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ligad 1v To pass by. 2after
ligal see fr.: balibad. v To refuse to give.
ligam adj Strong, powerful.
ligawang v To give birth in immediate future or immediate past (same day).
ligà 1Ka sikan no otow, ogligliga-an to poghilamon din; konò din amana og-apuroon. That person plays at his weeding; he doesn't stick with [the task]. (LA says apuroon means same as poomotan) 2 3 4 5 6
ligbos 1n Wild edible mushroom. 2v Cloudy and drizzly weather that promotes mushroom growth.
ligdus 1n Pointed or having tapering sides [such as the apex or summit of a mountain or the point.of a pencil.] 2Having tapering ends.
ligid 1n Tire, tire tracks. 2v To be run over by a vehicle.
ligis v To squeeze out between two hard surfaces, as sugarcane, or as strand of hair full of lice nits.
ligitligit v Continuous crying (child); name of someone in a story song (tutulong).
ligkang n Insulting address to a woman.
ligkat v 1come from; originate see fr.: dini 3. 2Place of origin. 3Reason for
ligligon n Red, pussy condition under the lower eyelid, ie conjunctivitis see fr.: mugò.
ligong Always making a noise (as with a Jew’s harp).
ligot 1v To turn or rotate. [As when someone turns a hand operated tape player.] see fr.: saliu 2; osyn: libut 3. 2To go around in circles, as a wandering eye. 3v To whirl as the blades of an egg beater, spin as a top. 4v To whip, as an egg osyn: guligow. 5v To rotate. osyn: libut 1. 6v To rotate. 7v To spin see: libut 1.
ligow v To float on the surface, as of dead fish.
ligò 1Distinct, exaggerated speech, slow. 2n Kind of red sugarcane.
ligpis 1n Something used to fasten by pressing against the object to be held [such as strip of wood or bamboo which is nailed or tied to hold walling in place.] 2v To clip, clamp in place as with a strip of bamboo or molding. 3v To be pinched between two objects [as when one gets a finger pinched in the edge of a door or drawer.]
ligsom 1adj Dirty. 2v To become dirty; contaminated. 3v Stage of rice growth - 2 feet high.
ligtù 1v To snap in two with a sideways motion, as of rattan. Ligtu-a nu. Snap it in two. [If something is being made from rattan and then at the end of the strand the rattan is bent backwards but does not break off, they will take hold of it and with a sideways motion snap it in two.] see: pagopù. 2adj crack Ko ogmalunoy on, konò ogkaligtù. If it is soft and flexible it will not crack.
ligtulas 1deriv n An outlet (lit. place of outflow), such as where a side stream rejoins the main river. Ka woig no siak, du-on ogligtuasan diò to dibabò. [As for] a side stream of a river (lit. water), there is an outlet downstream. 2v To flow out of as of an outlet of water from a side stream.
ligtung n Small pool on beach. Naligtung no woig Water that has puddled.
ligu 1n Winnowing tray.?? see: lirong ??. 2To pace back and forth in a limited area because of being restricted in some way; i.e. tied up, no exit, etc.: 3Search around in one spot.
liha n sandpaper
lii 1v Bad luck. 2Nalii ko konò og pamu-od no asu. It’s bad luck to have a dog that won’t hunt. 3v To do something that causes bad luck. [To eat anything while in a tree house; to sleep on one’s stomach [476]; Not to reciprocate with names. to visit a village where there has been a recent death, without first having been informed of that death. [574, 516]]