agap 1v To race, involving just two people. Darua ka og-agap no ulì diò to baloy. Two people will race [each other] to return home. Nig-a-agap ka darua. The two people were racing [each other]. 2v To race one another, esp. of three or more people. Ka sikan no ogpa-ag-agapoy, li-agan. Ogtagù to saku no ogpallaguy. Ka ogpakaponga, ian ogpakaro-og. That [word] race each other is a game. They get in sacks and run. The one who is able to finish [first] is the one who wins. Ogpa-ag-agapoy ka mgo kuddò. The horses are racing each other. [such as in a game with multiple participants or when racing horses.] 3v To chase and catch up with someone or something. Ko du-on darua no ogpalawod no ka sagboka oghun-a, og-agapan ka oghun-a. If two [people] are going downriver [by raft/canoe] and one gets ahead, the other will chase and catch up with the one which got ahead. [The term agapan “catch up” includes the components of the words gapun “chase” and ogko-umaan “overtake”.] osyn: liu 1. 4vs To be overtaken and passed so that the other person will reach a destination ahead of him/her; beaten to a destination. Ko du-on taga Maguimon no ogligkat to Patil di nig-ulì on sikandan, no du-on nasinundul no og-ulì diò to Maambago, kagi sikandin to, “Ogka-agapan ka Usì.” Ogtabak ka taga Maguimon to, “Balagad. Hun-a ka rò du-on.” If there is someone from Maguimon who is leaving from Patil but he has left to return home, and there are others who have followed later who are returning to Maambago, they will say, “Usì, you will be inadvertently passed up.” The person from Maguimon will answer, “Nevermind. You just go on ahead.” Darua ka og-agap no ulì diò to baloy. Kagi to sagboka, “Ko ogka-agapan ka, koykow ka ogsakaru. Two were racing to return to the house. One said, “If you happen to be beaten [to the destination], you will be the one to fetch water.”
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agpas v 1To hurry. Og-agpas a oghondiò to Valencia su ogkausiloman a. I'll hurry to go to Valencia because I will be benighted. Agpas ka no ogsakoru su maga-an og-uran. Hurry and fetch water because it will soon rain. 2To make something happen faster or sooner; rush. Ig-agpas nu ighatod. Igpamaga-an ta igpahatod. Rush it to its destination (lit. you rush to take it). We will cause it to be taken quickly [to its destination]. Ko du-on igpatoì ta, ighun-a ta ibogoy ka igbayad su igpa-agpas ta to patoì. If we have something to be sewn, we give the payment ahead of time because we will rush its sewing (lit cause the sewing to be hurried). see: dagusu 1.
alap v 1To bring something to a destination. Alap ka rò to sabun no mohomut. Just bring the fragrant soap. see fr.: ganuy 1; see fr.: baniwal 4. 1.1To take something somewhere. Ko du-on "jeep" no nasirà no awos no og-alapon diò to "shop" oyow ogdoyroyawon, songo igpaganuy rod to dangob no jeep. If there is a jeep which is broken down which need sto be taken to the shop to be repaired, it is also pulled by another jeep. spec: sakopu, utuk 1, baba, pangkul, ti-ang 1, bitbit 1, soy-ung, layap; see: hatod 2. 2To move or propel as fins move a fish through water. Ka alongaping, ian ka ogbo-ot to og-alap to lawa to sikan no ngalap. The fin by the fish's ear, that is what determines the movement (lit. carrying) of the body of that fish. 3To be carried away, as by water. Ko ogsamba, du-on baloy no ogka-alap. When [the river] floods, there are house(s) which are carried away. spec: alus 1; see fr.: anlas 3. 4To have someone to take something somewhere; send. 5(Fig) To be under someone's authority. Ko du-on diò to songo barrio on ka ogka-alap, inat to mgo sakup din tibò. If there are those in a some village who are under [someone's] authority (lit. carried by someone), it seems that they are all his subjects. 5.1(Fig) To carry a responsibility or hold authority. Si Joaquin pad ka naka-alap to katondanan to kapitanto Baranggay Gupitan. Joaquin is still the one who has held the position (lit. authority) of captain of Baranggay Gupitan. 5.1.1To be under someone's authority Ko du-on diò to songo barrio on ka ogka-alap, inat to mgo sakup din tibò. If there are those in a some village who are under [someone's] authority (lit. carried by someone), it seems that they are all his subjects. 6For something to be brought to someone. 6.1To be transmitted to, as an illness. Ko og-uma ka dalu no tiklas diò to songo ugpa-an, ko du-on ogpanumbaloy no ogligkat to sikan no ugpa-an, ogka-alapan ki to dalu. If an illness comes to some place, [and] if someone visits from that place, the illness will be transmitted (lit. inadvertantly carried) to us. see: halin 2.1. 6.2To be used in a certain way, as a word. Ian dò ogka-alapan no kinagian ko du-on duma ta no oghinggat to ogparigus no ogkagian ku to, “Alap ka rò to sabun no mohomut.” The only way the word is used (lit. the only [meaning] carried by the word) is if we have a companion whom [we] invite to go bathing with us and I say, "Just bring the fragrant soap".
