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lingkus v to complete, or be completed, as a group Nalingkus dan on to nalimud. They have been gathered together as a complete unit. [If someone visits all the leaders under his jurisdiction, Oglaaron din. “He will bring them together”. To accomplish this, ogtuuyon din “He will stop by and pick up each one in turn...” bringing each one with him until they are all brought together at the final destination where they are, Nalingkus dan on to nalimud, that is the group is complete [and] gathered together. (DB said not necessarily every leader present but every area represented.)]
linas n Bark, of tree, used in making lukung, basung, or walls of house. Ko ogkuò ki to ig-alabat to baloy no linas to langilan, ogdokdokon ta ka laplap din oyow oglokò. When we get the bark of the langilan [tree] to wall a house, we pound its outer layer (lit. skin) so that it will come loose. [Bark is used in making lukung, basung or walls of a house. The bark of some trees as the dangolog is too thick so only the outside is stripped away and only the inner layer of bark is used. (The laplap “outside layer”of the tree is linas.); (dangolog tree)] see fr.: laplap 2; see fr.: akob 1; see: laplap 1.