bolbol 1v To be carried by the bubbling current Ko og-apot ka karabaw to dakol no woig, igbolbol dò to woig. If a carabao crosses a large river (lit. water), it will just be-carried-by-the-current. see fr.: logos 1. 2v To be able to manage the current without being carried away by it. Ko konò ogpakatokad ka kalabow, igbolbol to woig no ogka-anlas. Di ko ogpakatokad ka kalabow, songo ogbolbol ka oglapas. If the carabao cannot touch bottom, it will be carried away by the current. But if the carabao can touch bottom, it will manage the current as it crosses [the river]. 3adj Swift bubbly current as at a rapids. Moirap to otow no ogtalipag to mabolbol no woig. It is difficult for a person to coss the swift bubbly current of a river.
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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.]
bonsaran n 1The base of a mountain where the incline begins. Ka bonsaran, ian ka diralom to daligdigan no ka katamanan to nakasandig. The base of a mountain, that is at the bottom of the incline which is the ending of the steep part. 2Bottom and sides of shield which are reinforced with a decorative edge of bronze or more recently, with aluminium. Ko du-on ogsabukan no burunsi diò to bonsaran to kalasag, ian ka ighiroson oyow konò ogkagulak ko ogmapilpilakoy. When there is something in which brass is placed there on the bottom and sides of a shield, that is that which secures it so that it won’t come apart when [men] fight each other with spears. see: kalasag 1.
bu-ingan v To become dirty or contaminated. Diò to kanami, og-awoson to matapid ki oyow konò ki ogkabu-ingan. In our place, it is necessary that we be well-behaved so that we won't be discredited. [DB says criticism is the result of having become dirty.]
buku 1n Knot, as of a thread or rope Ka biaa woy ko ka sigay, olin buku ka oghimuon. Ka olin no buku su natapid to poghimu. As for the round fish net and the long fish net, they are made with all knots. [The term] all knots because they are exactly spaced as [the net] is made. 2n Knot, of a tree; joint, as that of bamboo or cane 2.1adj Characterized by having many joints or knots; knotty. Di ka kayu no bukuon, warò natapid ka buku. But as for wood which is knotty, there is no arrangement of the knots.
bulung 1n Remedy, cure, medicine. see fr.: alang 2; see fr.: tambal 2. 2v To cure, remedy Niggoram a nokai to sikan no alap-ap no malintok a pad di nigbulungan ku to kayu no kapigsula no ogtubù diò to pantad. Some time ago when I was still a child, I had an ailment called alap-ap but I cured it with the plant kapigsula [which grows on ] the beach. 3v To satisfy or satiate such as one’s hunger or desire to relax. An-anokon din ka lawa rin. Ogbulungon din ka lawa rin to woig. His body was refreshed. He was satisfying his body in the water. 44.1v To be cured or treated for something. 4.2vs To be full or satiated as from food. 5v To use something as a treatment, or medicine, for something. Ka doun kunakun, igtotomug to homoy no igbulung to ulod. The leaves [called] kunakun are fed into the fire as a treatment for bugs. see: tambal (Ceb). 6deriv n Medication or treatment. Ka maro-ot no otow ka ogsugù no og-ubatan din ka songo otow to ibudbud nu ka so-in no bogas to tabaku su bubulungoy to sakit. A bad person is the one who gives a deceiving order to some person to sprinkle this tabacco seed [on the ground] because it is medication for illness.
bungkù v 1To come to an end, limit; boundary. Ko hondo-i ogkataman ka hikot to asu, du-on dò ogbungkù. Wherever the tether of the dog ends, that is where he will be limited. Du-on otow no nalagak ka salapi din no darua no gatus. Nigbungkù dò du-on to namanghò di warò din on kita-a. There was a person ho lost two hundred [pesos] of his money. He came to an end of looking for it but didn't find it. 2Give up on someone or something, as when an action proves futile Ko du-on duma ta no du-on batasan no konò ogkabalowbalow, ogbungku-an tad ka og-anad kandin to maroyow. If we have a companion who has conduct which cannot be changed, we sgive up on teaching him [to do] good. 3To run out of options, as a doctor who cannot treat an illness. Nigbungku-an on to doctor si Ann Joy. Agad ko du-on ogkoimu on dan to ogpangabang, ogkamatoy rò sikandin. The doctor gran out of options for Ann Joy. Even if there was something they could do to save her, she would still die. see: tawad 1; see: taman 1. 4To allow to go so far and no farther such as when cutting a field. Ka otow no ogkakamot, du-on patamanan din ka ogpo-ilisan ka kamot din no ian ka pabungku-an to kamot din. A person who is making a field, has an ending of the edge of his field and that is how far he will ballow his field to extend. [It may not be the boundry of his property but it is the farthest extent to which he will have his field cut.] 4.1To set a limit. Ka lubid to asu ka ogpakabungkù oyow du-on dò ogkataman. The rope is that which is setting a limit it so that it will not go any farther.
