babalakan n A junction or crossing, as of a highway or two rivers that intersect. Ko du-on otow no ogpanumbaloy no ligkat to Kapalong, ogpatomu kanta diò to babalakan oyow ogpoko-untul [ogpakabatuk] to baloy ta oyow konò ogkalagaklagak.) If someone comes for a visit from Kapalong, he will have us meet him at the [river] junction wo that he will be able to find our house so that he won't become lost. [Word applies whether the roads just meet or intersect.]
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bakolow 1n An armband used as a charm. Ka taloy-u, ogsabukan ta ka boi to taloy-u ko konò ki oglangub no og-insò. Ka sikan no taloy-u, ibakolow to bolad woy igbali-og As for a charm, we put a charm on a girl when we don't have courage to ask. This charm is worn as an arm band on the arm or as a necklace. [This armband is worn around one's upper arm and is often associated with taloy-u a love charm. The band has been sewn already so it is slipped over one's hand and up one's arm. It is also used by soldiers to protect them from harm.] see: taloy-u 1. 2v To wear as an arm band around the upper arm. Ka sikan no taloy-u, ibakolow to bolad woy igbali-og. As for that love charm, it is worn as an armband the arm or worn as a necklace.
bakos v To give a partial payment as a deposit; make a deposit [on something]. Ko konò pad og-anak ka babuy, ogbogoy kad to salapì, agad botak pad, maganangon to igholon no ogbakos 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. Ko ogbakosan noy, ogbogoy noy to manggad no og-indan noy to ogbakos to bakotin. When we make a deposit [on something], we give [a piece of] material as a deposit to reserve a piglet. Bakosi a now on to sikan no taraya now oyow na-an to ig-indan now on no maganangon to igholon now ka nati to kalabow. Deposit your fishing net as a guarantee signifying that you are holding the carabao calf. [Such deposits are frequently made pre-birth for piglets or other animals. In such a case, the person making the deposit may not specify sex or color of the animal he prefers. The term also applys to other types of deposits such as one might make at a store to hold an item until full payment can be made.] see: holon 2; see: indan 2.
bakul v To plant the cut stems of certain vines. Nalimud on ka gout ni Inò no igbakul din asolom to kamot din. Mother's cut [camote] stems are gathered together which she will use to plant sweet potatoes tomorrow. Ogpamakul koy bag kunto-on to golut to mundù su nakasilab koy to kamot noy. We will plant camote stems today because we have burned our fields. Ko ogbabakul ki to kamot to golut, ogkuò koy to su-an no ian noy igkali to sikan no igbakul noy to mundù. When we plant camote stem cuttings, we-exc get a sharpened stick which we use to dig that in which we-exc will plant stems. [such as sweet potatoes, alagbati or other creeping plants. A long su-an “sharpened stick” is usually used for digging but a dukap “short weeding knife” or a shovel or pick may be used.]
balagad 1adv Nevermind. 2v Not to pay attention to; ignore. Ian ogkabalagad no igkabaybayari ka ogkatowkow su inat to du-on ogkalo-in on to ogkabalagaron woy to og-aguantoon. The only suffering which can be ignored is that which takes one by surprise because it seems there is a difference between that which is ignored and that which is endured. (DB) Woy ta rò ogkagi ka kabalagad ko du-on og-ogot poron no...ogko-unawa to warò diò to goinawa nu. We don't say the [word] ignore, unless there is someone who would like to scold and then... it's as if it isn't in your heart [to scold]. Di ko du-on ogpakasalò, ko du-on ogbuyù to ogkooy-u ko ogpasaylu, konon litos ko ogkabalagad ka salò din. Ko ogpasayluan nu, konò ogkabalagad. If there is someone who has done wrong, if there is someone who requests mercy or forgiveness, it's not appropriate if his wrong-doing is ignored. If you forgive him, [the fault] isn't being ignored. [DB further commented that kabalagad does not mean ogpasaylu.]
