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agbot 1adv To be strong, or forceful, as an earthquake or an ocean wave. Ma-agbot ka pogdinug. The earthquake is strong. Ma-agbot ka alimbual. The wave(s) are/were very strong. ant: himulung 1. 1.1adv To be [physically] strong, stronger, or strongest. Ko mgo batò koy pad, ogdogpak koy to batu diò to doipag to woig ko hontow ka ma-agbot to pogtugdò. When we were still children, we would throw a stone to the other side of the water [to find out] who had the strongest throw (lit. was strongest to throw). 1.2deriv v To become stronger, or more forceful, as the wind, an earthquake or waves. Ogma-agbot ka kalamag. The wind is getting stronger. 2adv Loud, loudly, as when a radio is loud or it is thundering loudly. Ka tatolu ku to pogligot to lubid no nigbotu to ma-agbot. I swung the rope around three times and then it made a loud snapping sound. Ma-agbot to poglugung. It is thundering loudly. see fr.: dakol 5. 3v To turn up (lit. make louder) the volume of something, as a radio; rev as a motor. Agboti nu to og-andal ka harayu. Turn up (lit. make loud the volume (lit operation) of the radio. ant: himulung 2.1. 3.1v Have someone turn up the volume or make something louder. 3.2v To make louder, or stronger, as one’s voice. Og-agbotan nu to ognangon oyow lagboy ogpakarinog ka duma. Speak louder (lit. make your speaking louder) so that the others can hear.

alimbual n A wave or breaker, as on the beach; the result of a strong current which splashes or breaks against the rocks. [DB describes this like when there is a whirlpool and the water strikes the rocks and rises and splashes. He would say that the Nigtaplak ka luak no nakasawig diò to ampow ie against the ship. DB 18/Jan/2006] gen: luak.

digus 1v To bathe someone. 2v Bathe oneself. 2.1v Several bathing as in the river. 3deriv n Bathing place; shower. 3.1deriv n Bathing place for many people. [Could apply to a swimming hole or swimming pool.] 4deriv n Something to swim in; bathing suit; 5vs To get soaked. Wà dò nigbuloy, dagas no nig-ubbuak ka woig no narigusdigus ka mgo asu. In a short time, suddenly the water bubbled out and then the dogs [who were digging] got soaked. 6Leaves soaked in water which is then used for bathing.

dinug v The movement or quaking of an earthquake Ma-agbot ka pogdinug. The quaking of the earthquake is strong.

luak n Wave of the sea. spec: alimbual.

lunggat v To shake as a house on its foundations, during an earthquake.

na-an pà phr. of: na-an. likely Tongod to harayu, ko diò ta to so-og isabuk, ko du-on ka mgo batò no ogli-ag, na-an pà ko ogkari-okan woy ko ogkaguak on About the radio, if we set it on the floor, if there are children who play, it is likely that it will be stepped or become destroyed.

salibuak osyn: sulak 2.

sulak 1v To boil over. [The water, or liquid, leaves the pan when it boils over. DB says meaning is not related to whether the liquid foams or not.] 2osyn: salibuak. 3Waxy cone plant.

tu-ug to uak A kind of shrimp. [The black ones have a white band. Others are white with a black band.] gen: ulobang.

uak n A crow.

ulobang n Any kind of shrimp or crayfish. Tobtobi nu ka ulobang. Bite off [the tails] of the shrimps. [Generic for any kind of shrimp, lobster or crayfish. Shrimp have vertical tails and get air from the water. Crayfish and lobsters breathe air like a crab and have tails that fan out. There are many specific names which include many kinds of shrimp, lobsters and crayfish.] spec: karugukduguk, lombu-u, mangalow, salanggungow, sangal, ayagad, agal, tu-ug to uak, bukotut, tibogow 2.