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kogos n Headband, or bound scarf of a man. [A kogos is made from a large piece of cloth and tied either in the front or back. It may or may not be decorated with pamalumpung “tassals” (The scarf worn by a woman is not called kogos but is called a torong.)] gen: torung 1; gen: torong.
kogò, og== v 1To avoid, such as doing something that might cause a scandle. Ogkogò ki ko oglopow to baloy ko mgo boi na-an dò ka nig-ugpò. Ko du-on insò ta, konò kid oglopow to solod to baloy ko warò iglukos dan oyow konò ki ogkabayungon. We avoid going inside a house if women are the only ones staying there. If we ask [about it], we won't go inside the house if their men are not there so that we won’t be falsely accused [of doing something wrong]. 1.1To be hesitatant to do something, such as when shy or too embarrased to express oneself. Ka otow no ogkogò ka ogkagì, su ogkasipod to ognangon to duma rin ko du-on og-awos din. Ogkakono-konò ka ognangon. [Such as] a person who hesitates to speak because he is shy to speak to his companion if he has [something] he needs. He is unable to speak up. Ka otow no konò ogkogò, ogparagas ka ognangon to tu-ud din. Konò ogkasipod sikandin. The person who is unhesitant (lit. not hesitant) [in speaking], he goes ahead and states his purpose. He is not ashamed. see: ogkakono-konò. 1.2To be finicky about something. Ka otow no ogkogò, konò din oggongon to batò no iam pad niglosut su ogkaligsoman to langosa. A person who is finicky, won’t touch a baby (lit. child) who has been newly delivered because he will become contaminated (lit. dirtied) by the blood. 2To cause to avoid something, such as a law against touching something unclean or doing something that would be against the culture. see: sapad 1.
kolaab n Kind of decorated spear. [This type of spear has become rare because the custom has been to bury this kind of spear with its owner and so there are few, if any, who are artisn left who make them.] gen: kommag.
kolkol v 1To begin to shiver, because of cold see fr.: lukub; spec: korog. 2To have chills. Ko ogkolkol, ogbunsud no ogkolkolonon. If someone shivers, [he] begins to have chills. 3Tremble or shake, as person affected by a spirit or going into a trance. 4To have a case of chills as of malaria or dengue fever Ko ogkagi ka otow to, “Ogkorogan a,” ligkagt to busow sikan. Ko ogkagi to, “Ogpangolkolon a no oghagsilon a” ogsabut ki to ligkat to dalu. If a person says, “I’m trembling,” we know that that comes from an [evil] spirit. If he says, “Im shivering from being physically cold,” we understand that it comes from an illness.
kolopì 1n Small, thin, double-woven two piece case or wallet. The inner part, called the lawa “body”, slides inside the outer part. It is used for carrying money or tobacoo.made of sodsod papyrus or baluy a kind of grass. 2one half slips into the other half.
kolut 1n A starchy tuber which has heart-shaped leaves and a vine-like stem that climbs. It has a yellow, poisonous sap called gitò, which must be removed by special preparation tand horough soaking before it can be cooked and eaten. Many tubers grow around a single stem. 2v To gather the poisonous tuber.