bala-as 1n A swamp, or swampy area of an uncut field. Ko du-on ka niglanowlanow no woig no konò ogko-oti-an, sikan ka bala-as su warò pad aligbat makamoti. Ko ogkakamot on, ogko-oti-an on no maroyow to homoy su ogmalambog. When there is a shallow mini-lake of water which doesn’t dry up, that is a swamp because it has never (lit. not yet ever ) been cut. When it will be cut, it will dry up and the rice will be good because it will be well developed. [The area is also called bala-as because it is mabbonos (either from being full of weeds or plants.) But the area will dry up if cut so ithen it is no longer called bala-as.] 1.1v To grow [something] in a swampy area. Ogtuga lagboy ka homoy ko ogbalbala-as. The rice will be abundant if it is grown in a swampy area. 2n A stage of growth of rice when it is beginning to bud. [For taller rice, that is when it is about 4 feet high but the height of the rice would depend on the kind sown.]
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lambog 1adj Fat; healthy. 2v To become fat; healthy. 2.1v To become well developed as a plant. Ko ogkakamot on [ka bala-as], ogko-oti-an on no maroyow to homoy su ogmalambog. When [the swamp] will be cut, it will dry up and the rice will be good because it will become well developed. 3v That which causes a person to gain weight; fattening.
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.
