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deyattransto open eyes wideEtteteng matetu hedin dinyat tu.His eyes are big when he opens them.Ag medyat matetu tep nekabit ni inik.His eye can't open because it is stuck with discharge.Simbetya2.1.1.1Eye-en/-in-Class 4E Perception and cognition

deyegtransto go out into heavy rain; to brave the rainOften very heavy rain is due to a typhoon.Indeyagan da hu na-let ni udan et manglaw ida. They braved the heavy rain and kept going.Daka ideddeyegi hu na-let ni udan tep pinhed dan umdateng idan dagah di lawwan da.They are braving the heavy rain because they want to arrive early at their destination.Simkuheg7.2.1Manner of movement-an/ iN- -an

didet1determiner marks proper nouns naming places and common nouns that refer to spatial placesAndengen nan Tomas dalan di Dugyu.Tomas will straighten the path to Dugyu.When this determiner follows a word ending in a vowel, the vowel i of the determiner is dropped and the d consonant attaches to that word.9.2.4 Prepositions, postpositions2determiner, marks the proper name of a person in an NP referring to a group of peopleNan-atep kamin kaalman di baley di Juan et palsien mi etan andekket ni ahhu da.We roofed Juan's house (Juan and his family's house) yesterday so we butchered their black dog.9.2.4 Prepositions, postpositionsdideyaladnidyad

di-hengfr. var.dehengintransground that forms a downward slant; sloping groundIda kamanggaggayyunuh hu u-ungnga etan di nandi-heng di nedunduntug. The children are sliding downwards on a slope on the small hill.Megeyyunuh kayu etan di nandi-heng ni dalan tep pitepitek diman. You will slide downward on the sloping road because it is muddy there.Simsi-dengsigging 21.2.1LandnaN-

di-wehvto do something directly or immediatelyDattedatteng tu ey indi-weh tun nengan tep neu-upa.Upon arriving, he immediately ate because he was hungry.Pandi-weh kalin um-ali.You come directly.Simna-ud 2Syndelitsuh8.4.8SpeediC1-/iN-Time adverbial predicates

diabluhndevilYa diabluh hu kamemahbah ni nemnem ni tuu.It is the devil that destroys the mind of a human being.4.9.2Supernatural beingLanguage of Borrowing: Ilocano

diba1vto tell storiesThe stories tend to be parables or allegories.Lawah hedin ida kamandididdibba nangkea-amma ey umkalakalang ita.It is bad to be talking and talking while the old folks are telling stories.Ya kayyaggud hu dibdibaen hedin wadadda bibbi-i.You should tell good stories if there are ladies present.3.5.4 StorymaN-/naN-Class 1C General Class - Types of behavior2noma person who interprets signs or omens 3.5.8 Interpreting messagesinf.madiba

dibdibn1air 1.1.2 Air2wind 1.1.3.1 Wind2.1intransfor the wind to blowDimmibdib ey intayab tu etan papil ni neiha-ad di lamesaan.The wind blew and it blew (lit. made fly) the papers placed on the table.Kele kamandibdibdib deya?Why is it windy here?Kaumdenibdibdib mewan tep um-udan.It is windy again because it will rain.1.1.2.1 Blow airkaman-, kaum-

dideyacomp. ofdideyadem.predan expression used to tell someone to stay hereDideya kayudya et nak ali tabalen eman nelutun balat.You stay here and I'll go to cut down that ripened banana stalk.Dideya kadya et nak ali du-ngawan hi Jodie hedin nanengtu nid baley da ah.You stay here and I will go and see if Jodie is still in their house.

digewvblinded temporarily; inability to see due to the reaction of eyes when coming from sunlight into darkness, or when the sun is shining directly into the eyesAggak han-ang-ang hu aggew tep nakka mediggew.I can't see the sun because I am being blinded.Ya petang hu kakediggewin mata.The sunshine is blinding my eyes.2.3.1See

diggal1nmirrorTep ya tuun tuka deddedngelan ebuh hu ehel Apu Dios, nem eleg tu u-unnuda ey heni etan ni tuun nandiggal et paka-ang-angen tu angah tu, et hi-yanen tu etan diggal, ey nekemtang ey liniwwan tu ang-ang tu. (James 1:23-24)Because the person who only listens to the word of God, but does not obey it is like a person who looks closely at his face in a mirror, and leaves that mirror and in a short time he forgets what he has seen. 5.1Household equipment2vto use a mirrorKamandidiggal hu Pagal ey inang-ang da.Pagal was using the mirror and they saw him.Tuka iddiniggal hu balwasi tu.She is trying to see her dress in the mirror.maN-/naN-

diggangvto be transparent; to be seen throughKameang-ang belat tu tep kamandiggang balwasi tu.Her skin can be seen because her dress is transparent.Kaw kamediggang hedin ihhidip di aggew?Can it be seen if you look through to the sun?

