arab 1n A kind of curved knife, or bolo. Ka arab, marulag igkakamot su ogsinsinikoton dò to oghiipanow, panagana ko du-on usig. The arab knife is rarely used to cut a field because it is just strapped at the waist and worn when one travels, in case (lit. preparation if) there would be an enemy. [which has triangular shaped blade at the apex at about a 45 degree angle. Sometimes only the bottom edge is sharpened but all edges may be sharpened. It is about 2-3 inches wide and 15-20 inches long.] 2v to sharpen one or both sides of a piece of bamboo. Ko og-abat ki to bulu, og-araban ta su oghimuon ta no sinombung. When we cut down bamboo, we sharpen it because we will make into a bamboo spear. [Thought used primarily of sharpening an edge of bamboo, the same word and procedure could be done to certain kinds of hard wood but more rarely as most wood is not suitable. DB said it would not apply to sharpening metal.] see: mo-irob.
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aras 1vs To be frustrated . Ogka-aras si Inò to kamot din su dakol ka hilamonon to homoy rin. Ogkagi rin to ogkara-at ka homoy rin su konò ogko-ubus no oghilamonon. Mother is frustrated because she has a lot of rice to weed. She says her rice will be wasted if she cannot finish weeding. [In the above example, there is frustration but no anger.] see fr.: anumpul; see: sasow 2; see fr.: ulingol 3. 2v To be provoked or to express irritation about something. Og-arasan koy to pokoipanow koy. We’re irritated because we have to walk. Ka otow no og-arasan, agad maintok ka ogkagion ta, maga-an ogkabolù. The person who gets provoked, even if what we say is small, he/she will be quick to become angry. Og-arasan ki to kuddò no naruad no konò ogkabayaran. We are provoked that the horse was sold and so it won't be paid for. [DB says the following example would fit a situation where some people got to ride on a raft and others had to walk. Those having to walk would be irritated because they didn't get to ride. There is some anger here resulting in grumbling.] see: kabolù. 3v To give vent to ones frustration. Og-aras-aras si Igì su warò ogtamong to anak din no konò ogpakapangali. Igì is venting [her] frustration because there is no one to watch her children and so she cannot go dig camotes.
asawa 1n Spouse, husband or wife. 2v To marry, especially for a man to marry a woman. Og-asawa. [He] will get married [to a woman]. Konò ku igbogoy ka so-ini no mgo ayam ku su maga-an ad ogkita to og-asawo-on ku. I won't give these domestic animals [to you] because I will soon find the [one] whom I will marry. [If the man takes the initiative to marry, he will og-asawa. The woman will be ogka-asawa. If the woman is the subject in the intentive mode, it implies that the woman has taken the initiative which has a bad connotation in the culture.] see fr.: kasal 1. 2.1v For a girl to be married. Ko-iling ki Arlyn ko na-asawa dii to Bukidnon, agpot on sikandin. It’s like Arlyn when she was married here in Bukidnon. She became a [resident] alien. 2.2v For two to get married. Ko du-on ogko-iniatan no ogpangasawa, og-abalangon. Og-alukuyon ungod ka amoy taman to ogho-o on. If [a man] wants to get married, [he] will pursue it. He will keep on discussing it with the father [of the girl] until he says yes. Pangasawa. To make marriage arrangements. Igpangasawa. The one for whom marriage arrangements are made. 3deriv n Discussion of marriage arrangements. Inasawo-oy. Discussion of marriage arrangements.
asolom adv Tomorrow; the next day. Ka ogparatongan no allow, ian ka asolom. The day which will arrive, that is tomorrow. Oghun-a a ogpurut to kuddò nu no asolom ka pad on oghondiò to baloy ku no og-insò ko du-on igbayad ku. First, I will take your horse and then the next day you will go to my house and ask if I have anything to use as payment.
atag₁ part On the other hand, in contrast to others. Ka nigga-ani on ka homoy, natalaran ka warò atag no naga-ani, no tibò no otow, nakako-on. At the time when [the rice] was harvested, [they] shared with those who in contrast to others didn't have anything to harvest, and so all the people were able to eat. Karumaan to kuron ka bobotangan, di dakol atag. The bobotangan clay vessel is in the same catagory (lit. companion) of the clay pot, but on the other hand, it is large .
atang 1v To block. Og-atangan ku ka ig-abalangi din. I am preventing that which [someone] is relentlessly pursuing. [This word can be used of physically blocking. It can also be used of blocking someone's purpose.] see fr.: balabag 4; see fr.: sagop 4; spec: olot 1, olot 3; see fr.: bokas 3. 2vs To be blocked or closed off, as a porch or a path see fr.: bugsong 1. 3v With negative: Not closed off (=open) Warò atangi ka balokon. The porch is not closed off. 4To be shielded, such as to shield a child with one’s own body to prevent it from being killed or kidnapped.
atol v 1To be sheltered or protected. Ka bogas to mundù, naka-atol to lobut to kayu no moon-ing dalig; konò ogka-ayunan to ogpurut. The tubers (lit. fruit) of the camote are protected under the tree where there are many root; one can't get at them to take [them]. [such as camotes growing under a stump.] 2To take refuge. Ko ogpangilian, nig-ugpò koy on diò to bubungan. Og-atolan noy ko du-on mangayow. “When [someone] holes-up, we-excl. stay there in the mountain(s). We take refuge [there] when there are raiders.” [such as on a mountain with one path that can be protected from above.] see: ili.
atu v 1To resist, to return evil for evil. Ko du-on otow no ogdakopon ta, ogkagi ki to, “Konò kad og-atu su no-upul kad on no nalingutan kad on.”. If we are taking someone into custody, we say, "Don't resist because you are caught and you are already surrounded." 2React against someone. Koddì ka og-uwangan din su awoson to og-atuan ku ka nigsulung koddì. I am the one upon whom he was venting [his emotions] because he wanted me to react against the ones who were attacking me. Hagtongid to ogkagi su ogko-opos on ka goinawa ku koykow no ogpaka-atu ad koykow. Quit talking because I will get fed up with you and I will happen to react [in an undesirable manner] against you.
awang phr.: ogma-awang to goinawa. 1adj Light, as that of a lamp, or sun. Ka goinawa ran, ogpoko-uma sikandan to ma-awang pad. . It was their desire (lit. breath) to arrive while it was still light. Ko du-on manggad no manipis, mo-ilag ka pogpitow ta su oglagbas ka ma-awang. If there is thin materials, it is show-through because light goes through it. Ka allow, ogbogoy to layag to ma-awang. As for the sun, it produces (lit. gives) rays of light. see fr.: ilag 2; osyn: ting-ow 1, ilag 1; see fr.: ilag 3. 1.1phrase To be free of apprehension; peaceful. With negative, to be unpeaceful. Ka sikan no ma-agkap so goinawa ta, ogkalituk to, ma-awang ka goinawa ta. Ogpakasalig ki kandin. When we feel OK about something (lit. as for our breath which is light-weight), it means that we are free of apprehension (lit. our breath is clear). Ka sikan no ogka-aras, lagboy no konò ogma-awang ka goinawa rin. As for that being frustrated, she was definitely not at peace (lit. her breath was especially not clear/peaceful). 1.2v To be clear, sediment free. Ka woig no mating-ow, mo-ilag dod. Ka mating-ow woy ka ma-awang, warò ogpaka-atang. Water which is sediment free, is also transparent. That which is sediment free and that which is clear have nothing obstructing the light. 1.3adj (Fig) Clear, as of understanding, comprehension. Ogmataloytoy, matul-id woy ma-awang ka pogsabut ta. The meaning is uncluttered, straight and our understanding [of the words] is clear. 1.4adj Empty, as an open space. Du-on batò no magalat ka ngipon din. Ka ngipon din, du-on olatan no ma-awang. There is a child whose teeth are far apart. His teeth have an gap between them which is open. 1.4.1adj Open or unobstructed, as when a roof has been blown off. 1.5v [A command] to clear [something] of debris or make something which has been said more understandable. 2v To clear or become sediment free like water in a spring fed pool clears after rain has muddied the water. 3v To make free of clutter. 3.1v To say or do something to prevent, or clear away a harmful situation. [When a misfortune such as an injury or illness happens to someone, others will put index finger between lips, spit and say ‘pa-awang’, pointing to the ground, so that the same thing won’t happen to them.]