bunbungan 1n A smooth kind of bamboo similar to bulu which is good for weaving walls. 2n Kind of white, long-grained rice. 3deriv n The delayed moon-rise of the first quarter of moon at the when the moon delays to rise, considered to be a good time to start making fields. Ogka-atangan pad ka bulan ko an-anayan ogsilò. Sikan pad ka ogbagungbunan. Ogdoloman pad to malintok. Ognangaran noy to “magapiniongan to manuk.” The moon is still blocked [from shining] when it first comes up. That is [the meaning of] bagungbunan. It is still moonless for a short time. [in the evening] We call it “the blink of a chicken”. 4n To be a strong person, as one who to able to lift something heavy without help as if it were light-weight. 5v Manage easily as a strong person for whom a heavy item seems light. Ka otow no ogbagunbungon din to songo saku, konò ogpabulig to oghonat su manokal sikandin. A person who ilifts a weight easily does not have someone help him lift it because he is strong. see: dayagang 3; see: logon 1; see: nokal 1.
burun n larvae, of various honey bees and wasps. Ka patiukan, tamo-ing tamusan, woy ka tabu-uan, lapinid, baga-baga, tibò du-on mgo burun. Sikan ka mgo anak dan. The honey bees patiukan, tamo-ing tamusan and the wasps tabu-uan, lapinid, baga-baga, all have grubs. Those are their offspring. [DB says the larvae of the honey bees (including tamo-ing, patiukan) as well as the larvae of the large wasp tabu-uan) can all be eaten, but are usually cooked first but the honey, the wax and the fluid from which the honey is made, are all eaten raw but may be cooked to preserve it over a longer period. Many children eat not only the larvae of the various honey bees but even the larvae of various wasps and don't bother to cook them. These larvae are reportedly very good bait for fishing.]
bus-ug 1v To tip out, pour or dump. Ko ogko-ubus din on to pogbus-ug to batu, ogko-ug-ug on. When he has finished dumping the rocks, they fall [to the ground]. [Can apply to liquids, grain or items. bus-ug implies that a large amount will come out, usually emptying the container.] 2v To pour on, as water; douse. Ko nigbinulan si Elena diò to Davao, pigsugù sikandin to ogpabus-ugan to woig ka bulak. When Elena worked as a housegirl in Davao, she was given instructions to pour water on the flowers. No pogbus-ug din to woig, no nasubid ka baloy to lapinid no na-antog to woig no pigsogod sikandin. And as she was pouring the water [on the flowers], a lapinid wasp nest got wet and so she was stung. osyn: ug-ug 2; see: itis 1; see fr.: busbus 1; see fr.: itis 2. 3v Pour out, dump. Pambus-ug nu. Dump [all of them]. 4vs To spill out, be dumped accidently. Ko ogkapolod ka bardi, ogkabus-ug ka woig no warad ogkasamò. If the barrel tips over, the water will spill out and no more will be left. Ko du-on og-alapon ta no homoy no ogpakarogpak ki, ogkara-at ka homoy su ogkabus-ug. If we have rice which we are carrying and then we happen to stumble, the rice will be wasted because it will be accidently dumped. see fr.: boya.
dapig v 1Back away, move over to the edge. [When Ata Manobo people have many guests, such as at weddings, it is often necessary to feed guests in groups. After one group eats, those people move out of the way so other guests can eat.] 2To get out of the way. Ogpakadusmul ka darua no sakayan ko konò ogdapig ka dangob. The two vehicles will have a head on collision if the other one does not get out of the way. osyn: batili 1. 3To set aside Ko og-init ki to woig, igdapig ta su oghibalawan ta ka woig. When we heat water, we set it aside because we will allow the water to cool off. DB Dic Nt 24/Mar/2006
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.
