mabonbon adj 1Of any plant with many shoots, very strong, prolific, healthy, having thick stems. see: lapung 1; osyn: malapung. 2Strong, as of as current that is flowing down a mountainside and is very swift. Ka otow diò to bubungan, ogngaranan to mabonbon ka malogos no woig. A person in the mountains calls water which is swift, mabonbon. “strong”. see: tibug 1.
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makina n Motor; generator; machine, such as sewing machine. Ka makina to diunsun, ko og-andal, ogpokohipanow ka balutu no nigta-uran. The motor of the Johnson [motor boat], when it runs, the boat to which it is attached moves forward. Ka makina no totoi-oy, ko ogdi-okan to pa-a ta, og-andal. The sewing machine, when we press it with our feet, it runs. Ian inoy to makina, ka "generator". Ian to oghingaranan to inoy, su dakol no makina. A generator is the mother of the motors. The reason it is called “mother” is because it is a big motor.
mandalagit see: banug. n Any bird of prey including the banug hawk/eagle family or the owls which prey at night. Ka mgo mandalagit, ian ngaran to mgo manukmanuk no ogmandawi to ogdalagit to piak, to mgo ulod, mgo ngalap to woig. The birds of prey, that is the name of the birds which prey, swooping up chicks, snakes and water creatures.
maningkalagan v 1example, illustration see: pananglitan; see: indan 1; see: maganangon 1; see: panag-ilingan. 2signify Igtinurù nu rò ka maningkagan ku to ogku-on ku sika papil no ogsulatan ku to ngaran. You are just pointing to signify to me that I [should] take that paper [on] which I will write the name. Igtinurù dan on ki Sakarias no maningkagan dan ko nokoy ka ighingaran to so-i batò. see: indan 1; see: maganangon 1.
mundù n 1Camote; camote plants. Ka lawa woy ka bogas, mundù dod ka igngaran. The body and the fruit [of the camote] are both called camote, or the fruit. Ka mundù ko igpamula ta, og-unug ka dalig to lawa. As for camote plants, when we plant them, the roots follow the stem (lit. body). see fr.: kasilò. 2Camote field. Kagi to kamunoy to mundu-an, “Og-alaron ku bag so-in mundù ku.” The owner of the camote field said, “I'm fencing these camotes of mine.”
ngaran 1n A proper or common name including the designation of animals. Ka tibò no mgo otow, du-on mgo ngaran to tagsagboka kanta. All people, we each have a name (lit.there are names of each one of us). Agad to mgo ayam, mgo ulod-ulod, mgo manukmanuk, mgo ngalap to woig, tibò du-on mgo ngaran dan no ian ta ig-umow ka kandan no mgo ngaran su sikan man ka igsabi ta kandan. All domestic animals, [various] creatures, birds, fish (lit. [edible] creatures of the water), all have their names and that is what we use to call them by their names because that is of course how we refer to them. 2v To call something by some name or term. Du-on kayu no ogngaranan to gisois no ian igpanomog diò to homoy oyow ogko-obolan. There is a woody-plant which is called gisois and that is what is burnt by the rice so that it will be smoked. 3To name. 4To call each other by name.
nipis 1adj Thin, as paper, a wall or fense Agad matikang woy ko masagkop, makopal woy ko manipis no igliu to baloy woy ko lama, ogkohingaranan no alad. Whether it is high or short, thick or thin, if it is in the yard and surrounds a house, it is called a fense. 2adj To be show-through. Ka logdak no manggad no manipis, ogmo-ilag ka pogpitow ta. A skirt of thin material, is show-through when we look at it. ant: makopal. 3v To be very thin. Ka siin no atop no ninipisi, maga-an ogkakomi ka ogkadiokan ta to ig-atop. As for aluminum roofing which is very thin, it easily becomes dented when we step on it as we are using it to make a roof. 4adj Narrow 5adj Skinny Manipis to sopi-on! Skinny hips! [The follow comment is an insult.] ant: malambog; see: gasò 2. 6v To become thin; shrivel, as of sayotes which have become dehydrated in the refrigerator. Tongod to sayotis diò “ice”, ko nigmanipis to nigkilos, kopis ka ngaran. With respect to sayote vegetable in the refrigerator, if it becomes thin and has shrunk, it is said to be shriveled. 7v Malintok ka tagù, unawa to gatas., Ko ma-awang ka langit, ogmanipis dò ka saragapun no og-agbas dò ka layag to allow. When the sky is clear, the clouds are just thin and the rays of the sun [shine] through.
