Appendices 14 – 17
10/16/02—9/10/03
APPENDICES 14 - 17.09
Appendix 14: Bees and wasps
bowi
Thread-waisted wasp.
éfél
Small yellow bee.
megwawa
Mud dauber wasp.
mutù kulu2
A kind of bee.
nuhag
Black and white honeybee.
songkò
A kind of honeybee.
tbuleg
Large carpenter bees, resembling bumblebees.
tebwón1
Paper wasp.
tegti
Potter wasp.
tmaing
Small yellow honeybee.
tmuson
A variety of very small honeybee.
Appendix 15: Heavenly bodies and atmosphere
blotik
Star.
bulón1
Moon.
klé kdaw
P osition of the sun as it begins to descend after 12:00 noon .
lenos
Wind.
longit
Sky; heaven.
luk ta
Rumbling in the atmosphere indicating a thunderstorm coming.
mata kdaw
Sun.
ta kmawang
Atmosphere overhead.
Appendix 16: Weights and measures
Appendix 16.1: Measuring devices
asad2
A basket or any size can, generic.
dangaw1
A handspan.
difu
A fathom.
gantang
A measurement usually of rice, approx. 2.2 kg. or six sardine cans in volume.
kamang2
A measurement using the five fingers of one hand (crab-like).
kilu2
Weight of something on the scale.
lata
Tin can, usually referring to a 5 gal. kerosene can.
sakub
Dipper.
seflo
A swallow of liquid.
semun
Tin can (sardine); 6 cans = 1 ganta .
sudut1
A pinch of something.
timbà
Pail.
timbang1
Scales for weighing.
Appendix 16.2: Units of measurement
bsék3
A measurement of height of about 15 m.
doli
Either of two equal parts, half; fifty centavos.
folò
Tenth; unit of measurement.
fól1
Thickness.
gbut2
A fourth of the whole thing.
kafi
Three-fourths.
kati
Ordinal number 10,000.
keteya
Hectare, a unit of area in the metric system, 1 hectare = 10,000 m 2 or 2.471 acres.
kleb2
A fingernail length.
kuf
Scoop, handful.
lagaf2
One circling of both arms, as around a tree with the finger tips touching.
latu
The cardinal number 100.
libu1
The ordinal number 1000.
sekleng
One cut of anything; a cut length of something.
seknugu
A fingernail-length cut of anything.
sesla
One frying pan load of anything.
setdok
A finger-length cut of anything.
skamang
Small area the size of that covered by a cupped hand.
skem
A handful of anything.
sóól1
Half; part of something.
stedek1
Piece of something, as bamboo, banana, fish.
tedek
A length of something that is long and small in circumference such as sugarcane, banana, sweet potato.
tengà
One-half of anything measured, usually referring to kilograms.
tngò
A fingernail-length cut of sugarcane for chewing.
Appendix 17: Plants ( hulu1 )
Appendix 17.1: Vegetables
abu
Young, unfurled, edible leaves of the taro plant.
basuk
Squash, generic.
basuk bkong
White squash.
basuk ibid
Brown squash.
blangul
Beans, generic, but especially green beans, kidney beans.
blotung
Mung beans, green gram.
blotung bau
A variety of mung beans.
blotung koyu
Pigeon peas.
buli
Lima beans.
dobung
Edible bamboo shoots.
hdadis
Radish.
heyà1
Bitter gourd, bitter melon.
kabid1
Cabbage.
kmatì
Tomato.
ksuna
Onion.
ksuna ganda
Small round onion.
ksuna kufil
Leek onion.
kubang
Winged beans, asparagus pea.
labuk
Bottle gourd, a white squash.
lebati
Malabar night shade.
lénggéy
A variety of beans.
lud
A variety of wild beans.
sekwà
Bath sponge, a vegetable.
sgotong
Eggplant.
silà1
Corn.
singkamas
Yam bean.
slabì
Mustard.
snual
Amaranth.
syuti
Chayote.
tangkung
Potato vine, swamp cabbage.
timun
Cucumber.
tlangkung
Swamp cabbage.
Appendix 17.2: Grasses
balut
A tall red grass with three very sharp blades.
bgang1
Type of grass.
blungis2
A kind of reed or grass that grows along the side of a pond, used in weaving mats.
bnes
Thick grass, wild plants; an uncleared area.
bnes tugéng
A common garden weed.
hakang1
Australian asthma weed.
ketai
Lemon grass, ginger grass, sweet-rush.
kmungig
A kind of grass.
knewel
A kind of grass that horses like very much.
kolon
Cogon grass, a tall wild grass used for roofing.
kulóy
Wild cane, a kind of grass used for medicine.
law
Wild cane.
sakad2
An edible weed.
sed1
A marshgrass used in weaving mats.
slatu
A kind of strong grass used for sweeping the ground.
teblow
A cane grass similar to cogon grass.
tinò1
A non-edible grass.
Appendix 17.3: Weeds
bingi
A weed that horses like to eat.
blili
A weed.
bloni
Elumea, ngaicampho r, an herb.
fét1
Nut grass.
kenebeg
Sour grass; ‘T’ grass.
kémét1
A weed that grows about one meter high.
kluon
A weed, generic.
kluon mabù
A kind of weed.
kluon tembakù
A medicinal weed with succulent young stem/trunk.
koti
An edible weed.
leteng
A weed that is very irritating to the skin.
metlong
A weed that looks like eggplant with fruit like tomatoes.
mélél bulók
A leafless grass weed.
sbuku
A kind of weed.
setbek
A common weed of rice paddies and wet grasslands.
slot1
Burrs, stickers from grass.
slóyót
An edible weed.
tugéng2
A kind of weed, the sap of which is used by children to make a temporary tattoo design.
umek
A weed that creeps and is hard to eradicate when it grows with plants.