doson 1adj Solid, durable. see fr.: digon 2. 2v To be very hard (?) 3adj Very hard (as a wood). 4Grip tightly. 5v Tie or lock up things tightly. 6v To strengthen Ka otow no du-on masakit to goinawa, ogpohiroson to goinawa rin oyow ogka-aguanta din ka igkabayò din no koirapi. The person who feels badly, he will strengthen himself (lit cause his breath to tighten) so that he can endure the difficulty which he has encountered.
galow n The sharpened spikes inside a fish container and certain traps which prevent the catch from spilling out or escaping. Ka poghimu [to bala-an] ligkat to lawa pohondiò to bo-bò, ogmaligoton no du-on galow oyow ko ogtagù ka ngalap, konò ogko-ug-ug. As for the construction [of the fish container] from the body to the mouth, it is narrowed and has [a cone of] sharpened spikes so that the fish and shrimp (lit. water creatures) cannot fall out. [Sharpened spikes, usually arranged in a cone shape, are used in certain fish containers, monkey, to prevent the live catch from falling out or escaping.]
halin 1n The kind or type of exchange used to purchase some commodity such as money or item used to barter. Nokoy ka halin to babuy? Salapì. What will be the type of exchange [given] for a pig? Money. 2v To move from one place to another; transfer. Oghalin a pad to songo ugpa-an. I will move to another place for a while. see fr.: kopit 1. 2.1v To transfer or transmit as a disease. Oghalin ka sikan ko oghulid ki to otow no alap-apon. That [disease] will be transmitted if we lay side by side with a person who has the alap-ap [white skin fungal disease]. see fr.: alap 6.1. 3vs Become changed or be transferred as a person's love. Ko konò ogkahalin ka goinawa nu to lo-in no lukos, ogkato-oran ku sikoykow to ogka-asawa. If your love (lit. breath) does not become transferred to another man, I will be able to follow through to marry you.
hi= To deliberately let, allow, permit or make something happen Ko og-init ki to woig, igdapig ta su oghibalawan ta ka woig. Ko ogkohibolow on ka woig, bali ta ogko-inum. When we heat water, we set it aside because we allow the water to cool off. When it has been allowed to cool off, finally we will drink it. Oghitagoon ta ka duma ta to du-on magaliug ta no nigdatong. We will let our companion(s) know that we have guests who have arrived. Oghiganguon ka dinampil ku no homoy. The rice which is being sunned is being caused to dry. [In the following examples, the “let [someone] know” there is a deliberate action bring about the result such as giving information or putting rice in the sun to dry.]
holon 1n A belt. Ka bagakis holon no ogsapiron no bulbul to kuddò no ogpaniyukon to mgo bali-og. A bagakis is a belt which is braided from horse hair which is decorated (lt. pierced) with beads. 2v A partial payment or deposit which is used to hold some item so that it will not be sold to someone else. Ko konò pad og-anak ka babuy, ogbogoy kad to salapì agad botak pad, maganangon to igholon no ogbakus 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. see fr.: bakos.
husud v 1To pull something. Ko ogkaganuy nu ka gakit, ogkohusud nu. If you drag something, you pull it. If you would tow a raft with a tether, you would pull it. 2To pull back as a large saw used to cross cut logs. Moirap ku to oghusud to sikan no gabas su lagboy no mabogat ku to oghusud. It was difficult for me to pull back on that [logging] saw because it was very hard (lit. heavy) for me to pull back. ant: usung 2; see fr.: ganuy 1; see fr.: katkat₁ 2; ant: dusù. 3To pull out, as thread from a spool. Ko ungod ta oghusuron ka lubid, ogkakatkat. Konò ogkatapid. Dic nt 26/Jan/2006 If we continually pull out the thread [from a spool] it will become disarranged. It will not be arranged.
ipi 1adj Narrow, small in area. 2v To short-change someone Nig-ipian din ka duma rin to sikan no salapì no warò tonga-a to pogba-ad. Nig-alakansi rin woy nigdo-isok din ka duma rin. He short-changed his companion of that money and did not [give] him half of the payment. He cheated him and belittled his companion. [This seems to have a dual meaning of cheating a person and also belittling them in the process. The following example pertains to two of a house that was sold for twenty thousand pesos, but the one holding the money only gave five thousand of that to his companion.]
