buyyako comm. the flower of cane; big, round puffy flower head; every type of canegrass has this flower including sugar cane. Adiyu ay-ayyamon nan buyyako te makamata kayu. Don’t play with the flowers of cane because you will get sore eyes. (sem. domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
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ayyuding 1comm. a guitar-like instrument made of bamboo, four strings made of thin strips of bamboo. Ayyuding di ay-ayyamon na. His plaything is a bamboo guitar. (sem. domains: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.) 2intrans. to play the stringed instrument. Mun-ayyuding ka. Play the guitar. muN‑/nuN‑.
ayyam 1recreation time. 1.1intrans. refers to spending recreational time with others; may be used in regard to both children and adults. 2friend. 2.1comm. playmate; friend. Immali nan ayyam ku. My friend came. Syn: gayyum. (sem. domains: 9.7.1 - Name of a person.) 2.2intrans. to befriend someone. Ayyamon yu nadan udum an u-unga. Play with/Befriend the other children. ‑on. ayyamon. 3intrans. Adim mo painnay-ayyam te mahapul an mun-istudy kah ustu. You are not going to squander your time because you must study. (sem. domains: 4 - Social behavior.) ayyamon der. mangay-ayyam
bidung 1trans. to blow air into something; to inflate something. Mumbidung nadan u-ungah bola. The children are inflating balls. Bumidung kah duwan balloon. Inflate two balloons. Bidungom nan kabuut ta ay-ayyamon nadan u-unga. Inflate the pig’s bladder so the children can play with it. ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑, ‑um‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. (sem. domains: 2.2.1 - Breathe, breath.) 2pass. to be blistered; to be swollen. Nabidung nan naatungan hi taklena. The burn on my hand is blistered. Nabidung nan angan nan am-aman mundogo. The face of the sick old man is swollen. ma‑/na‑.
yangyang-od (yang-od) comm. a beetle species that nods head with a clicking sound. Pinpinhod nadan u-ungan ay-ayyamon di yangyang-od Children love to play with the beetle which keeps on nodding its head. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