bakos v To give a partial payment as a deposit; make a deposit [on something]. Ko konò pad og-anak ka babuy, ogbogoy kad to salapì, agad botak pad, maganangon to igholon no ogbakos to ig-indan to bakotin. When a pig has not yet given birth, you give some money, even one half to start with, signifying that it is a deposit to hold the piglet you have reserved. Ko ogbakosan noy, ogbogoy noy to manggad no og-indan noy to ogbakos to bakotin. When we make a deposit [on something], we give [a piece of] material as a deposit to reserve a piglet. Bakosi a now on to sikan no taraya now oyow na-an to ig-indan now on no maganangon to igholon now ka nati to kalabow. Deposit your fishing net as a guarantee signifying that you are holding the carabao calf. [Such deposits are frequently made pre-birth for piglets or other animals. In such a case, the person making the deposit may not specify sex or color of the animal he prefers. The term also applys to other types of deposits such as one might make at a store to hold an item until full payment can be made.] see: holon 2; see: indan 2.
balò 1n A prediction based on some procedure or ceremony. Ka poghusud to natampod no songo banoy no bulu ko naponù to tanò, maroyow ka balò din su ogtuga ka homoy. When the single length of bamboo is pulled up, if it is full of earth, its sign is good because the rice will be plentiful. [Some predictions as from a test of the soil are not considered to be associated with sympathetic magic. However, predictions made in conjunction with ceremonies or sacrifices or the call of the omen bird are associated with traditional beliefs and involvement with the spirit world.] 2n With negative: Bad sign, as of bad luck Ogkagi to buyag, “Purut ka to manuk no igkuyab nu ig-awò to maro-ot no balò nu.” The older person will say, “Get a chicken to waver to remove your bad luck.” [especially that based on sympathetic magic] see: pamalii. 3v To use divination to determine the outcome or value of something. Ka mgo buyag, ogpanlo-uy to matosan no latì, no ogbabalo-an pad ko maroyow ka tanò no ogkamotan. The older people go out to a field of matured secondary growth and have a ceremony to determine whether it would be good to cut the growth on that piece of ground [for a field]. [It is based on sympathetic magic which may take various forms which are used by the Ata Manobo people to determine whether or not to cut a certain field. One method is to cut a piece of rattan the length of their cutting knife and then cut it again into lengths of the width of that same knife. From the pieces, they make a diagram on the ground of a rice house. If the pieces build a complete diagram with a ladder and an extra piece to fit in one of the rooms, the sign is good and they will cut that plot. However, if it comes out short, tor they have a tiny piece left over, they will not cut that field because they determine that the land will not produce a good crop. If there is a futhur extra long piece, it is put on the opposite end of the diagram which resembles a casket. Then they will not cut the field because they believe someone will die.] 4v To use something as a means to predict an outcome (??) 5v To have a resemblance to something Nabala-an to pogul su pogulon. He has a resemblance pogul wood because he’s lazy. [The following statement also seems to imply that that the lazy person was “destined” to be lazy. It is an insult by a parent who is angry because of the conduct.] 6v To treat by using sympathetic magic to bring about a desired result such as to rub bodies of an agressive wasp on a horse’s lips to make the horse agressive for a horse fight. Ka kuddò no nabalangitan, ogkabala-an to mgo ulod-ulod no songo ogmabulut. The horse which is being treated, [with something to make him fierce], he becomes like the creatures which are likewise fierce. 7deriv n Kind of bushy weed with long leaves which are tipped with red which could be used as a decorative plant.
