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maugo (infl. of ugo₂) comm. dry season; summer months. Maugo ke ya ittay di makan. During the summer months, food is scarce. ma‑. Sim: dopal, tialgo, ugo₂. (sem. domains: 8.4.1 - Period of time.)

dopal comm. drought; refers to a time when there has been no rain for a long time. Mahmok di nitanom ten dopal mu naganas an mangaiw. Plants are pitiful during droughts but it is easy to get firewood. Dopal nin ad uwani tedeyan manayyap nan bannug. Maybe there will be no rain for a long time because the bannug-hawk is flying. Sim: tialgo, ugo₂, maugo. (sem. domains: 1.3.3.1 - Dry.)

bit’il sta. famine; scarcity of food. [There was a scarcity of food during and following World War II because the occupying force ate nearly all that was available.] Mabitil day dakol ad uwani te hay kanginan di boga. Many suffer the scarcity of food nowadays because of the cost of rice. Mabitil di tagu ten dopal. People suffer from famine when there is drought. ma‑. (sem. domains: 5.2 - Food.)

ugo₂ 1comm. dry spell. Maugod uwani. It is dry these days. Sim: dopal, tialgo, maugo. (sem. domains: 1.1.3 - Weather.) 2sta. to be dry; rainy season is over. Inugo nan ot ahi kami umali kinali nahilngan kami. It stopped raining (lit. was dry) before we started for home, that is why darkness overtook us along the way. Maugo keh bigat ya ume takud Kiangan. If it does not rain (lit. it is dry) tomorrow we will go to Kiangan. ma‑/na‑, ‑in‑. 6C Process or state of inanimate objects. der. inugawan infl. maugo