obol 1n Smoke. Ka sikan no namu, ian igpaturuk to obol oyow ogko-obolan ka patiukan no og-awò. That namu torch, it is what is used to release ?? the smoke so that the bees will be smoked and leave. [The word igpaturuk is similar to ogkatolok in that the smoke is ascending] 2adj Smoky Ka hapuy, mo-obol. The fire is smoky. 3n Airborne dust Ka abug, obol no ligkat to tanò. Abug is airborn dust from the ground. [Both abug and obol refer to dust or a powdery substance which is airborne. Even fine soil which is not airborne is considered to be basak “soil”.] see: abug 1. 4v For something to be deliberately exposed to smoke. Du-on kayu no ogngaranan to gisois no ian igpanomog diò to homoy oyow ogko-obolan. There is a [kind of] wood which is called gisois which is ignited there by the rice so that it will be smoked. [The purpose of the following is to kill insects or to get honey.] 5v To be inadvertantly exposed to smoke Ko ogtotomog ka to hapuy no oghiupan nu, ogko-obolan ka mata nu no ogmaporos on. If you build a fire and blow on it, you will get smoke in your eyes and they start smarting. 6v Something used to make smoke Ka igpulag, sikan ka igpo-obol no ogkarogil ka patiukan The smoking torch, that is what is used to make smoke to drive out the bees. see: pulag.
pindit v 1To pick up between thumb and forefinger; take a pinch of something. Ogpindit ka to asin. You take a pinch of salt. Songo pogpurut dò to asin, oghingaranan to songo pogpindit To take a bit of salt, it is called one pinch. see fr.: kobong 1; see: purut 1. 2To pinch. Ka otow no ogpindit, oggamiton din ka timbabakal woy tinuru no ian dò oggongon to ogpindit to laplap to apongag to bato. Ko ogli-ag ki to batò, ogpinditon ta ka apongag din. If we play with a child, we pinch his cheek. [with thumb and forefinger without using fingernails.]
pondakan₂ 1adj Short-legged. Agad nokoy no ayam, ko malopot no pa-a, oghingaranan to pondakan. Any animal, if it has short feet, it is called short-legged. [The term usually applies to chickens or animals but is also applied to a short person or a dwarf.] 2n Dwarf Pondakan ka malopot lagboy no otow. A very short person is a dwarf. see fr.: dompo-dompò; see: dompo-dompò.
sabandal 1n A person who lacks good manners. Ka [sabandal, ian] igngaran to otow no warò batasan. Pangagikagi rò du-on to konò no maroyow. A person who is uncouth acts inappropriately is what a person is called who doesn’t have [good] manners. He just chatters [things] which arent good. [DB says this describes a person who is undisciplined and who just chatters about things that aren't good.] 2v To speak or act inappropriately and/or disrespectfully. Konò ka ogsasabandal diò to songo baloy. Don't act inappropriately over at someone's house. [DB says a person who does this scolds those who are around him, takes things without asking and just acts inappropriately or disrespectfully such as one who helps himself to food without asking. However, it is customary at a death feast to help oneself to food withiout asking since evil spirits are assumed to be present. ] see fr.: abusu.
sabi 1v To address a person. Igsabi nu to amoy nu si Amò. You call your father “Amò”. 2v A name to by which refer to [someone or] something Agad to mgo ayam, mgo ulod-ulod, mgo manukmanuk, mgo ngalap to woig, tibò du-on mgo ngaran dan no ian ta ig-umow ka kandan no mgo ngaran su sikan man ka igsabi ta kandan. All domestic animals, [various] creatures, birds, fish (lit. [edible] creatures of the water), all have their names and that is what we use to call them by their names because that is of course how we refer to them. 3To call the evil spirits to aid one.