banoy₁ 1n The length between joints of plants such as bamboo, cane or rattan. 2v To procrastinate; prolong or to be slow to do something. Ogbanbanayan ki oghimata su ogkapogul ki to og-onow. We are procrastinating [our] waking up because we are lazy to get up. Banbanayan nu naboli ka wasoy su nig-awos nu to og-itu-os ka pirisiu din. You were slow [to make] your purchase of the axe because you needed it's price to be reduced. see: bali 1; see: woy rò.
bat-ow v 1Illuminate; light up as a room or pathway. Warò ogko-utol ku su du-on ogpakabat-ow ka nigtong-ow. I didn't catch any [fish] because there were those who were using a light for fishing who were illuminating [the water]. [Ka amag], ian igbat-ow noy to dalan noy. [The phosphorescent leaf] that is what we use to light up our pathway. spec: tong-ow 2. 2Show, demonstrate, as to show a person his fault.
bo-ot phr.: konò ogkabo-otan ka goinawa. 1n Will, determination. 2v To determine Ka alongaping, ian ka ogbo-ot to og-alap to lawa to sikan no ngalap. The fin by the fish's ear is what determines the movement (lit. carrying) of the body of that fish. 3v to decide, make a decision 4v To make a decision about something; be controlled by [someone or something] Warò og-ogot koykow su nigbo-otan ku to nig-andal. DB No one will scold you [for leaving the house] because I have made the decision [on your behalf]. [This sense would likely be made explicit in the context.] 4.1v To condemn, pass judgement on. see fr.: sabuk 6.
bongkag 1v To break up, turn over, as the soil in a field. Ka otow no an-anayan din pad nigbongkag to tanò din ka nigdaru, noirapan pad lagboy sikandin ka nigtalabau. The first time that a person broke up the soil as he plowed his land, he had great difficulty [doing] the work. cf: gulak 1. 2vs For something to be broken loose from something else such as blood clots that break loose and are discharged from the womb of a mother who has just given birth. Ka goti-an no agoloy, igpako-on to iam no nig-anak oyow ogkabongkag ka langosa no nigmalibuson to diralom. The roasted corn is fed to the [mother] who has newly given birth so that the blood clots will be broken loose [and be discharged] which were inside [her body]. see: pitas 1. 3v (Fig.) To be broken loose from a marriage relationship. Nabongkag on to inayon ka anakon din no iam pad na-asawa su nigtambag dò to ogpo-ongkoran din on ka asawa rin. The neice who had been recently married was broken loose [from her marriage relationship] by her aunt because she had simply advised her to desert her husband. 4v For something to inadvertently cause termination, as a pregnancy. 4.1v To be terminated, as a pregnancy resulting in a miscarriage. s Ka boi no ogpangiram, ko warò ogkako-on din no ogko-ibogan din, ogkabongkag ka batò su ogka-awa-an on. As for a woman who is newly pregnant, if she cannot eat what she is craving for, the [pregnancy] will be terminated because [the baby] will come out (lit. be removed). see: landan; see: tampod 2.