dihhanadv.predtwo or more things done simultaneouslyIhegingit mu ey banga ni ihhidad imba-nget mun banga ni gaga ma-lat mandihhan idan meluttu.Place this pot of viand beside the pot of rice you are cooking so they will cook at the same time.Hedin hi-gatsun nanengtun mategullin pambangngadan tu ey beken ni hi-gatsu memengngulu, nem mekiddihhan itsulliddan nangketey ni kamengullug ni menammun Jesus ni ellian tulli mewan. (1 Thessalonians 4:15b)As for us who are still living when he (Jesus) returns, we will not be the first, but we will, at the same time, together with the dead believers, meet Jesus when he comes again.Simindah 1paddihmaN-/naN-, meki-Class 1C General Class - Types of behavior

diihstafor fruit such as bananas or avocados to be overripeKameallahhingi hu nediih ni balat. Blow flies get into overripe bananas.6.2.1.4Growing fruitme-/ne-Class 6B Process or state of inanimate objects

diingintransfor a top to spinDimmiing etan impalungey kun lullungngey ku.My spinning top that I spun is spinning steadily in one spot.4.2.7Play, funum-/-imm-Class 2G Processes

dikavto have dead skin cells on the body or on clothingFormerly, taking a bath in a river or creek involved using a rock or stone to scrub the skin to remove dead cells.Neddidika beneg tu tep agtu igguda.His back is full of dead skin cells because he does not scrub it.Diniddika tu balwasi tep ya linget.He made my shirt full of dead skin cells because of perspiration.2.1.4Skinme-/ne-

dikhaltransto split wood with axeDikhalen alin ama eyan keyew.Father will split this wood.Dinikhal ama huttan keyew.Father split that wood.7.7.1Hit-en/-in-Class 4A Changes the structure of an object

dikitstabeautiful; prettyMeendilli law kaminaddikit da tep mebabba-ingan ida! (Isaiah 3:24e)Their beauty will disappear from them for they will be in shamed.2.3.1.8.1BeautifulLanguage of Borrowing: Tuwali Ifugaomaddikit

diklamuhvto sue in courtHumman neihlaan yun peteg, tep kayu kaman-indidiklamuh. (1 Corinthians 6:7a) That is where you are very wrong, because you take each other to court.4.7.5TrialiC1-/iN-

dilantongueAndukkey diletu.His tongue is long.Makaggeh dilak tep ginalgal ku.My tongue is painful because I chewed it.2.1.1.4Mouth

dilag1nartificial lightSimpetromaxSynsilaw8.3.3.1.1Light source2transto give lightMadilag hu dilag ni malikanu tep petromax.The American's light gives bright light because it is a pressure lantern.Lakay et mu dilagan hu nengiha-adan mun pinway.Go and light where you put the bolo.I-lim eya linsi et nak ali dilgan etan inggah kun pihhun di dalan.Bring that flashlight and I'll go to light where I dropped money on the trail.Ag law umdilag eya eman kengkeh tep endi patidelyoh tu.The lamp does not light because there is no petroleum in it.-an/-in- -an

dilahnthrush, i.e. a fungus causing white spots in a baby's mouth2.5.2.2Skin disease

dilanvrusty water, both in appearance and tasteNedilanan hu danum di ahhullan.The water is rusty at the place of fetching water.Kamandidilan hu hebwak da.Their spring produces rusty water.1.3.6Water qualityne- -an, kamaN-Class 6B Process or state of inanimate objectsnedilanan danum

dildiltransto lick or lap upDinildilan tu ahin ni neihulut di bibil tu.He licked off the salt that was stuck to his lips.Simhimuthulemidluplup5.2.2.4Manner of eating-an/-in- -an Class 5B Changing state of site by removal of something

dillina type of ritual blanket4.9.8Religious things