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balílisNounDrum, as a fifty-gallon drum.baril
balilisóNounKingfisher; any of the family Alcedinidae.spectítit
balillikóNounLand snail.See alsoagódongbissókolgíngaket-ánkigóngkombíbi1liddégtogíngging
balín1Adjectivema-To be possible, able.Adí mabalín ay man-anák tan nabakés.She is not able to bear children because she is an old woman.
balín2Active Verb1man-To turn into, become, as boy turning into bird, cloth changing color from dirt.Manbalínak et si káag.I will now turn into a monkey.See alsobáliw3bedáy 2bolíwlomán3ngádan2man-To turn over as when sleeping.3-enTo turn something over.Baliném san bató.Turn over that rock.See alsobalíktad 3balílingbalógsideppáslakob-óólinósongpolig-ádsowát 1sowát 2
bálinActive Verb1man-To travel, take a trip.2i-To take along on a trip.Way nowáng ay inbálin da, adí da inpáyag.There was a carabao they took along on the trip, they didn't leave it behind.
balínaNounDrill.speclamintáSee alsotalibosyónbarina
balinsewékNounAntonym.
balintaógan
balintoóganNoun1Boulder too big to be moved.Wáday ábong ay inámag da sin labáw di balintoógan.There is a hut that they constructed on top of the huge boulder.See alsobatódalip-éydaoplákígang2Oldest man in town (implies wisdom as well as age).Say balintoógan di Napsong.He is the oldest man of Napsong.
bal-ísActive VerbTo take from someone, as a shovel; to take over another's position, responsibilities, or wealth, as by inheritance or election to office.
bálit1NounAnimal with stripes, as a cat; animal of mixed colors, esp. dog, cow.2Adjectivena...anStriped, as a cat; of mixed colors, esp. dog, cow.See alsoásobélewlabánglibóngngétittíwel(nabalítan)
balítaNounCrowbar.speclamintá
balitbítActive Verbman-To crackle, of a fire.See alsokaníbotkanítikanitkítkaníyas
balitókNounGold.See alsogambáng2ismáylandókpalátasisím
bal-íwActive Verb-en, i-To sing the Ibaloi mourning song.Bal-íwen da din natéy, tan say ogálin di Ibaloi.They sing the mourning song for the dead, because that's the Ibaloi custom.See alsobayyóg 2bontági 1dagóday-éngeyáey 2kansiyón 2lang-áylay-óslóngdo
báliw1Active Verb-anTo drive away, drive off, as animals, people, spirits.Balíwam din manók Espirita ta adí da makikán sin manók mi.Drive off Espirita's chickens so they don't eat with our chickens.See alsobáabag-én 2ey 4motadsóoblántistolóng 2
báliw2Active Verb-omi-3, i...anTo defend, protect, stick up for.Ibalíwam anák mo sin makmakedsé mo magáy básol na.Defend your child from a naughty/malicious person if he (the child) has (committed) no crime.
báliw31Active Verbman-To change in appearance, as a decomposing corpse, a person who loses weight.2Active Verb-anTo change, as one's ways.Adí ka balbalíwan ogálim.Don't be changing your behavior.3Stative verbma-To be changed in appearance.
balíyang1NounMenstrual flow.2Active Verbman-To menstruate.
balkégNounFive centavos.specpilák
bálkotActive Verb-en, i-To wrap up in a bundle.Balkótem kod din nay patátas.Please wrap up these potatoes.Ibalkót mi ay balát.We will wrap it up in banana leaves.Synonymbongén
ballalóng1Adjectivema-Sloping downward, as a trail.2Active Verbman-, i-To go, take downhill.anttíkid
ballasáNounCamouflaged noose laid on a trail and attached to bent sapling, designed for wild chickens.See alsoappédbáwebayádangbotíllanekíkkátigpadáwangpangngátipasángantáwangtod-áw
ballasíNounSnare for wild pigs and chickens consisting of noose laid on platform, which collapses when stepped on, suspending the catch.See alsoátebbagídaybáisbítoebéng 3ótibsaltóktalláod 3tapántipál