bonnal 1n An accusation. Ko tu-tu-u ian ka bonnal to nakasalò, ogbotad dan on ka nakasalò to husayan. If the accusation is true that [a person] has done wrong, they will pay up front for the settlement of one who has sinned. [The leaders of the village will collect what is needed to settle the issue if the person accused doesn't have mon] 2v To make an issue or accusation about something; such as when someone takes a comment to be an insult so wants payment for the allenged offense. Ka ogbobonnal, du-on songo otow no ogkagi no ogmohushusayoy on. As for the person who makes an issue about something, someoneelse will have to speak in order to make a settlement [for the issue.]. 3To be convicted; to establish guilt Ogpatigda-an to kagi. Ogkabonalan on. Konò ogpakatabak ka otow. [They will use] speech that hits the mark. It will establish [the truth of the matter. The person cannot answer back. 4v To demand a retribution for assumed guilt such as ridicule or for not keeping an appointment; a forfeit. Ka otow dongan, konò ogkali-ag su maga-an ogbobonal no ogbuyù to dakol no ighusoy. As for people long ago, they weren’t able to play because they would be quick to demand retribution and then would ask for a large settlement. [Would apply to demanding payment for any other real or assumed fault. In the culture, if a stranger hears laughter he may assume that he is being ridiculed and demand anything in payment. If not given he may instigate a raid on the village or kill someone. If an animal is given scraps from someone and the animal dies, he may demand payment for the animal.] 5v For something to be forfeited as compensation for a loss. Ko du-on igholon ku to nati to kalabow di ko konò ku ogkato-od to igbayad, konad ig-ulì ka inkoholon ku no salapì su igbonnal on. If I have made a deposit on a carabao calf but I cannot follow through to pay for it, the money I paid to hold it will not be returned because it will be forfeited [as compensation to the owner of the carabao.]
buguk 1n An underdeveloped egg that has a chick but didn’t hatch. If not spoiled it may be eaten. Ka buguk, ian ka atolug no du-on piak no dakol dod ka bunow diò to gotok, di warò natibug. An underdeveloped egg which didn't hatch has a chick and there is still a lot of yoke in the stomach, but it hasn't matured. [Of an underdeveloped egg that doesn`t hatch. It may have spoiled or begun to develop a chick but it has not matured. If it hasn't spoiled it can be eaten.] 2v An fertilized but underdeveloped egg which died and spoiled before a chick was fully formed. Ka atolug no masongot no warò pad natibug no konò ogpigsò, nabuguk on. An egg which stinks and has not yet developed and will not hatch, that has become underdeveloped and spoiled. [This is not eaten.]
bul-us v Take someone or something some place short of its destination such as when someone leaves and needs help with bags until one arrives at a bus station. Ka maistra no og-uli diò to Maniki, imbul-us to mgo batò diò to Patil nataman. As for the teacher who was returning home to Maniki, she was taken part way by the children as far as Patil. osyn: hatod 1.
butung v 1A purchase transaction, especially of an expensive item such as a horse, beginning with the initial inquiry through to actual payment and receipt of item if the price and other conditions are right. Ko ogtu-uron nu to ogbutung, og-inso-on nu woy ko igbogoy, ogbolion nu. If you purpse to make a spurchase transaction, you will inquire and if [the other person] will give it, you will buy it. 2To make several purhase transactions as someone who is preparing for a marriage. 3To successfully make purchase transaction. Ko ogbogoy, ogkabutung nu ka nati to kuddò. If the [other person] agrees, you will make the purchase transaction.
dagas v 1Continue Ko ogkasagboka-an kid on, ogparagas kid to tu-tu-u no ogdatongan ta. When we have been been there for a day, we will continue to our true destination. 2To go directly to one's destination without stopping enroute. Ko ogparagasdagas ki no og-ulì, konò kid ogpanagpitsagpit. Ogparagason ta no og-ulì. If we proceed directly to go home, we won't stop at different places enroute. We will go staight home." DB Dic Nt 7/Mar/2006 3To go right ahead and say what is on one's mind. Ka otow no. du-on tu-ud kanta, ogparagasdagas no ognangon kanta ko nokoy ka tu-ud din. Konò din ogtagad to tagbaloy og-insò kandin ko nokoy ka tu-ud din no ogparagas din dò to ognangon to og-awoson din. The person who has a has a reason [to visit] us will go right ahead and tell us what his reason [for coming] is. He won't wait for the person of the house to ask the reason for his coming but he will just go ahead and say what he needs. 4To do something without delay. Ko du-on ogsugu-on ta no otow no ogpabolion to asin no maragas oglibong. Takas to ogboboli, ogbalikid on to og-ulì. If we send someone to buy salt then he will come back without delay. After he makes the purchase, he will turn around and come right back.
