nan det. that, the; a determiner that marks a definite noun referent; the noun may have either a subject or object grammatical relation to the verb and is cross-referenced by the affix on the verb. Inha-ad da nan basket hi bale. They left the basket in our house. Hay ngadan bon nan kay ubunan an eda alan hi muyung ya hagabi damdama. As for the name of that benchlike figure that they get in the forest, it is hagabi also. nadan
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pinit 1comm. a bright red berry; a wild berry, like a raspberry. Makalummii nan pinit. The pinit-berry is very sweet. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.) 2intrans. to gather wild berries. Eda maminit nadan u-unga nah muyung. The children are going to gather pinit-berries in the forest. maN‑/naN‑.
piniggil (der. of piggil) comm. double-faced stone wall. [The example sentence is from an Old Testament story in which a stone wall was built to remind Laban and Jacob that they had made an agreement to refrain from harming each other. Neither would go beyond their side of the stone wall.] Kanan Laban ke Jacob di “Hituwen piniggil di panginomnoman tan duwa.” (Genesis 31:48a) Laban said to Jacob “This stone wall is what will remind us of our agreement.” (sem. domains: 6.5.1.5 - Fence, wall.)
pinhod ku nan nunhukyung nah pikdol (id. of hukyung) an idiom used to request rice wine (lit. I want the veiled one in the corner).
pindang 1trans. to dry slices of meat over a fire or in the sun; dried meat. Pindangom nan dotag. You lay the meat out to dry. Ipindang mu nan makawa. Dry the venison. Mamindang hi ama nah atop mi. My father is drying the meat on our roof. Pun-ipindang na nan dotag di baka. He is drying the beef. Napindang mo. The meat is already dried. Pumpindang yun am-in nadan dotag. Let all the meat dry. ‑on/‑in‑, i‑/iN‑, maN‑/naN‑, ma‑/na‑, puN‑. 4A Change the structure of object. (sem. domains: 5.2.1 - Food preparation.) 2nom. dried meat or fish. Pinindang di impahida dan dakami ad Potia. They fed us with dried meat in Potia. ‑in‑.
pimmidwa (der. of duwa) advpred. second cock’s crow. Pimminduwan timmalan-u nan manuk ya bimmangunak. The cock crowed for the second time and I got up from bed. pimmi‑. Mathematical. (sem. domains: 8.4.3 - Indefinite time.)
piliti (sp. var. pliti) 1comm. fare. Duwan pihu ta halapi di piliti an umed Lagawe. The fare to Lagawe is two pesos and fifty cents. Sim: pasahe. (sem. domains: 6.8.6 - Money.) 2trans. to pay fare. Mumpiliti mo tun unga te ongal mo. This child will pay his fare because he is already big. Pilitiyan daka hin pah-onom tun kalgak. I will pay for your fare if you carry my luggage. Ipiliti na nan manuk an od-odnana. He will use the chicken which he is holding to pay his fare. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, i‑/iN‑. Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano.
pilit trans. 1to force someone to do something; compel by force; to coerce. Adim piliton an ipahuyop ten adina pinhod. Do not force him to sleep if he doesn’t like. Pumilit kah tatagu, takon di adida pinhod. You force some of the people, even if they don’t want to. Mapilit kaya ot idat na nan manuk. He will be forced and so he will give the chicken. Hiyay namilit ke ha-oy an idat ku nan pihhu. He was the one who forced me to give the money. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑/na‑, maN‑/naN‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. (sem. domains: 3.3.3.5 - Compel.) 2to insist. Ipilit nan maki-en apuna. He insists that he will go with his grandfather. i‑/iN‑. der. kapilitan
pilid 1comm. tire; wheel; circular frame or disk of wood or metal capable of turning on an axis. Oongngal di pilid din tolak. The wheels of that truck are very big. (sem. domains: 6.7.8 - Parts of tools, 8.6 - Parts of things.) 2trans. to place wheels on something, a cart, vehicle, or toy Pilidam hi lablabong nan ay-ayyam tulang mu. Place lablabong-fruit for the wheels of your brother's toy. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 3intrans. to run over something. Ume-ele kayuh na te pumilid nan tolak. Move further because the truck’s wheels will run over you. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano.
pili trans. 1to choose; to select something from a group. Piliyom nan mapmaphod. You select the better one. Piliyom nan pinhod mun e ang-angon ya hidiy nangayam. You select the one you like to see and go there. Hay pinhod kun kalyon ya piliyom di maphod an barkadom. What I want is that you choose good friends. ‑on/‑in‑. 4C Move object toward agent.. (sem. domains: 3.3.1.2 - Choose.) 2the focus is on the one who is choosing something. Mumpili hi ihda na. He is choosing his food. Mamili kayuh pinhod yu. You select what you like. Pumpili da nan mapmaphod an bubulwatit hidiyey ibagi da. They are selecting the good clothes to be theirs. muN‑/nuN‑, maN‑/naN‑, puN‑.
pile 1comm. spirit which guards an area, and can cause sickness. [A symbol is usually placed to indicate that the area is guarded by the pile-spirit.] Kinalat di pilen Pedro hi Maria ot taganay kogakoga. Maria was bitten by Pedro’s pile and she cried and cried. Sim: pudung, bayyube. (sem. domains: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) 2sta. to be guarded; a place that is guarded by a spirit in a forest, granary or ricefield. Napileyan nan muyung da. Their forest has a spirit which guards it. na‑ ‑an.
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
pikug trans. to make a hollow or depression; to deform something made of metal or plastic; dent, e.g. plastic bottle, tin can, aluminum, etc. Adim pikugon nan lata te miatop. Do not deform the tin because it will be used for roofing. