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pila 1comm. queue; a line of people or vehicles. Adukke nan pila nah hamul kinali immanamutak. The queue at the feast was long, that is why I came home. (sem. domains: 8.4.5.1 - Order, sequence.) 2intrans. to form a queue. Mumpila da di u-unga te umal-algo mo. The children are forming a queue because it is already noon. Adik pinhod an pumila ten eyak makihamul. I hate to fall in line when I go to a feast. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 3trans. to get in line for someone else. [This action is related to getting food at a feast for someone who is unable to stand in a queue.] Ipilaam hi tulang mu te it-ittay. Get in line for your brother because he is little. 4comm. a place where vehicles or people line up. <Morphology: pilaan> der. pilaan

mu₃ conj. used in a comparison which expresses inequality between the first and second member of the comparison. Hay punnomnom ku ya wada nin an dakdakkol di naat mu, mu hituwe. My thinking was that you would have done much more than this. Andukdukkey buuk ku mu hay buuk mu. My hair is longer than your hair. Subordinating conjunctions. (sem. domains: 8.3.5.2 - Compare.)

mangipa- caus. this prefix encodes a causative agent that is topicalized and cross-referenced; non-past tense. Hay pundallanan ina di mangipaatun hiya. It is mother’s walking that makes her tired. Hanan mittuluy mangipataddog hanadah u-unga. It is the teacher who will have the children stand. Nganney mangipadukke hi buuk? What will make the hair grow long? Sim: nangipa-. (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)

linubid (der. of lubid) nom. refers to something that has been made for tying; string, rope. Andukkedukke nan linubid. The rope is very long. ‑in‑. (sem. domains: 6.7.5 - Fastening tool.)

lappog (sp. var. lappod) 1comm. woman’s skirt; one-piece dress. Andukkey lappog na. Her skirt is long. (sem. domains: 5.3.2 - Women's clothing.) 2intrans. to wear a skirt. Eka munlappog. Go put on your skirt. muN‑/nuN‑.

kodyam₂ comm. eyelashes. Andukkey kodyam na. Her eyelashes are long. wh: mata. (sem. domains: 2.1.1.1 - Eye.)

kodom 1comm. eyelids including eyelashes. Andukkey kodom da. Her eyelashes are long. wh: mata. (sem. domains: 2.1 - Body.) 2intrans. refers to the closing of the eyelid. (sem. domains: 2.3.1 - See.) comp. hingkodom

kadukke (der. of dukke) nom. a dimension measure; length. Kaatnay kadukke na? What is its length? (sem. domains: 8.2.2 - Long.)

hungahung₁ comm. a pig's snout. Andukke hungahung di babuy. A pig’s snout is long. Sim: tok’o. (sem. domains: 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.) id. hungahung

hip’ag₂ trans. 1to bump something. Adim ot ihipag nan buhi te maphik. Take care not to bump that ricewine jar on anything because it will be broken. Adi humgop tun tabla nah panto te adukke ya mihipag. This board cannot fit into the door because it is too long and bumps the walls. Ume-ele ka ta adika mahipag. Move a bit further away so you will not be bumped. i‑/iN‑, mi‑/ni‑, ma‑/na‑. 3I Direct an action twoard an object. (sem. domains: 7.7.1 - Hit.) 2to strike or hit someone; any method but kicking. Hipagom nan kumalikali. Strike that person who is always talking. Maka ot hitu te humipag man din tagu. Come here because that person will hit you. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑.

hintakle (comp. of takle) adj. a one-hand measure, from thumb tip to small fingertip. Hintakle di kinadukke nadan bulhe. The length of the beans measured from the thumb tip to the small fingertip. Dimension quantifier. (sem. domains: 8.2.8 - Measure.)

hin-adang (der. of adang) comm. one hand span, measurement from tip of thumb to tip of middle finger. Hin-adang di kinadukke na. It’s length is a span.

hiN- CV- quan. when this prefix and reduplicant combination co-occurs with numbers, it functions to divide and distribute whatever is being modified by the affixed number, e.g. one each, two each Ohan algo ya inayagan Jesus nadan himpulut duwan disipulos na ot hindudwa on intud-ak nah kabobboblen e muntuttudu...(Marcos 6:7) One day, Jesus called his twelve disciples and then, he sent two each to the villages to teach... Am-in dadiyen kuwartu ya nun-iingngon himpupulun piyey lukud di kadukkena ya kabilog na. (Ezekiel 40:7b) All of those rooms were the same in measurement, each one was ten feet in length and width. (sem. domains: 9.2.9 - Affixes, 8.1 - Quantity.)

hiku₁ 1comm. the elbow. Andukkey taklen di bulwatina ta adi matiboy hiku na. The sleeves of her dress are long so that her elbows cannot be seen. (sem. domains: 2.1.3.1 - Arm.) 2trans. to hit something or someone with elbow. Adika mih-up te hikuwon dakan hiya. Do not go near him because he will elbow you. Hiniku nah tulang na kinali mundadalay olong na. He elbowed his brother, that is why his nose is bleeding. ‑on/‑in‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. Sim: hiknul. (sem. domains: 7.7.1 - Hit.)

hakgud 1comm. horn of animals like carabao, cow, goat. Andukkey hakgud din nuwang yu. The carabao’s horn is long. (sem. domains: 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.) 2trans. to gore with the horns. Bumtik ka ot te hakgudon daka man nah baka. Better run because the cow will gore you with his horns. ‑on/‑in‑. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)

gopa₁ 1comm. a ritual speech performed by a rich man; the manner of speaking is rapid and continuous with a loud voice. Andukke di gopana. His speech is long. (sem. domains: 3.5.2 - Make speech.) 2intrans. refers to the rich man who performs the gopa speech. ‑um‑. infl. gumpah

golgol 1comm. tool with toothed metal blade for cutting; a saw tool. Waday golgol yu? Do you have a saw? Sim: lagadi. (sem. domains: 6.7.1 - Cutting tool.) 2trans. to saw wood. Munggolgol hi kaiw. He is sawing wood. Golgolonay tukud da. He is sawing off their post. ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑/nuN‑. 3trans. to saw off a part. Golgolam nan tukud tedeyan adukke. Saw off the end of the post because it is long. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an.

gakod (sp. var. takod) 1comm. anything used for tying, e.g. vine, rope, cord. [Vine is commonly used for bundling; cord and rope are commonly used for tying an animal.] Nakaan nan gakod di gulding ot bumtik. The tethering rope of the goat was removed and it ran away. Dukkeyom nan gakod na. Lengthen its rope. Sim: bobod, kawad. (sem. domains: 6.7.5 - Fastening tool.) 2tie something. 2.1trans. to tie an animal to a fence, post, or stake. Igakod mu nan nuwang nah posten di alad. Tie the water buffalo to the post of the fence. Umala da nan tataguh andukken hapang ta ihamad dan igakod nan hagabih di. The men get a long branch and they securely tie the hagabi bench there. i‑/iN‑. 3C Move, combine or attach object. (sem. domains: 7.5.2 - Join, attach.) 2.2trans. to place a tie on or at a specified place; the site-object is cross-referenced. Gakodan yu nan hukin di babuy ta adi bumtik. Tie the feet of the pig so that it will not run away. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 2.3trans. to tie a specified number or amount of something. Gumakod kah duwan manuk. Tie two of the chickens. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 2.4trans. to tie with a specified type of tie. Hay wakal di punggakod mu nah tingting. Use the vine to tie the sweet potato leaves. Al-an da wakal an ahida punggakod nah hagabi ten magibbu. They get vine to use in tying the bench to a pole when it’s completed. puN‑/impuN‑.

dukke (sp. var. duke) 1adj. long; to have a specified linear extent or duration. Andukke bo kaya nan ginatang mun linubid. The rope that you bought is long. Andukkedukke nan buuk din lalaki. The man’s hair is very long. Umala da nan tataguh andukken hapang ta ihamad dan igakod nan hagabih di. The men in the forest look for a long branch or pole and to this, they tie the hagabi-bench. aN‑. Dimension quantifier. (sem. domains: 8.2.2 - Long.) 2trans. to lengthen. Dukkayom nan punlubid mu. Make the rope you are twining long. ‑on/‑in‑. (sem. domains: 7.3.4.7 - Extend.) 3proc. to become long as a process without an agent. Paputul mu nan buuk mu ot dumukke damdama. Have a haircut because your hair will become long again, anyway. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. der. kadukke id. andukkey taklena infl. andukke infl. kadukkayan

dopa 1comm. measure of length from the fingertip of one arm to the fingertip of the other; an arm span. [To measure wood in the forest, a person will use the arm-span to measure vine and then, use the vine as a tape measure.] Hindopay dukken tun ulo. The length of this blanket is one arm-span measure. hin. (sem. domains: 8.2.8 - Measure.) 2trans. to stretch out arms to sides. ‑on/‑in‑. comp. hindopa infl. dop-on

dangan 1comm. measure of length from thumb to middle finger; a hand-span. Ohan dangan di kadukken tun pintil. The length of this pencil is one span. (sem. domains: 8.2.8 - Measure.) 2trans. to span something; to measure from thumb to middle finger. Danganom hin nganney kaddukena. Measure it to determine its length. Dumangan kah himpulu. Measure ten spans. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑.

dak-ang 1comm. a pace length. Andukkey dak-ang na. His pace length is long. (sem. domains: 8.2.8 - Measure.) 2intrans. to pace. Gal-am an dumak-ang ta adika mataynan. Quicken your pace so that you will not be left behind. ‑um‑/‑imm‑.

CV(C)CV intensifier. co-occurs with adjective roots. Andukkedukke nan linubid. The rope is very long.

CV(C)-₂ mod. this modal reduplicant functions to make a comparison when it inflects adjectives. Andukdukkey buuk ku mu hay buuk mu. My hair is longer than your hair. Piliyom mapmaphod. Select the better one. (sem. domains: 9.2.9 - Affixes.)

buyabuy comm. tail feathers of a cock. may be placed in hat band. [ Sometimes these fathers are placed in a hatband.] Andukkey buyabuy nan poltan. The cock has long tail feathers. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
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