W , wW, w, the 23rd letter of the alphabet. W is used both as a consonant and a glide. As a consonant: walu [eight]; or a glide: katew [really], sewd [know], Tegpinasaw [village name, -sao].
Palawano B - English
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wakbird type, crow,Variant form: uak , uwak, wak.
walueight, the number eight.Tilug et manuk walu kedamen ye.The chicken eggs are eight pieces.Walu kay kebubudiangan diminuntin et lami-lami.We are all eight ladies going to the party.8-1.
warahave, to have something, there is, there are some..., This is PS dialect [Also: waray]. [ maya in PB, ara PC].Upama ko, *waray tipused muyo, libon etawa lelaki, bo karay badyo ye etawa pegkaan.My example, *there is a brother/sister of yours, woman or man, and he has no clothes or food. Jas 2:15 PSW.APPENDIX; Pelawan Function Words, by Bill Davis; Usual Order of PARTICLES:; ---------------------------------------------; lang | ne | key | be | gasi | pelehan|; ga | nega | | | | (pelan)|; | pe' | | | | taku' |; | mene | | | | (tu') |; | | | | | kunu' |; -----------------------------------------------; Approximate glosses:; lang.........only, just; ga............only, just; be............really, as a matter-of-fact; pe'...........still, only so far (expects a change); nega.........still, yet, yet (future); ne............already; kunu'.......(quote particle like Tagalog "daw"); gasi...........also, on the other hand; key...........conversely, rather, instead (choice/exclusion); taku' / tu'. (question particle like Tagalog " ba' "); pelehan/pelan.(surprise particle like Tagalog "pala"); mene.........only yet-to-be (like Tagalog "na lang"); lengko......I think so (opinion particle like Tagalog "yata"); COMMON COMBINATIONS OF PARTICLES; lang key; lang mene; lang (ne) be (gasi); lang pe'; (ne) (be) gasi; key (be); mene taku'; mene konu'antara2kaaykeay1keay2mayasynara1ara2arayaraydikikaaykara1kara2kara2kay3kayakeay2mayawaray
weeltired of waiting; anxious for time to pass.Sugiran mu si Mara, weel ku ne tumagey kenye.Tell Mara, I'm tired of weating for her.Job 7:4.
werwersound of movement of a pliable object, like the rustle of leaves.Megwerwer ne beres et deun et kayu sabab et mebasag ne deres.The sound of tree leaves (werwer) because of strong wind.
wet-wetthrobbing pain of a boil.Pusu' ye metikas/mewet-wet megletik.His heart is throbbing.wl108i.
wewalo-gaonly eight persons/things, just eight only and no more.Sabab et tabang et kelang gubang/kapal, sesenung taaw *wewalo-ga nekebawi' et liud.Because of the help of that great ship, only-a-few people *just-eight were saved from the flood-waters. 1Pe 3:20.3.20: Tagna'/Genesis 6.1 7.24.synwalu lang
wey2reed, rattan (thickness of pencil, good basket material. A natural resource harvested for selling or for personal use. Spelling probably should be "uwey" or "uway", like Tagalog.Mekansang megtuhu' wey dut abit danum.There are many rattan/reeds growing near the river.Nemaal si Tursida et ambung mawa' eset wey in.Tursida was weaving an ambung basket from the rattan.wl108i.synbugtung 1bugtung 2enenurakesembatu-sembatungwayway
wir-wirswing, shaking of any long thin object (such as a thin pole when it is stood up).Ba' megbelbengel ke et dengdeyungan, megwir-wir ne.If you swing from the rope, the sound is (wir-wir).wl18i.
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