molog v 1To examine closely; as to discern identity of a person by seeing or hearing. Ko du-on otow no natila-an din, ogmologmologan din ka langlanguan ko sikandin ian. If there is a person whom he has met, he will examine is face closely [to see if] that is really him. Ogmologmologan ta ko nokoy ka innangon to harayu. We will listen intently [to hear] what is being spoken on the radio. see fr.: bantang 5.1; see fr.: dolmol₂ 1. 2To see or hear [something] clearly Tigbal dò no nigso-ilan to batò to woig dut basu; wà din namolmologi. The child just glanced at the water in the cup; he didn't look at it closely. Nighalop on ka pogpitow ta; konò ta |ogkamologmologan ka nigsulat. What we are looking at has become blurry; we cannot see the writing clearly. [The following negative example comes from example used in the English to Ata Manobo dictionary. (ck)] see: utas 1. 3to hear or see something/someone clearly Konò a amana ogpakamologmolog to kagion nu ko oghimulungan nu to ogkagi. I can not hear clearly that which you speak if you speak softly.
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monu v 1How, what, as of the manner or process. Momonu kid? What shall we do now? No-omunu ka pa-a nu? What happened to your foot? Songo monu ka tinapa? How much each is the sardines? Songo monu ko oghondiò kad? How long is it until you go? Ko-omonu ka dakol? How large? Pakimonu? What does he want? (or What is his purpose) 2Process (of doing something) Nakako-on a to sikan no agkud di warò a mataga ko ogmonuon to poghimu. I have eaten agkud but I don't know the process of making it.
mosì adv 1However, still. Songo tamà sika kagi now di mosì ogkagion ku.. What you say is right, but I still say.. [This use of “still” may be in the sense of one keeping to his same opinion.] 2whenever Mosì oglaras, woy on ogsagbit ko ligkat to Patil ka og-ulì on. Whenever he goes downriver, he does not stop enroute until he returns home coming from Patil.
Nokoy na-an on? phr. of: nokoy. what Ko tiglabung on, ogpakadoromdom sikandin to alunggun din ko nokoy na-an on bua ka ogkako-on dan kunto-on no mahapun. When it was suppertime already, he happened to think about his family and [wondered] what they might have to eat this afternoon. Ko du-on otow no ogpanumbaloy, insa-an ta ko nokoy na-an bag ka tu-ud nu? If someone visits [our house], we ask them, “So what is your purpose [in visiting]?
ngalap 1n Any meat or fish that can be eaten. Ka alongaping, ian ka ogbo-ot to og-alap to lawa to sikan no ngalap. The fin by the fish's ear is that which determins the the movement (lit. carrying) of the body of that fish. 2v To go fishing; catch edible water creatures. Ka ambung, ian ka ogkasabukan to ogngangalap. The ambung, that is what the fisherman puts his catch of fish [shrimp, etc] in. [such as fish, crabs, shrimp and edible frogs and shellfish.] 3v To catch an edible water creature. Ogpamitow ki to ogngalapon ta no bakbak no du-on anak. We search for edible frogs which we can catch which have offspring. 4v A fishing or hunting device, such as a fishing pole, hooks, net or trap. Ka otow no warò biala rin woy ko sigay, bogyas, warò ngangapoy rin. The person who doesn't have a biala or sigay fishing net has no fishing device.
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.
na-asna-as v 1To whisper. 2The reason for whispering. Ka igna-asna-as ni Utù to alukuy rin to oyow konò ogkataga ka inoy rin woy amoy to ogduma sikandin to amigu rin no oghondiò to Manila. The reason Utù is whispering to to his friend is so that his mother and father will not know that he will accompany his friend to go to Manila. Ogsaparan ta to, “Nokoy ka igmanna-asna-asoy now? Hirogò kow on su matanob on no mausilom.” We rebuke them with, “What are you whispering about? Go to sleep now because it is already late at night.” 3To whisper to each other. Ka otow, ko du-on ignangon din to duma rin ogna-asna-as dò ka ogkagi to talinga to duma rin ko nokoy [ka] igholos dan no darua rò kandan ka nataga to sabut dan. A person, if he has something to tell his companion, he will just whisper what he is saying into the ear of his companion whatever it is they are hiding and just [the] two of them know about their agreement. Sikaniu, konò kow ogpa-agbot ka ogna-asna-as su du-on on noirogò. You, don't whisper so loudly because there are those who are sleeping. 4To make a whispery (soft hissing??) sound, such as that of the soft sound of grubs in a tree trunk. Ko moon-ing ka na-asna-as woy og-o-oguk no oggusi-on tad ka galung ta no pula no ogkito-on tad ka moon-ing no alibutod no og-aliboodbood on. When there are many [grubs] which are making whispery and gurgling [sounds], then we split knotched pula palm log and we see many grubs which are squirming.
