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kulbung 1comm. a basket for husked rice; woven from rattan strips or baguinge fern. Nangapyah Ognayon hi kulbung ot ena igattang ad Lagawe. Ognayon made a basket and went to sell it in Lagawe. Mangohe keh Immaya ya ihaad yu nah kulbung. If Immaya is insolent, put her inside the kulbung-container. (said facetiously) Sim: attong. (sem. domains: 6.7.7 - Container.) 2trans. to place in basket. Ikulbung mu nan natap-an an boga. Place the winnowed rice in the basket. i‑/iN‑. 3A Move and position object at site. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.6 - Put in.)

kapyana (der. of kapya) 1advpred. refers to the way things are traditionally or by nature. Nakahillong mo ya kapyanan maid pay hi Juan an dumdumattong. It was already night, in spite of that fact, Juan hadn’t come yet. Kapyanah tuwe. This is customary. Kapyana tuwalin waday punhahallaan di tagu mu takomboy athina ya ip-iphod yun munhuhummangan. It’s natural to have differences between people but even if that’s the case, you should discuss differences diplomatically. Manner. Sim: gagangay. (sem. domains: 8.3.5.1 - Nature, character.) 2nom. the natural characteristic or essence of something. Initpol nay takut nan kananah nomnom nay kapyana nin. He endured/controlled his fear and thought maybe that’s just its nature.

batt’ong (sp. var. batong) 1comm. fishing net. a net used for fishing long ago; no longer used or known today. [A net used for fishing long ago; it is no longer used or known today.] Restrictions: Hudhud epic. Ugge inilan di tatagu hin nganney tibon di battong. People today do not know what a battong-net looks like. 2trans. to catch in a net; extended meaning Binattong dah Guminnigin. They caught Guminnigin in their nets. {literary} ‑in‑.

attong comm. a large basket for husked rice. Sim: kulbung. (sem. domains: 6.7.7 - Container.)