baligwò v 1To be nauseated. Ko ogbalbaligwò ki rò, tigbal dò no ogmaro-ot ka diralom ta di warò ki pad nakato-od no og-i-ilob. If we are simply nauseated, our insides feel a little bad but we haven't yet actually vomited. 2To be severely nauseated to the extent that one will vomit. Ko ogbaligo-on ki, og-ilob ki to ngingi woy ko du-on kino-on no ogko-ilob. Ko og-ungod ki ogbaligo-on, ogko-i-ilob ki to nako-on ta. When we are severely nauseated we spit up [our] saliva and if we have food we have eaten then it will be vomited. If we are continually very nauseated, we will repeatedly vomit up that which we have eaten.
baloy deriv. of: babaloy, og=, nig=. 1n House, building. spec: bakalag, pinayag 1. 2deriv n Household. Agad hontow ka ogpoko-ugpò to kandin no baloy, songo balayan on. Whoever lives at his/her house, [they are] one household. 3deriv v Domesticated, as a pig in the village in contrast to magintalunan which would refer to a wild pig. 4deriv n Old house; one that is becoming old. Ogkabinalayan on ka baloy. The house is getting old. 5deriv n Home owner including family members but not guests; master of household. see: tagbanwa. 6deriv n A request on the basis of a relationship as that of being a neighbor or friend who has previously done a favor for the person from whom the request is made. Tagibaloy to nasagman a nu rò su si Unisimu ka oghinguma on diò to baloy nu. ??? that you just showed hospitality to me because Onisimus is the one who arrived at your house. Tagibaloy (unawa ??) to nigsagman si [Pablo] ko nigdatong [si Unisimu] diò to baloy ni Pilimun su ligkat diò ki Pablo ka pogtokod din. It was like [Paul] was welcomed when Onisimus arrived at the house [of Philemon] because his acknowledgement [of Onisimus] came from [his relationship with] Paul. [DB comment regarding what Paul had proposed to Philemon regarding receiving Onisimus in his stead.]
balò 1n A prediction based on some procedure or ceremony. Ka poghusud to natampod no songo banoy no bulu ko naponù to tanò, maroyow ka balò din su ogtuga ka homoy. When the single length of bamboo is pulled up, if it is full of earth, its sign is good because the rice will be plentiful. [Some predictions as from a test of the soil are not considered to be associated with sympathetic magic. However, predictions made in conjunction with ceremonies or sacrifices or the call of the omen bird are associated with traditional beliefs and involvement with the spirit world.] 2n With negative: Bad sign, as of bad luck Ogkagi to buyag, “Purut ka to manuk no igkuyab nu ig-awò to maro-ot no balò nu.” The older person will say, “Get a chicken to waver to remove your bad luck.” [especially that based on sympathetic magic] see: pamalii. 3v To use divination to determine the outcome or value of something. Ka mgo buyag, ogpanlo-uy to matosan no latì, no ogbabalo-an pad ko maroyow ka tanò no ogkamotan. The older people go out to a field of matured secondary growth and have a ceremony to determine whether it would be good to cut the growth on that piece of ground [for a field]. [It is based on sympathetic magic which may take various forms which are used by the Ata Manobo people to determine whether or not to cut a certain field. One method is to cut a piece of rattan the length of their cutting knife and then cut it again into lengths of the width of that same knife. From the pieces, they make a diagram on the ground of a rice house. If the pieces build a complete diagram with a ladder and an extra piece to fit in one of the rooms, the sign is good and they will cut that plot. However, if it comes out short, tor they have a tiny piece left over, they will not cut that field because they determine that the land will not produce a good crop. If there is a futhur extra long piece, it is put on the opposite end of the diagram which resembles a casket. Then they will not cut the field because they believe someone will die.] 4v To use something as a means to predict an outcome (??) 5v To have a resemblance to something Nabala-an to pogul su pogulon. He has a resemblance pogul wood because he’s lazy. [The following statement also seems to imply that that the lazy person was “destined” to be lazy. It is an insult by a parent who is angry because of the conduct.] 6v To treat by using sympathetic magic to bring about a desired result such as to rub bodies of an agressive wasp on a horse’s lips to make the horse agressive for a horse fight. Ka kuddò no nabalangitan, ogkabala-an to mgo ulod-ulod no songo ogmabulut. The horse which is being treated, [with something to make him fierce], he becomes like the creatures which are likewise fierce. 7deriv n Kind of bushy weed with long leaves which are tipped with red which could be used as a decorative plant.