solod 1n Inside Songo oghingaran noy no ma-agul ka solod to so-i no baloy. We also call the inside of this building roomy. see fr.: lopow 1. 2v To go inside; enter. No nig-agpas ni Elena ka kiambù no nigsolod a oyow konò a ogkasogod. And then Elena hurried [to put up] the mosquito net and then I got inside so that I would not be stung. Oglinglingutan to mgo tamo-ing ka kiambù no nigsoloran ku. The bees were surrounding the mosquito net which I had entered. 3v Move in with someone. Ogsolod ad to amarikanu; ogbinuan ad. I’ll move in with the Americans [and] work for them. 4n Duration. Ka anugang ku, nighimu to sabut kanak to ogpananugang a to solod to songo tu-id ka pog-ugpò ku diò to kandin oyow ogpakabulig a to kandin no talabau. My parent-in-law made an agreement with me that I would live with my parent-in-laws for the duration of one year so that I could help [her] with her work. 5Moon-ing on no busow nigsood to baoy. Many evil spirits entered the house.
takubung n A marmot, a very large rodent resembling a woodchuck. Ka takubung, ngaran to ambow no daddakol no lukosan. A takubung is the name of a very large male rodent. Ka mgo lugì to tabunan to takubung, ogpoglawanglawangon diò to diralom to oghimuan dan to salag. The holes of the marmot’s mound is connected underneath to the places where they make their nests. [Mormots are social animals similar to woodchucks which live in a hill with burrows which connect the nesting areas for various members of the extended family. It's home is in a mound called a tabunan. They are categorized as rodents which belong to the squirrel family but they are much larger.] gen: ambow 1.
taliwarò 1n Middle, or center. Ogtotomog ki diò to taliwarò to turakan no igsugbuk ta ka sikan no bogas to katumbal. We build a fire there in the middle of the cornfield and put the fruit of the hot peppers into the fire. No ka diò to kalasara, du-on insabuk diò to aliwarò no songo og-a-anamag. And on the highway, there is that which has been placed in the center which also glows. see fr.: tongà 3; see fr.: olat 4. 2v To center/put oneself in the middle. Ko mausilom, ogpataliwarò [to bakbak] ka oglangkoban din ka/no atolug. When it is nighttime, the frog places himself in the center of the eggs. 3v To be between something. [Ian oghingaranan no “valley” ininglis] ka napù no ogpakataliwarò to darua no bubungan. That which is called a valley in English is a flat area which is between two mountains. 4To be at the halfway point, as on a trip. Ko nigsakoy ki to diip ligkat to Valencia, du-on ki to Bagunta-as ogpagtonga-an din to Nasuli. Ka sikan, nakataliwarò to nigsakoy. When we ride a jeep from Valencia, when we get to Baguntaas (lit we are there at Baguntaas), it is halfway to Nasuli. That is the halfway point of the ride. see: tongà 1.
tikang 1adj High; to be out of reach, whether up, across, or down. Agad matikang woy ko masagkop, makopal woy ko manipis no igliu to baloy woy ko lama, ogkohingaranan no alad. Whether it is high or short, thick or thin, if it is in the yard and surrounds a house, it is called a fense. ant: sagkop. 2v To raise, elevate or make higher Ko tongod to baloy no og-awos to ogmatikangon, og-alikan to nanoynanoy su awos to ogsongolan. If concerning a house which needs to be raised, it is jacked up slowly because it is necessary to block the space [resulting from the lift].
tokod v 1To recognize. Wà ka tokora su niglobag ka bo-bò nu. You were’nt recognized because your mouth was swollen. see fr.: tolom 2; see fr.: abin 5.1; osyn: tilaa 2; see: tilala. 2acknowledge 3cause to be acknowledged Ko nigtokoran a nu rod no duma nu, songo nigtokod nu rod si Unisimu. Ka tabak to so-ini, “Maniò to konò ki ogtokod to duma ta rod.” If you acknowledge me as your companion, you also have acknowleged Unisimu. The response to this is, “Why shouldn't we acknowledge [him] when [he] is also our companion?” [The word for “recognize” is often used in the sense of “acknowledge”. DB said that in the following exchange, if a person did not respond to the challenge to recognize/acknowledge someone, it would imply that the person did not care for us any more. (ck TA is tenses of example are correct as recorded.)] 4Cause to be recognized, as a name igpatokod to ngaran cause [someone's] name/position to be acknowleged [as great] 5imply Ko konò ki ogkasagman to duma ta, ogpatokod to mariù ki kandin. If our companion does not pay attention to us, he is letting us know (lit.causing us to recognize) that we are not closely related to him. [The form below would be a deliberate action.] 6To let someone know something, that is, to indicate Ko moon-ing on ka alibutod no ogna-asna-as, ogpatokod to nokoghulanghulang on to galung no pula. When there are many grubs which are making a whispering noise, it lets us know that the [grubs] in the palm trunk have broken through [to each other] knotched palm. Ko oglanos on ka tibolus to agoloy, ogpatokod to ogtasikan ka agoloy. If the tassels(s) wilt, it indicates (lit. causes to be recognized) that the corn is being blighted/diseased.