naan v 1To think, suppose (mistakenly). Naan nu no warad homoy dokad di du-on dod. You supposed the rice was all gone, but there’s still some. see fr.: aboy. 2To assume, correctly or incorrectly. Naan ni Ipag no igparuma nu ka anak nu kanami. Sister-in-law assumes that you will have your son go with us. [This use is close to the meaning of expect. However, the person himmself would say, “I expect...” but another person would report, “She is assuming...”.] see: iman-iman; see: doromdom 2. 3To regard something or someone in some way. Nig-abin a to sikan no otow; naan din no hari a rin. I have been claimed by that person; he regards me as his younger brother. 4pretend Naan bag to mgo batò no kuddò ka ogsakayan dan. The children are pretending that what they are riding are horses. see: panag-iling.
namu 1n A torch to make smoke when getting bees or honey. Ka namu, ian igpulag to patiukan. The torch for smoking, that is what is used as a smoker for the bees. [Made of leaves wrapped around split bamboo with pitch placed in the center. Also, used to burn up the nest of the tabu-uan “large wasp, hornet.”] 2v To make a smoker to smoke out bees or burn up a wasp nest. Ka otow, ogkuò to luhù no bulu no ian ognamuon.
nangon 1n A message, especially by word of mouth. Du-on nigbogoy koddì to sulat. Kagi to sika otow no nigtilala ku, “Igpa-alap ku bag no nangon to og-uroik a diò to Maambago.” Someone gave me a letter. That person whom I knew said, “I'm sending a message please that I will travel upriver to Maambago.” Ko nigbogoy to sulat, nigpatimul to nangon no igpasiguru no ogpasabuk bag to agoloy. When he gave the letter [to me], he instructed (lit. caused) [me] to add to it by word of mouth to insure that [the person] would set aside some corn [for him]. see fr.: gugud 2; see fr.: lalag 2. 2v To tell, say, speak Di du-on og-abalang no konò ogpoko-uwang ko ognangon. But there are those who keep coming back with their request who cannot express what they [want to] say. Og-agbotan nu to ognangon oyow lagboy ogpakarinog ka duma. [Speak] louder when you speak so that the others can hear. see fr.: gugud 1. 3Si Lita, nignangon ki Mery to diò oghibat to kandin. Lita told Mery that she would sleep at her [place]. 4Agad nokoy ka ignangon ku, konò ogpa-agad-agad no og-ugpò diò to dangob no anak din. No matter what I say, [my mother] won't agree to stay with her other offspring. 4.1Warò ikanangon dan to duma no kinagian. They weren't able to tell me another word [for the word aguanta “endure”.] 5Tell. [This word can be used in direct or indirect speech, with or without an object. The English word “tell” requires an object and is also used in indirect speech.] 6Ognangonan kow rò ko ogkapalusan on. You will be told when [the grains] have filled out. 7v Repeatedly ?? tell Si Apù Amasig ka nignangonnangon kanak to ogngilam ki su du-on ogpoko-uma no mangayow. Grandfather Amasig was the one who was repeatedly telling me that we will be alert because raiders would come. 8To plan. 9n guarantee (lit. something used to tell) Ko du-on og-indanan ku no kuddò, ogbogoy a to babuy no igpohun-a ku. Sikan ka igmaganangon ku to og-indanan kud on. If there is a horse which I will reserve, I will give a pig as a downpayment (lit. that which I [give] ahead of time). That is my guarantee that I have reserved it.
napù 1n Flat land or area as plains, a valley or plateau. Ka woig no Liboganon, makopal ka mgo tibogow diò to napu no mabasag ka lawa rin. As for the Liboganon river, the reed there are thick in the flat area and its body is hard. 2vs Land that is mostly flat but has some hills like the Nauli area. Du-on otow no nakaboli to tanò no malu-ag ka nanapunapù. Maluag ka masandig. 3v Sloping (lit. somewhat flat, that is, not steep Nignapu-napù ka bubungan. The mountain is sloping.