bangan 1n Flint stone used for starting fire. Malalab ka batu no bangan. Oghimuon noy no tingkikan. The flint is a red rock. We make it into a device for starting a fire. 2v To intercept, as a guard intercepts an enemy or as one missel would intercept another, preventing it from reaching its target. Ka otow no ogbangan, ogbantoy to dalan no ogkabaya-an to igbuyag dan. The person who intercepts [an enemy] watches the path where their leader will pass. see: gopas 1. 3v To be intercepted, as by the raiders if they got to the trail first, or as one airplane might be intercepted by another. Ko ogbanganan, og-atangan ka ogbaya-an to mangayow. If [one] is intercepted, you are blocked when you pass by way of the raiders. 4n A body guard Ko du-on igbuyag noy no oghipanow, du-on ka hon-om no talagpamangan. Du-on ka oghun-a woy du-on ka ogmourian. Ogpataliwarò ka igbuyag dan. Ko du-on ka oggopas to sikan no igbuyag, ian ogpangabang ka talagpamangan. If we have a leader who is traveling (lit. walking), there are six bodyguards. There are those who precede and those who are last. They have their leader in the middle. If there are those who ambush that leader, it is the bodyguards who defend/rescue him.
banoy₁ 1n The length between joints of plants such as bamboo, cane or rattan. 2v To procrastinate; prolong or to be slow to do something. Ogbanbanayan ki oghimata su ogkapogul ki to og-onow. We are procrastinating [our] waking up because we are lazy to get up. Banbanayan nu naboli ka wasoy su nig-awos nu to og-itu-os ka pirisiu din. You were slow [to make] your purchase of the axe because you needed it's price to be reduced. see: bali 1; see: woy rò.
bansag 1n A yell. 2v To yell. Ka otow no nago-onan to kuddò din, nigbabansagon to ma-agbot no bansagon din to, "Maniò to ian a now ogkago-onan ka warò utang ku kaniu?" The person whose horse was confiscated for a debt, yelled with a loud yell, “Why is it that I am the one from whom you take something for a debt [when] I have no debt to you?” 3v Loudly brag. Ka igparakoldakol to songo otow, ko diò to alukuyon, ogbabansagon sikandin to ogkagi to, "Koddì ian no ngaran ka ogpokohonat to duma ta no ogkalonod to problima." As for a person exhalting [himself], when in a discussion, He loudly brags and says, “My own name is that which is able to lift up our companion who is overwhelmed by (lit. drowning in) a problem.” see: dayandayan 1; see: parakoldakol; see fr.: dayangdayang 1.
bantang 1n Pronged fish spear. see fr.: salapang; see: salapang. 2v To fish with a spear, as to wait and watch for them to come so one can spear them. Ko ogpamantang, ogbabantayan nu ka sawog no diò pad to mariù. Ko ogpakalongod ka ogbayò, ogpamantangon on to ogpamilak. When you fish with a spear, you watch for the silver-colored fish when it is still far away. When it passes near, [you] spear it as you jab/thrust at it. 3v To watch in readiness to spear, as a fish Ogbabantang ka to isdà no ogligad no ko ogpakalongod on, ogbantangon on ka ogpilak. You watch in readiness to spear a fish and when one happens to get close, you spear it as you jab/thrust at it. 3.1v To lay in wait to ambush a person. see: gopas 1. 4v To be struck, as by light. Ka baloy ni Amò, ogbantangan to allow. Ko ogsilò ko masolom on, lagboy ogkabandogan to layag to allow. As for Fathers house, it is struck by [the light of] the sun. When it rises in the morning, it is very much inadvertantly struck by the rays of the sun. see: bandog; see: sugat 1. 5v To come into clear view Ko ogpakalongod on kanta ka sawog, ogkabantang ta. When the sawog fish comes next to us, it comes into our clear view.. [Also would apply to the image through binoculars which brings the image near and makes it very clear.] 5.1v To be sighted, as with a gun or binoculars Ko ogtuturan ta ka manukmanuk, no ko ogkabantang tad, ogpabotu-on ka pusil no ogkasugat on. When we |aim [a gun] at a bird, and when we have sighted it, [we] shoot the air gun (lit. cause the gun to explode) and then i[the bird] is hit. see: kita 1; see: molog 1.
