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
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patna 1trans. to try or attempt to do an action or activity. Ipatna nan mundallan. He tries to walk. Patnaam an gumawat ke hiya. Try to borrow money from him. Immeyak bot ek ipatna ya ek umbun hidiye an kanan di “Ay hiya.” I went to try, and I sat down there and said “Yes. Satisfying.” i‑/iN‑, ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 6.1.2.1 - Try, attempt.) 2intrans. to sample; to try something. Pumatnaak an mangan nah igattang mun binakle. I’ll sample the rice cake you are selling. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 3trans. to test a person’s resolve; to tempt a person to do something that would be against his character or values. <The past tense form implies the achievement of the testing or tempting objective.
paddi 1sta. for two actions or events to occur at the same time; coincidentally. Eyak umali mu nipaddi an immudan. I was about to come but it happened to rain. Mipapaddih aliyan yu ya dumatong hi Bugan. Your coming will coincide with Bugan’s arrival. mi‑/ni‑. Sim: dihhan. (sem. domains: 8.4.5 - Relative time.) 2trans. to do something at the same time as another event. Paddiyom hi baleda ot dehdi nah himbatangan. Go see him in their house; anyway he is there in the afternoon. Ipaddi yun umali tu hin maidak hitu. Come here when I am not here. ‑on/‑in‑, i‑/iN‑. 4F Adjacency/Adjoining actions.
ongot trans. to threaten action. Ing-ot nay otak ke ha-on. He threatened me with his bolo. Ining-ot nan eyak duntukon. He threatened to hit me. Ining-otan nah otak kinali bimmoh-ol. He feinted at him with a bolo that is why he is mad. i‑/iN‑, i‑ ‑an/iN‑ ‑an. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 4.3.5.5 - Deceive.) infl. ing-ot
ohhandi (der. of handi) nom. 1refers to one day before yesterday when marked with the determiner ad. Ad ohhandiy nangayana. He left the other day. (sem. domains: 8.4.5 - Relative time.) 2day after tomorrow when marked by determiner hi. Umeyak ad uwani, hi bigat weno hi ohhandi. I will go today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. (sem. domains: 8.4.1 - Period of time.) n. ph. ad ohhandi n. ph. hi ohhandi
ni-bo adjunct. an expression of disagreement or confrontation; what do I care; what of it; who are you to say that; expression of anger or used when daring another; questioning the correctness or appropriateness of an assertion. Tipe ni-bo ta eyak tumakut ke he-a? Who are you so that I should be afraid of you? Dahdi ka ni-bo? Who are you anyway?/Who do you think you are? Attitudinal. (sem. domains: 3.2.5.4.1 - Disagree.)
nakaC1- mod. this prefix is an intensifying modal affix; past tense. Nakal-ot di bungug nan duplanu ten munda-ul. The plane produces a very loud noise when it is about to land. Adiyak pakah-od ke Talakka te nakakkableyak mon muntattattayun. I couldn’t wait for Talakka because I was so tired from hanging. Deket mo ta nakaggibu ya matibo nan duwan kapkapyan di ulun di nuwang nah numbinnongwa. When it (the bench) is really finished, it looks like a misshapen animal with two carabao heads, one on each end. Sim: makaC1-. (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)
mumpi- adj > advpred. this prefix is affixed to cardinal numbers to derive an adverbial predicate that means to do the action or activity expressed in the main verb the number of times encoded in the cardinal number; non-past tense. Kanan Jesus di “Kalyok hituwen he-a Pedro an mumpitlun ihaut mun kanam di uggeyak inilan he-at ahi tumalan-uy manuk.” (Luke 22:34) Jesus said “I tell you this, Peter, you will deny me three times saying that you don’t know me before the cock crows.”
mu₁ conj. 1connects two statements that are in contrast; but. Wada da boy tetendaan hitun kay ad Cubao mu nangingina day migattang. There are stores here like those in Cubao but what they sell is more expensive. Toan ten makulug, mu deket makulug, ikabing mu anhan tun tugun ku. Whether or not this is true, I don’t know, but if it is, then, heed my advice. Coordinate conjunction. (sem. domains: 9.2.5.2 - Clause conjunctions.) 2expresses the idea that one is about to do something, but does not do it for some reason; but instead. {When the e form is combined with the conjunction mu, the implication is that someone was about to do something, but for some reason did not or was unable to do it.} Ena odnan nan ahu mu ingkalat nan ahu. He was about to hold the dog but the dog bit him. Eyak kumga mu inippol kuy hakit na. I was about to cry but I bore the pain. comp. muden
maria prop. a common name for a woman. Maki-eyak ke Maria ad Kiangan. I’m going with Maria to Kiangan.
malkadu (sp. var. markadu; sp. var. malket) 1comm. market place, open-air stands selling a variety of food, clothing and other things. Eka munggattang hi malkadu. Go and sell in the market. E nuntenda hi malkadu. He went to sell in the market. Sim: tendaan. (sem. domains: 6.9.3 - Marketing.) 2intrans. to go to buy things in a market place. E mummalkadu hi pihda na nadah mungngunu. He is going to buy food for the workers. Eyak mummalkadu hi ihda. I am going to buy viand. muN‑/nuN‑. 3trans. to buy things offered in a market. Minalket kuy duwan dolog. I bought two mudfish in the market. Imalketam hi ihda da. Buy viand for them. ‑on/‑in‑, i‑ ‑an/iN‑ ‑an. 4C Convey/bring objects toward agent. (sem. domains: 7.4.3 - Get.) Language Of Borrowing: Spanish: mercado.