dalangin 1vt To run an errand find out something, such as whether one can buy newly butchered meat. Ko du-on og-iow to babuy, kalabow, kuddò ogsugù koy to, "Dalangin kow su du-on nangiow to babuy. Purut kow to agad songo kilo." If someone is butchering a pig, water buffalo, [or] horse, we will command someone, “Go check it out because someone has butchered a pig. Get even one kilo.” see: lo-uy 2; see: ma-an 2. 2vi To be en route to go to a destination as an evil spirit which is en route to check out a dead person. Konò kow amana ogli-ag diò to tanò su ogkabaya-an kow to busow no ogdalangin to namatoy. Don't play so much outside (lit. on the ground) because you will happen to be in the path of evil spirit(s) which are en route to check out a dead person. 3v [For many people] to check something out Ko du-on og-iow, moon-ing ka oghondu-on ka ogdalanginan. If there is [an animal] being butchered, many go to check it out. 4v To delegate someone to do something. Kunto-on, to warò liwak nu to oghondiò to Malaybalay, nigdalanginan ta si Jaimi su du-on tu-ud din diò to Malaybalay no ian ta pinaboli to mgo gulayon. Today, since you didn’t have time to go to Malaybalay, we delegated Jaimi to do it [for us] because he had a purpose in Malaybalay and so we had him buy the food items. see: pagindalan; see: saligan. 5v To be pursued, as by evil spirits who want the game that a person is carrying. Ogdanginan ka otow to busow no ogbababa to babuy su ogngarog to langosa. A person who is carrying a pig on his back will be pursued by an evil spirit because it smells the blood. [Said to happen if one is carrying a pig after dark or when the light outside is dim because the spirit(s) are after the blood of the animal because it wants to take the animal away from the person. It is believed that the enounter may result in that person becoming ill.]
dampot 1v To arrive at a destination, as the opposite side of a river. Ka otow no ogdampot to doipag, noko-uma on sikandin. The person who arrives at the opposite side [of a river] has reached it. 2To come to someone’s home to obtain help after which that person will leave; emergency visit. Ogko-unawa to songo otow no nigparampot diò to baloy nu su napali-an ka hari rin. Naragusu no oglibong. It is like a certain person who made an emergency visit to your house because his younger brother was wounded. He was in a hurry to return. cf: datong 1. 3v To finally arrive at some hoped for destination. Du-on otow no nalugoy pad ka og-iman-iman to oghondio to Manila, no pogkalugoy, nigdampotan din ka Manila. Bali nakato-od. Someone was anticipating for a long time to go to Manila and after a long time he finally arrived. Finally, he made it. 4Having arrived at the destination
datong v 1To arrive at a certain house with intent to stay for a while. Ko ogdatong ki to sikan no ugpa-an, ogpakatago-od ki pad og-ugpò. If we arrive at that place, we stay for a temporary period of time. [The expectation is that a person will stay at the house where he arrives for a visit.] see fr.: uma 3; cf: dampot 2. 2To get to or arrive at a destination, whether it is one's own village or another's village. Ko ogkasaklupan ka to mausilom, mohirap nu to ogdatong to ugpa-an nu su mausilom on ka ogbaya-an nu. If you have been caught by darkness, it will be difficult for you to arrive at your dwelling place because where you travel (lit. you are passing) is dark. 3To go to a destination. Ko ogkasagboka-an kid on, ogparagas kid to tu-tu-u no ogdatongan ta. When we have been there for a day, we will continue on to our true destination (lit. where we are truely destining [to go]. [In Manobo, this is a verb whereas in English the concept is expressed as a noun because the verb “destine” has a different meaning sense.] 4To make sure that something reaches someone. Maroyow sikandin no otow su igparatong din ka salapì diò to tagtu-un to agoloy. He is a good person because he makes sure that the money reaches the owner of the corn.
dulung 1n Bow, or forepart, of a boat. Ka lawa to barku, ka dulung, sikan ka oghun-a. [As for] the body of a ship, the bow, that is what goes first. 2v To deliver something all the way to its destination. Ko [niglogsad on ka ariplano no] nigbulig ka mgo otow to ogpandulung to oghinatod ka mgo kalaglagan now diò to baloy, du-on dò ogkataman to baloy ka ighatod ka kalaglagan. Igparagas on no iglapow diò to ampow. [When the plane landed and the people helped deliver your things to the house, they [took them all the way to the house. They] took them directly upstairs. [This is considered an act of service for which there is no charge.]