Appendix 17.4: Ferns and vines
asam
Peacock fern.
banal
A briar plant.
banal blek
A vine, black with long thorns, strong and hard.
blata
A wild, inedible, large fern.
blongu
A common fern.
blókón
A kind of vine.
gowil
A vine that climbs trees.
hilet mal
A strong vine.
hokù
A wild fern.
ikô
Betel leaf pepper, a vine.
kef
A cl imbing vine, a forage plant that is relished by livestock.
kefeng1
A tiny creeping vine found on rocks.
klé1
A kind of vine used for tying.
kluon ibid
A kind of weed that grows into a vine.
kmatì klagan
A wild vine bearing edible fruit.
leglat
A briar plant with edible fruit.
lifi
A large, woody, climbing vine with very large leaves.
litok3
A black vine used to decorate the beautiful Tboli baskets.
megamba
A member of the fern family Pteridacese , commonly called silver fern.
skulab
Bird’s nest fern.
slalab
A fern growing on the ground with soft leaves used in pillows.
sol4
A kind of vine, the sap of which is used as poison for fishing.
tboyung
A wild vine with orange-size inedible fruit.
tengen1
Vine of the bok yam or biking wild root family.
weled
Long, thick vines hanging down from a tall tree in the jungle.
Appendix 17.5: Bushes and shrubs
bisol
A wild bush with sour edible fruit.
bosok
A bush that grows along streams.
dulon
A wild shrub.
glunggà
Annatto, a bush with clusters of red seeds used for dye.
hosò2
A bush that produces edible fruit in the ground.
ila
A kind of bush with brown grain used for food.
klang1
A wild plant, the grain of which is used for food.
klungol2
Shrub that grows on rocks along the edges of waterfalls.
kyubug
Ringworm bush or shrub.
lius
A plant similar to bosok , with inedible fruit.
mekédéng
A shrub/bush.
metaan
A bush, the sap of which is used for making medicine for double skin.
tantô
A rambling shrub reaching a height of 2–4 m.
temlang
A kind of bush or shrub, the sap of which is used to blacken the teeth.
tulé1
A cluster-berry, thin-skinned, uncultivated.
Appendix 17.6: Spices and herbs
ahos
Garlic.
alul
Purslane, a wild growing herb.
bawing
Common or sweet basil.
kfinù1
An herb used for flavoring vegetables.
kisul
A spice used for flavoring vegetables.
koyu btik
Life plant.
kunil
Turmeric, round turmeric.
lekwós
Turmeric, round turmeric.
lengu
Sesame seeds.
mala
Black pepper; all varieties of hot peppers.
mala tonok
Ginger plant and rootstalk used as flavoring in cooking.
seket
Sweet basil, an aromatic non-edible herb.
seket gembon
Marsh mint, peppermint, herb.
seket nokol
Felon herb mugwort; maidenwort; mothwort; wormw ood.
Appendix 17.7: Other plants
bakù
Tobacco.
bilà1
Elephant ears, a taro-like plant.
gófós
Raw cotton.
heyà2
Wild bitter gourd.
hlék1
Castor oil plant.
huhów
A wild edible vegetable similar to taro.
kdungon
Abaca, popularly known as Manila hemp.
klogo2
A kind of uncultivated plant with edible fruit.
klutay
A plant similar to the banana or abaca plant with inedible fruit.
lekék
A plant with large leaves that are used for wrapping sticky rice.
luden
Wild abaca.
meglung1
Betel leaf pepper.
noko
Sugarcane, generic.
ogum
A thistle-like plant without thistles.
sekà
F lowers, the seedpods of which spring open at the touc h.
sobuy2
Wild inedible gourd.
sumfat1
Cactus plant.
tikom
Sensitive plant, bashful mimosa.
waka
Abaca which is not very strong, uncultivated, wild.
waling iwas
Wild orchid, queen of Philippine orchids.
Appendix 17.8: Tubers
biking
A wild root plant which is much like sweet potato.
bok1
Wild yam, edible.
kleb1
Taro; taro plant.
klut2
A wild root plant that is extremely poisonous but can be eaten if prepared right.
legasing
Peanuts.
lembong
A wild tuber plant.
likón
A wild, edible, tuber plant.
tlahid
A kind of taro.
ubi
Sweet potato.
ubi koyu
Tapioca plant, cassava, manioc.
Appendix 17.9: Mushrooms
dilak kukù
An edible mushroom that grows on dry wood and looks like a cat’s tongue.
gedóy
Laughing mushroom, inedible.
gwóng
An edible mushroom.
hlos
A kind of edible mushroom.
kdamal1
Painted stick mushroom.
kdif1
A tiny edible mushroom that grows on a burned log.
klamad
An edible mushroom that grows on fallen trees and looks like an ear.
kluyaw2
An edible yellow mushroom that grows after burning a field.
koong1
A kind of edible mushroom.
kulót
An edible fungus found on fallen logs.
kulót kofi
A large, thick, meaty mushroom.
lemmél
A very large, edible mushroom.
lemmi
A tiny, soft, white edible mushroom.
udo2
A variety of mushroom that has a delicate, white, lacy veil hanging from the slimy cap-like upper portion.
ufas
An edible mushroom that grows on abaca and banana stumps.
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