awon 1n White bird similar to a cedar waxwing. 2v To reciprocate in work as a group. Ko sampulu no mgo boi ka oghilamon to homoy ran, ogman-a-awon sikandan to oghilamon. If ten women are weeding their rice, they work together as a group as they weed. [Two or more persons will work as a group in one person's field then move on to the next until all the fields of the group have been finished. Beginning from cutting until the crop is finally harvested, the same group stays together. If someone becomes ill they seek a magalawa rin substitute to work in his/her place.] see fr.: ganti 1.
awoy 1v To get off alone by oneself' withdraw. Nig-awoy a to oghibat. I slept by myself. 1.1v To be able to get away by oneself. Ko du-on oggalat to mgo batò, ogka-awoy ka inoy. When there is someone to take care of a child, The mother can get away by herself. [as a mother who needs to do something outside the home to get water or wash clothes.] 2v To take someone aside away from others such as when needing to talk privately. Ogpa-awoy nu rò to ignangon to anak ku diò to warò ogdinog to ogpo-uli-on ku pad to takas to ogli-ag. Take my son aside to tell him where others won't hear that I will have him come home for a while when [they] have finished playing." 3deriv n A place removed from others; place outside a village removed from the residences 3.1v To get someone off by themselves, esp. for the purpose of harming that person. Ka-awoyan ku sikoykow. I’ll get you off by yourself. 3.1.1v To get someone off by himself/herself. Si Ka-in, nigpa-awayan din ka hari din to poghimatoy. As for Cain, he got his younger sibling off by himself to kill [him]. [often for a bad purpose]
awò deriv.: a-awo-oy. v 1Remove. see fr.: layud 2; see fr.: salin 1; see fr.: lokas 2. 1.1To be removed. Ko ogka-awò on ka tagù, ogma-agul on. When the contents [of the egg] are removed, [the eggshell] is empty. 1.1.1To be resolved, as a problem. Ko og-ma-am-amanoloy ki to duma ta, ko du-on maintok no problima, maga-an dò ogka-awò. When we are in a good relationship with our companions, if there is a small problem, it will be quickly resolved (lit. removed). 2Leave. Ko ogkohon-at, ogdorongan ka tibò no og-awò. If [people] pick up and leave, they will all leave at the same time. 2.1Make someone leave, or have something removed [by someone else]. 2.1.1A command to leave. Aw ka! Get out [of here]!
ayad v 1Do something carefully. Ko ogboli ki, og-ayad-ayaron ta to ogpitow. When we are buying [something], we look at it carefully (lit. are careful in our looking). osyn: doyow 1. 1.1Be careful with something. 1.2Do carefully, that is, the manner of performing some activity is done carefully. Ko ogpamula, unawa to mgo “seedling” su ig-ayad-ayad ka igkapamula. Ogkalian ka ogpamula-an. When we plant [something] such as seedlings, then we will do the planting carefully. The planting area will be dug up. 2Take good care of; treat [someone] well. 2.1(Command) to take good care of or treat [someone] well. 3Be careful. No ayad-ayad ka su naan pà ko oghirogò ka no inogò no ogko-ulug ka hari nu. And be careful su possibly you will fall asleep and suddenly your younger sibling will fall.
ayam 1n A toy, pet, or favored thing. 2n A domesticated animal or bird. Tibò ayam du-on agasan di ka manuk, warò su kai to kiliran ka pa-a ran. All domesticated animals have hips but the chicken doesn’t [have hips] because its feet are [attached] at the side. 3v To keep as a pet or domesticated animal; treasure or store up something. Ko kandila-on ka ikug to itù, konò og-ayam to mgo otow su nahan dan no pamalili. If the tail of a puppy is tipped with white [resempling the flame of a candle], people will not make a pet of it because they think it is bad luck. 3.1v To domesticate; make a pet of something. Ka otow duon salapi din no sasiam do pisus ka imboli rin to limukon no og-ayamon din. A person had just nine pesos with which he bought a dove which he [would] domesticate. 3.2v To give something, especially to a child, to play with or be preoccupied with such as a toy or pacifier. 4deriv n A treasure; something stored up as valuable to that person. 4.1v To hoard. Ka batò ko ogpako-on no mananoy ogtakas, og-ay-ayaman din ka ko-onon din. Igpoima to unawa rin no batò. The child who is slow to finish what he was given to eat, he is hoarding his food. He uses it to make other children like him jealous. see: nugun 1. 5deriv n Person who raises and takes care of animals. 6deriv n Person who has a lot of different kinds of favorite things.