nasì adv contrary to what one might expect, surprisingly, anyway; in spite of Nabaliung ka pogbantoy to buyag no ubal su ian nasì ogbantoy kandan ka anak dan no pilas. The watching of the older monkeys is turned around because surprisingly it is their offspring, [the] baby monkey, which is the one to watch out for them. Ka otow no konò ogbayad to utang din, nasì ki og-ubati to ogbayad kun kandin. The person who doesn’t pay his debt, he contrary to [our] expectation, he lies to us saying that he will pay. Agad to nigbolog ta to konò oghondiò to kamot din ko og-angoy to ogkako-on dan su mabogbog lagboy no bolog, nasì on man nighondiò no nigsagad on to mangayow. Nigpupusil. Even though we warned [that person] not to go to his field to fetch something for them to eat because there was a strong warning, he went anyway and was hit by the raiders. He was shot.
ni 1part of Asawa ni Moddina. Moddina’s husband. 2by Sabolan a dò woy ni Andì. Andi and her companion will blame me. 3part Relationship to someone. Hontow ni Lugtom si Sanglit? What relation to Lugtom is Sanglit? (What relationship does Sanglit have with Lugtom?) 4prep by Niglu-lu-an on ni Ogmad. Ogmad has washed them already. [This marks a non-focus agent (or non-focus actor).]
no₁ 1part of Konò ian no ubat. That’s not a lie. Sagboka na-an dò no supa. Just one more supa. Hondo-i no ogpandoog? Where did they go? 2pron What, whose, which, that. Hontow no baloy? Whose house? Kandin no baloy. His house. Konò no mongo duma ta no nanhondini kanta. They weren’t our companions who came here to our place.
no-omno-om v 1To taste/savor, eat very slowly; Ko nokoy ka ngalap no nigtula ta, og-asinan ta no ogtimtiman ta ka sabow no ogno-omno-om ki ko litos on ka nanam din. Whatever kind of viand we stew, we salt it and then we take a sample and taste the broth [to see] if the flavor is right. [It seems the word means to hold the food in ones mouth for a bit. In the example below the purpose is to determine if the salt is adequate.] 2to mull over in one’s mind as when desiring something or someone, also in reading when just moving lips.?? see: sumansuman ??..
nokal 1adj To be strong, healthy. Woy ogmanokal ko du-on ogli-ag He will not be strong unless he is playing. see fr.: bunbungan 5; see fr.: dayagang 3. 2adj To be alive. Tongod ko du-on amigu ta no maroyow to pogdumaruma ta di ko du-on kanta rin di warad sikandin kai to tanò, ogka-alimotow ka ko ogpakarinog ka to sikan no kanta ko manokal pad kandin. Regarding if we had a friend with whom we had a good relationship but if [someone sings] his song but he is no longer on earth, you will be caused to think about him when you hear that song [which he used to sing] when he was still alive. 3v To do something heartily, vigorously. Nokalnokal ka ogpango-on oyow maga-an ka ogmaroyow to dalu nu. Eat heartily so that you will soon become well from your illness. 4vs Be strong, exert effort. Kanokal ka to oghusud to gabas oyow ogka-anad ka oyow du-on ogkato-uan nu to oggabas. Exert effort to pull back the saw so that you will learn how to saw. [This advice is given to someone bearing a heavy load or doing something physically difficult. It seems to mean to exert effort.] see: pandayagang. 5v To boost one's strength. Agad ogmonuon ku to ognokalnokal, ogmalotoy ka goinawa ku ian. No matter what I do to boost [my] strength, I just continue to feel weak. (lit. my breath is really weak.).
nokoy phr.: ko nokoy₁; phr.: ko nokoy₂; phr.: nokoy na-an; phr.: Nokoy na-an on?. interrog 1What? Nokoy so nigkuò nu? What did you get? Nokoy no igbabayad koykow? What is she paying you? 2 What's that all about?; what do [you or someone else] want?
