dengáw1NounCultivated plant, a small piece of which, when dried, is sometimes pinned to the clothing of small children (as at a funeral) to prevent the spirit of the dead from talking to them.2Active Verbman-, -an, i-To promise to offer a spirit the sacrifice it demands only upon the sick person's recovery; (The one saying the prayer often chews a small piece of dengáw and then places it on the head of the sick one.).Idngáw yo kod ta adí damdamás ay-ayyó.Please make a conditional promise to sacrifice it to the spirits so it won't be wasted, for Pete's sake.See alsoaníto 2bas-íng 2dílosdódo2ládo 3lága2obáya 2pakdé 4pakedlánpótoksápo4selmengánsengílsingíltopngáltop-óy
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