barungusan n Nose. (slang) Kagi to boi no no-ipong to iglukos din no mananoy niglopow, “Amana so barungusan nu ra no moko-ipong-ipong no otow.” The woman who was worried about her mate who was slow to [arrive and] come into the house says, “Your nose is too much which causes people to be very worried.” Ka barungusan ka igsagman to irung. The [term] barusan is that is attention paid to [someone's] nose. [This term is used playfully as in the following example, but one would not use it outside the family because a person would become angry.]
bat-ow v 1Illuminate; light up as a room or pathway. Warò ogko-utol ku su du-on ogpakabat-ow ka nigtong-ow. I didn't catch any [fish] because there were those who were using a light for fishing who were illuminating [the water]. [Ka amag], ian igbat-ow noy to dalan noy. [The phosphorescent leaf] that is what we use to light up our pathway. spec: tong-ow 2. 2Show, demonstrate, as to show a person his fault.
batok 1design; pattern including color. Du-on baloy no maroyow ka batok din. There is a house whose pattern is pretty. Maroyow ka batok to balaus nu su oglo-inlo-in to bulak. The design of your blouse is pretty. 2adj Patterned, mottled, color; variation in pattern and/or in color. Ka losok no ulod mabatok-batok ka batok to lawa rin. The losok snake as a mottled pattern to its body.
batuk 1v To find, discover. Inat konò ogpakabatuk. It's as if one cannot discover [the meaning]. Warò ki pad makabatuk to maroyow no dalan. We had not yet discovered the good path. Iglobong diò to tanò to daruwa no allow ka pogbatuk to sikan no agkud. [The mixture] is buried in the ground for two days [before]] finding [it to have become] the agkud delicacy. see fr.: tugul 3; see fr.: kita 2; see fr.: tolom 3. 2v To be effective. Ko nokoy no tambal no ogpakabatuk to masakit, ian ka ma-agbot no tambal. Whatever medicine is effective against an illness, that is strong medicine. 3v To identify, such as to narrow down to the one person whom one would marry. Ko konò ogkahalin ka goinawa nu diò to duma no boi, no ian nu ogbatukon ka sikan no boi no nasabutan nu. If your love (lit. breath) does not change to another girl, then you have identified the girl with whom you had an agreement [to be the one whom you would marry]. [The sense here seems to be that one's search is narrowed down to this one person so that one knows she is the one he is looking for.] see: tu-on 1. 4v To locate, or go to a specific place for a specific purpose. Ka kunto-on no tipouri no mgo otow, du-on batasan to du-on on indosanan no kasilyas no du-on dò ogbatuk ka og-indos. As for the present-day people who have come later (lit. last), there is a custom to have an outhouse for defecating and so that is [the only] place people will go to to defecate. [The following seems to mean that in contrast to the past when people defecated anywhere, now people go to only that specific location which has been made for that purpose.] 5v To find or locate Ko oglapas ki, ko konò ki ogpakabatuk to mababow su mabolbol ka woig, ogka-alus ki diò to maralom. If we cross [a river], if we cannot locate a shallow area because the water is swift, we will be carried away by the current to a deep area. 6v To get at, or be effective against, as an illness. Ko nokoy no tambal no ogpakabatuk to masakit, ian ka ma-agbot no tambal. Whatever the medicine is which gets at the illness, that is efficatious (lit. strong) medicine. see: tu-on ??. 7v To be passed down, as some characteristic or authority which is recognized in someone's descendant Sikan ka oghingaranan noy no batuk to anak. Ka katondanan ni Dabid, nigbatuk ki Husi. No ka katondanan ni Husi, nigbatuk man dò diò ki Hisus. That is [what] we call passed down to an offspring. The authority of David, it is passed down to Joseph. And the authority of Joseph, it is then passed down to/found in in Jesus. 8v to find to be [or to have become] something Iglobong diò to tanò to daruwa no allow ka pogbatuk to sikan no agkud. That which found to be agkud is buried in the ground for two days. [In the following example, the it takes two days for the mixture of ingredients to change into the food item called akud.] 9Retrieve food once cached away. 10Return. 11v find out, reveal 12Kabatukon ku so-i komos. ???