gulò 1vt To get a bonzana as a huge catch of fish or a jackpot in gambling. Du-on otow no niggulò to dakol no ngalap no no-utol to namyala. There was a person who got a bonzana of a large amount of fish which he caught with a net. Ko malasi ogturas to baraha, ungod oggulò. If one frequently wins at gambling, he always hits the jackpot. 2v To massacre;die or perish (as of many). Ko du-on nighimatoy to songo lunggunan, nagulò to mangayow no natibò namatoy. When there was someone who killed a family, the raiders massacred [them] and everyone died.
kapat 1v Clambering, especially monkeys in trees, fenses, or a single monkey clambering on a wall in a house but can be used of children. Ka ubal, ian dò ka ogkapatkapat to kakayuan. Monkeys are the only ones who clamber in the trees. see fr.: kawò 2. 2v To wander about with no particular destination Ka anak noy, nigkapatkapat ka nighihipanow no nalagak on. As for our daughter, she wandered around and got lost. see: lo-uglo-ug. 3vs To be wiggly; always moving about Amana so-i batò no kapatan. This wiggly hild is too much! see: kawo-kawò; see: nawo-il.
lagotong 1v To travel directly to one’s desitination without delays or detours. Ko lagotong ka ariplano to poglayang din, ogparagasdagas to ogdatongan din diò to America. If an airplane has a direct flight, it continues directly to its destination. 2v To speak well, that is, clearly or directly to a point. Ka lagotong no otow no ogkagi, maroyow ka kagi rin no warò maro-ot. A person who speaks well, his speech is good and there is nothing bad [in it]. 3adj To be clear, unambiguous. Malagotong to sabut dan no og-al-alukuy ka mgo buyag. Their agreement is clear and unambiguous. 4v Straight forward. Ka otow no lagotong dò ka ogkagi, malul-id dò ka ogkagion. Konò ogkasuwoysuwoy ka kagi rin. The person who is forth rightly in his speaking, his speech is straight. 5v Ka otow no oglagotong to ogpalaguy, konò ogsuwoysuwoy. A person whose running is straight, he doesn’t swerve. 6Good talk.
molog v 1To examine closely; as to discern identity of a person by seeing or hearing. Ko du-on otow no natila-an din, ogmologmologan din ka langlanguan ko sikandin ian. If there is a person whom he has met, he will examine is face closely [to see if] that is really him. Ogmologmologan ta ko nokoy ka innangon to harayu. We will listen intently [to hear] what is being spoken on the radio. see fr.: bantang 5.1; see fr.: dolmol₂ 1. 2To see or hear [something] clearly Tigbal dò no nigso-ilan to batò to woig dut basu; wà din namolmologi. The child just glanced at the water in the cup; he didn't look at it closely. Nighalop on ka pogpitow ta; konò ta |ogkamologmologan ka nigsulat. What we are looking at has become blurry; we cannot see the writing clearly. [The following negative example comes from example used in the English to Ata Manobo dictionary. (ck)] see: utas 1. 3to hear or see something/someone clearly Konò a amana ogpakamologmolog to kagion nu ko oghimulungan nu to ogkagi. I can not hear clearly that which you speak if you speak softly.
ngaran 1n A proper or common name including the designation of animals. Ka tibò no mgo otow, du-on mgo ngaran to tagsagboka kanta. All people, we each have a name (lit.there are names of each one of us). Agad to mgo ayam, mgo ulod-ulod, mgo manukmanuk, mgo ngalap to woig, tibò du-on mgo ngaran dan no ian ta ig-umow ka kandan no mgo ngaran su sikan man ka igsabi ta kandan. All domestic animals, [various] creatures, birds, fish (lit. [edible] creatures of the water), all have their names and that is what we use to call them by their names because that is of course how we refer to them. 2v To call something by some name or term. Du-on kayu no ogngaranan to gisois no ian igpanomog diò to homoy oyow ogko-obolan. There is a woody-plant which is called gisois and that is what is burnt by the rice so that it will be smoked. 3To name. 4To call each other by name.