tolom v 1To expect. Toomon noy ka ariplanu ko asoom bua. We are expect that the plane [may come] tomorrow Ka boi, waro nigtolom to sikan no kagi to iglukos din to ogkatuman ka sikan no allow ko og-ulì. The woman didn't expect that those words of her male-companion would be fulfilled that he would return on that day. [DB says the word toom or toomon does not mean to tag-an “guess”] osyn: iman 1. 2To discern. Kagi to boi to, “Su nigtuman ka to innangon nu, nigtolom ad to konò ka no ubaton no otow.” The woman said, “Because you did what you said, I discern that you are not a liar.” Su nigdinog sikandin to ogkohingaranan ka ngaran din, nigtoom to du-on nigmaro-ot kandin. Because she heard her name mentioned, she discerned that someone had spoken badly about her. [This can be in either a positive or a negative sense as in the two examples below.] see: tokod 1. 3To find out something about someone. Ogtoom a kaniu. “Nokoy so igtalosob now kanak?” I've found you out.“What is your secret about me?” see: batuk 1. 4Predict.
torung 1n A head covering, as for the rain. Ka kalù, torong dod di du-on ngaran. A hat is also a head-covering but it has a [specific] name. [Anything that covers the head is a torong even if it does not touch the head, such as an umbrella is also a torong. It covers the head and protects from rain though it does not touch the head.] spec: kalù, kogos. 2v To cover something, as corn or homoy. 3v To cover, as one's head Totorung to doun to saging. He’s covering [his] head with a banana leaf.
tu-on 1v To point out someone or something. Du-on otow no nigkita to patiukan no ogtu-onon din ka duma rin. Someone (lit There was a person who) saw honey bees and he pointed them out to his companion. Ka otow, ogtu-on to ogtinurù to so-oyò to nigkulugmutan to sugpang to balitì ka nigkapot no patiukan. A person points out by pointing a finger that there in the mass of twisted vines on the of the branch is where the bees have adhered. Ka anggam ku, nigpatu-on ko hondo-i ogkamot. My uncle had [me] point out where to cut. Nigtu-on ku sikandin to ogkamotan din no latì. I showed him a portion of secondary forest which to cut. Ian ingkatu-on si Hisus. The one being pointed out [by the word ian] is Jesus. Og-insò ko, “Hondo-i ka ko-onan kai?” No ogtu-onan ta to, “Diò to limang ka ko-onanan.” Someone will ask, “Where is the eating place here?” And then we will point it out [saying], “The eating place is on the other side.” see fr.: batuk 3; see fr.: katu-onan. 2v To refer to something. Konò iglituk to kulang ka goinawa, igtu-on to ogmasakit lagboy ka goinawa to songo otow. [The expression] doesn't mean that one's love (lit breath) is lacking, it refers to [the fact that] a someone feels very sad (lit the breath of some person hurts very much). Ka sikan, ogkatu-on to ogkalasikalasi no ngalap. As for that, it refers to different kinds of fish. 3adj Successful, beautiful, large, well-built. 4v (Not) nice looking. Wà natu-oni no boi. She isn’t a nice-looking woman. 5deriv n A little known remedy. Ko du-on ogkagatan to ulod, songo du-on katu-onan no igbulung to ogkakagat to ulod. Ian oghingaranan no katu-onan su manalingboka no otow ka ogkataga to sikan no tambal. If someone is bitten by a snake, there is also a little known remedy which is used as a treatment for the snake bite. It is called little known because only a few people know about that medicine. [such as a herb, vine, etc. used to promote health] 6v To point out something with the finger. Igpanu-on ta angkuan ka manuk. We’ll point out the chickens to her later on.