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.
olot v 1To obstruct Nig-olot koy to mgo sundalu. We were obstrcted by the soldiers. [such as in an ambush to kill or catch someone.] gen: atang 1; see fr.: sagop 4. 2To be obstructed Kunto-on, konò a oghondiò to kamot ku su og-oloton ki to mangayow. Today, I won't go to my field because we are being obstructed by the raiders. see: gopas 1. 3To obstruct Ka library, ian naka-olot to woig to kanta no baloy. The library was what blocked the water. gen: atang 1; see: sagop 1.
opus 1v To finish. Ko konò ogko-opus to kagi, konò tad ogkatagaan ko nokoy ka ignangon kanta. If the speech is not finished, we don't know what a person is telling us. 2vs To be finished. Ko ogko-opus ka sigariliu no ogkatutung, ogkaragdag ka alibu rin. When a cigarette is finished burning, its ashes will drop off. Ogpokodo-ig ka hapuy to dakol no kayu. Woy ogkaparong ko ogko-opus on ka kayu. The fire of the large trees keeps burning/smoldering. It will not be extinguished until the wood is consumed. 3deriv n The end of something. Ka ko-opusan to tagdoy to homoy, diò ogbunsud to pogkohinug. [At] the end(s) of a cluster of rice grain stems, it is there [the rice] begins to ripen. Ko ogbibinayu ki to homoy, igbagdak ta to ko-opusan to andu. When we pound rice, we strike it with the end of the pestle. [The tagdoy is a group of smaller stems, or panicles of grain which form the head and are attached to the stalks by a single stem. Some objects, such as a stick, has two ends. So in the case of a written word, ko-opusan applies either to the beginning or the end of a word.] 4deriv n Extention or extremity, as of the body Ka ko-opusan to lawa ta, ka pa-a woy bolad woy ka ulu. The extention(s) of our body are the feet and hand(s) and the head. Malalab ka sulang to kalusisi di mohilow ka ko-opusan diò to tongol din. The headdress of the of the love bird is red but the extention [of the headdress] there at the back of its neck is green. 5v At a deeper level or underlyingly Nabolongbolong ka otow to ungod ogsinogow ka batò, di diò to ko-opusan [to goinawa rin], na-aras woy niglomoton din on ka batò. He was amazed that [the child] was always crying, but in his underlying feeling, he was agitated and he was insulting the child. [That is in the final analysis or extended meaning.] 6v To extend in a straight line or to be at the end of something. Malu-ag ka doun din no ogpoko-opus to lawa to sikan no kayu no kapigsula. It has wide leaves which extend in a straight line from the body of that kapigsula tree. 7v To line up one after another Ka kinagian no amba-an, darua no otow ko tatolu, og-opus-opus to og-ambò. As for the expression amba-an, two or three people line up one after another to float on some object. [such as in the following example where several people lean on the same log to float, but they will not be facing the same direction as they will be on opposite sides of a log or piece of bamboo.] 8beginning or end, ie of a word 9One behind the other. 10To line up in rows.
pa-agad-agad v 1To obey or to submit to someone in authority, or to fulfill someone’s request Du-on dakol no pulus ko ogpa-agad-agad ki to innangon to amoy ta. There is great value if we obey our father. Du-on ogpa-agad-agad no ogkapogos ka goinawa rin, no du-on ogpa-agad-agad no ma-ali-alì. There are those who obey against their will (lit. whose breath is forced), and there are those who willingly obey (lit. who obey who are industrious). [The meaning of this word includes, but goes beyond the concept of obedience. It is used of children obeying parents but it is also used of spouses who fulfill the requests of their partners. It also used of taking, or not taking, the suggestions of others who are respected but not necessarily in authority.] see: pamminog 1; ant: labow 3; see fr.: babali; see: tuman 1; see fr.: dinog 2.1; see fr.: tuman 1; see fr.: pamminog 2. 2To agree, or to go along with a suggestion Agad nokoy ka ignangon ku, konò ogpa-agad-agad ka inoy ku no og-ugpò diò to dangob no anak din. No matter what I said, my mother would not agree to stay with her other daughter (lit. offspring). (or ...she would not [go along with the suggestion] that she stay with her other daughter). osyn: ho-o 2.
pakow n 1Spine or veins of a leaf, such as banana, coconut. Pakow to niug ka ighimu to walis. The spines of the cococut [leaf] are what are used to make a stick broom. [The stem, spines and veins of a leaf are all designated by the term pakow which even includes the inner portion of an ear of corn.] see fr.: tikog 1. 2Veins, of a leaf 3A center portion, as of an ear of corn Ka bagal to agoloy, ian pakow rin ka taliwarò. The cob of the corn, it is its stem on the inside [of the ear of corn]. 4Handle, as of a pan Ka pakow to kandiru, nagopù. The handle of the pan is broken. see: pa-a 1.