makibokla (der. of bokla₂) 1comm. a class of people who work; working class. Dakol day makibokla ad uwani mu maid di mangngunu. There are many workers now but there is no work. maki‑. (sem. domains: 4.1.2 - Types of people.) 2intrans. to join in earning wages. Eyak makibokla ad baliwon. I am going to earn a living in the lowlands. maki‑.
ma-uwan 1trans. to become aware suddenly; to get one’s bearings; realize suddenly. Ek imama-uwan ya deyak nah bilid. All at once I became aware that I was in the mountains. Indani ya ena imama-uwan ya maid mo nadan e nangikuyug ke hiya, an wada nin an alas kuwatro mon diye. Then, at about 4:00 a.m. he suddenly noticed that he was left alone by his abductors. i‑ CV‑. (sem. domains: 3.2.4 - Understand.) 2v. to pay close attention; watch carefully; to be alert. Ma-uwam hin mala-u da nadan tindalu. Pay close attention if the soldiers pass-by. (sem. domains: 4.7.7.3 - Imprison.)
mahang-an sta. to be spared from a disaster. Mahang-an po udot di edaka patayon. They will not go to the extent of killing you. Mahang-an ken bokon he-a eyak immalih tu. Were it not for you I would not be here.
madla sta. to be skeptical; the speaker has a speculative attitude about the truth or reasonableness of an event or action. Madla hin pinangapangan daka ta ahi daka kattog eh iattina. It’s a bit reasonable for him to hurt you if he lifted a hand in raising you. Madmadla ta uggeyak immali. If it had been known I would not have come. ma‑. Sim: olom.
lugu 1comm. shoots of the squash plant. Ikamom nan lugu nah patani. Mix the squash-shoots with the lima beans. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables.) 2trans. to gather squash shoots. Munlugu dah ihda taku hi hilong. They are gathering squash-shoots for our viand tonight. An damanan eyak lumugu nah intanom mu? Could I go and gather the squash-shoots of your plant? Linugu da nan intanom Pablo yaden ugge ni-an bimmunga. They gathered the squash-shoots that Pablo planted yet it had not yet borne fruit. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ‑on/‑in‑.
lophak 1comm. wake for the dead; vigil over a corpse. [The same term is used for the wake of exhumed bones during bogwa ritual.] Imme nah lophak ad Ambabag. He went to the wake in Ambabag. Sim: Bogwa, apuy, katlu₁. (sem. domains: 2.6.6.3 - Funeral.) 2intrans. to attend a wake. Eyak makilophak ad da-ul. I’m going to a wake down below. maki‑/naki‑.
loglog 1comm. light-brown soil, soaplike; used by women as hair shampoo. (sem. domains: 1.2.2.1 - Soil, dirt.) 2intrans. to wash hair with soil. Eyak umalah loglog ta munloglogak. I will go and get soil so I’ll wash my hair with it. muN‑/nuN‑.
lod’ong trans. to point a finger at someone or something. [To point the finger at someone can be insulting especially when accompanied by harsh words.] Lodngom di baleyu. Point to your house. Antipet eyak lodngon ke he-a? Why do you point your finger at me? Lindong da ya immingit They pointed at him and he blushed. ‑on/‑in‑ . 4F Adjacency/Adjoining actions. Sim: tuddu. (sem. domains: 3.5.6.1 - Gesture.) der. lodlodongngan
lak-ay (sp. var. lak-e) trans. to lift up someone or something. Immalih Talakka ot lak-ayonak ot ieyak hi bale. Talakka came, lifted me and carried me into the house. Imme ot ena lak-ayon di oha. She went over and picked one up. ‑on/‑in‑. 4C Convey/bring object toward agent. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.4 - Lift.)
kutu 1comm. lice that infests humans, particularly found in hair. Ad-adi waday kutu. It’s not good to have lice. Dimmakol di kutuk te uggeyak nun-amo. My lice have increased because I haven’t been bathing. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.) 2trans. to remove someone’s lice. Kutuwan daka ad uwani ta ha-oy po hi bigat. I will remove your lice now and you will also remove mine tomorrow. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 5B Changing state of site by removal of something.
kudukdul 1advpred. for something to be better or preferable to another thing to which it is compared. Kudukdul hin mungngunuwak te adiyak mundogo. It’s better if I work because I don’t get sick. Mu indani ya pimmalak bo ot nomnomonan kudukdulnay umanamut. But after awhile, she groaned again and so he decided it would be good to return home. Evaluative. (sem. domains: 9.3.1.3 - To a larger degree.) 2trans. to prefer a specific action over another. Kudukdulok di umanamut mu nan eyak mun-iyan hitu. I would prefer to go home than to overnight here. Pakudukdulok di mundaldallan mu hay um-umbun. I prefer to walk about rather than to be sitting down. ‑on/‑in‑, pa‑ ‑on. 4E Perception and Cognition. (sem. domains: 3.3.1.2 - Choose.) 3proc. for something to improve; become better. Kimmudukdul di giknak handi tinibo daka. My feeling became better when I saw you. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. (sem. domains: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state.)
