su ogkito-on ta rò ka limang su ma-awang ka pogpitow ta. A house if it only has glass windows, they are transparent because we can see through to the other side because our view (lit. viewing of it) is unobstructed. spec: domol 1, pantow 1, so-ilang 1. 3v sight Ka pogpitow to mata ku, konò kud ogkamolmologan. As for the sight of my eyes, I cannot see clearly. 4To show. 5To search for.
sabut 1n An agreement about something. Woy nu ogkapurut [ka kuddò] ko du-on on ka ig-indan no oghimu to sabut ko kon-u ka ogkatibò on ka igbayad. You will not be able to take the horse unless you have an agreement as to when you will pay for it in full. 2deriv n understanding Ogmataloytoy, matul-id woy ma-awang ka pogsabut ta. Our understanding [of the meaning] is uncluttered, straight and clear. 3v To be able to understand. Kò ki ogpakasabut. We are not able to understand [him]. Du-on ka warò ku masabuti no nig-insà a ko nokoy ka lituk. There was something I didnt understand and so I asked what the meaning was. see fr.: dahag 3. 4v To make an agreement. 5v To be in agreement with another person. Nokogsabut ka sikan [no darua]. Those two were in agreement with each other 6v For several to come to an agreement with each other; covenent 7to agree, come to agreement about something
salig 1v To rely on; trust, entrust Ko du-on ogkito-on ta no duma ta no warò ta pad tila-a, ma-agkap so goinawa ta kandin. Ma-awang ka goinawa ta. Ogpakasalig ki kandin. If we see someone to whom we are related (lit. companion) whom we have not yet met, we feel confident toward him. We feel an openness [between us]. We are able to trust him. No-ubatan ka goinawa nu to pogsalig now. Your trust deceived you. [This word can be used in either a positive or negative sense. When one can trust in a person, they can rely on that person to carry out a duty or trust him/her because that person does not steal. However, if a person is lazy or angry, he/she may shirk responsibility by allowing or making others to do his/her work. Then the sense can be quite negative.] see fr.: pulus 3. 2v To be able to rely on or entrust with responsibility; to be reliable Dakol ka pulus ku ki Niya su kandin ka ogkasaligan ku. Niya is of great value to me because he is the one to whom I am able to entrust [with my field work]. 3To be reliable, trustworthy Du-on otow no konò ogkasaligan no ogpammurut to kalaglagan ku. There are [some] people who cannot be relied upon who will pilfer my things. [With negative, to be unreliable.] 4v To rely on/entrust someone with responsibility Ka nasalapì to bulu rin noubus to otow no nigsaligan din. The money from his bambamboo was used up by the person whom he had entrusted with responsibility [to sell it]. 5v To ely on, as to put a responsibility on someone else. Warò koy nigsalig kaniu. We didn't rely on you. [This can be used in a negative sense as when someone puts a responsibility on someone else’s shoulders.] 6v To shift responsibility to someone else, to take advantage of see: paginpulus. 7adj mature, reliable 8v 9v To rely on someone, toreally count on that person to do something. Salsaligan ta si Alikas. We are relying on Alikas. or “We are counting on Alikas!” [Taganay says this would be a compliment because the young woman can really be relied on. Sept. 10, 2008.] 10n Someone who carries responsibility on behalf of another as a steward 11v To rely on one another
taloytoy adj unobstructed, as a broad view from the top of a mountain Ogmataloytoy, matul-id woy ma-awang ka pogsabut ta. The meaning is uncluttered, straight and our understanding [of the words] is clear. [DB was illustrating the contrast between an unclear wording with a clear view from a mountain top. He said when you climb up a mountain and get to the top you get a clear/unobstructed view.] ant: bugsong 1.
ting-ow 1adj Clear, sediment free. Ka woig no mating-ow, mo-ilag dod. Ka mating-ow woy ka ma-awang, warò ogpaka-atang. Water which is sediment free is also transparent. That which is sediment-free and that which is clear, they have nothing which blocks [one's view]. osyn: ilag 1, awang 1. 2v To become clear.
tul-id 1adj Straight (used also of rice grains that are whole and unchipped after being husked, due to having been well-dried.) ant: kiling. 2adj correct, as wording Ogmataloytoy, matul-id woy ma-awang ka pogsabut ta. The meaning is unobstructed, correct and our understanding [of the words] is clear. 3v To straighten
