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la-ak n A kind of bamboo. see fr.: kawayan.

lagong₃ n A kind of weed having thorns.

lambing 1n A kind of spear blackened with lamp black. 2Blade not well-flattened.

lambù 1adj Fat. 2A kind of plant.

latoy n A kind of rice bird (maya) that lives in canebrake; about three inches long; white broad break, black head, reddish body.

lawa-an n A kind of large tree.

libaw n A kind of tobacco.

limatok n 1A kind of leech. see fr.: dampolak. 2A tiny bean blossom.

limukon 1n A dove. 2Be affected by dove’s call. 3A kind of sugarcane.

lomuk n A kind of dove.

lugman n A kind of rattan.

lupit n A kind of tree with rough leaves Ka dolon to lupit, iglaslas no ogko-unawa to liha. The leave(s) of the lupit tree are used to sand like sandpaper (Ceb liha). [used as sandpaper to sand items such as handles, sheaths and other items made of wood, bamboo or rattan.]

malabakaka n A kind of wood.

malapanit n A kind of tree, the fruit of which monkeys eat.

ngilu 1adj Sour. Du-on ogkako-on ta no maporos unawa to ibò, mangilu ko ogpakakagat ki. There is something we eat that is astringent like the ibò fruit, it is sour when we bite it. 2v To have one's teeth be on edge as from a scraping sound. Mangilu ko ogpakakagat ki woy ogpakapiyong ki to kangilu lagboy to ngipon ta. It is sour when we bite it and we have to shut our eyes in that it very much sets our teeth on edge. 3vs Of a grating sound that sets one's teeth on edge. Ko du-on ka ogkagis to bulu to mo-irob, lagboy no mangilu to pogdinog ta. If someone scrapes bamboo with a large knife (bolo), the sound very much sets our teeth on edge (lit. very sour). 4adj A kind of pain.

ngoyngoy n A kind of cicada. Ka ngoyngoy no mo-ilag ka gotok, sikan ka ogkagi The cicada which has a transparent belly that is the one which makes a noise (lit. talks) [There is a kind that makes a noise in contrast to omud which is a silent cicada. The latter kind is roasted and eaten because it is fat. The kasakasa is a small cicada which makes a noise in the afternoon.] see fr.: lialia 2; spec: kasakasa, omud.

nala n A kind of very hard wood with a nice grain. [Philippine nara is different from mahogany. If cut down, the nara tree will grow back from its root system whereas mahogany does not. The nara seed has prickles/thorny and does not have wings like the mahagany.]

nanay n Short for iut nanay - a kind of camote that has red skin with a purplish ring in the center of the camote.

okang n A kind of owl. [Having brown feathers with orange colored eyes and a more horizontal body.] see: ulandoy 1.

ompù n A kind of edible frog. [Short and stocky with firm flesh which grows to be about four inches in length. Some are brown and others a greyish color and live in or around water.]

omud n A kind of cicada. Ka ngoyngoy no konò ogkagi, konò ogmo-ilag ka gotok. Sikan ka omud. The cicada which doesn't make a noise (lit. talk), it does not have a transparent belly. That is the omud cicada. [This kind does not make a noise but is eaten because it is fat.] gen: ngoyngoy.

palas n A kind of fish.

palasan n A kind of rattan. gen: balagon 1.1.

palià n A kind of green, bitter squash that has ridges on the outside.

panga 1n A kind of small tree, the wood of which is used in making rat traps or pintik sling short. 2‘Chignon’ made with hair divided into two parts, with a roll on each side of the head. Pinangapanga ka pogsagunut to boi to bulbul din ka ogpaburuton. A woman divided her hair into two parts as she was she was rolling her hair into [two] pompadours [on her head].