bo-ot phr.: konò ogkabo-otan ka goinawa. 1n Will, determination. 2v To determine Ka alongaping, ian ka ogbo-ot to og-alap to lawa to sikan no ngalap. The fin by the fish's ear is what determines the movement (lit. carrying) of the body of that fish. 3v to decide, make a decision 4v To make a decision about something; be controlled by [someone or something] Warò og-ogot koykow su nigbo-otan ku to nig-andal. DB No one will scold you [for leaving the house] because I have made the decision [on your behalf]. [This sense would likely be made explicit in the context.] 4.1v To condemn, pass judgement on. see fr.: sabuk 6.
bogat 1adj Heavy. 2adj expensive, as a bride 3adj To be difficult, as a problem. Konò og-aguanta si Joaquin no oghusoy to so-ini no problima su mabogat on lagboy. Joaquin cannot manage to resolve this problem because it is very difficult (lit. heavy.) 4adj secure, as a village which is protected Di ko du-on ka igpangalasag, konò ki ogka-agkapan ka og-ugpò su ogmabogat ki to og-ugpò. But if there is a means of defense, we who are living there won't feel insecure because our living situation will be secure [lit. heavy]. 5n weight Daruwa no kilo ka kabogati rin. [The bird's] weight is two kilos. 6adj Heavier, heaviest. 7adj Difficult Ian to ogmabogat ka oggabas su dakol ka kinotkot to gabas. The reason it becomes difficult (lit. heavy) to saw is because there is a lot of sawdust (lit. chewed up pieces of the saw).
bogbog 1n A warning Ka otow no Igbuyag to ugpa-an, noumaan to bogbog to sulat to mgo sundalu to, “Nangoni ka mgo sakup now to warò pad oghilit su ogmanguroik ka mgo sundalu ka ogpitow to mgo ugpa-an.” The person who was the leader of a [certain] place received (lit. was reached by) a written warning [which said], “Tell your subjects not to go to the outposts because the soldiers will be coming upriver to see the villages.” see fr.: bohog; see: bohog. 2adj Wealthy, as a person with money or possessions. Ka tala-ayamon no otow, ogngaranan no mabogbog. The person who has a lot of animals, is called wealthy. education. 2.1adj Powerful due to wealth or status. 2.2adj Important due to status or education 2.3adj Imprtant, as a person or city Mabogbog ka Maambago su ogkabantugan su maroyow ka mgo otow. Maambago is important because it is admired because the people are good. 33.1deriv n Political power. Du-on kabogbogan to igbuyag to lunsud su ogpakasugù sikandin. The leader of a village has political power because he is able to give orders. 3.2n Power, natural Du-on kabogbogan to kilat su ogpakasilab to kayu. There is power in the lightening because it is able to set trees on fire. 3.3n Supernatural power. Ka Magbobo-ot, ian ka du-on dakol no kabogbogan. God is the one who has the greatest power.
bosik 1v Fly out of something, as when rice flies out of mortar when hit with pestle. Ko du-on ka ogbinayu to homoy, moon-ing ka ogbosik no homoy to losong su ligkat to pogbagdak ta to homoy. When someone pounds rice, many rice [grains] fly out of the mortar as a result of our striking [them with the pestle]. see: lagsik 1.1. 2v Intensity such as of throbbing pain. Ko ogsubla ka ogbosik no al-al, ogpakangangang ki to masakit. DB Dic Nt 08/18/05. When the intensity (lit. flying out) of the throbbing is excessive, we involuntarily cry out from the throbbing-pain. 3n An oval snail shell worn on tayun.
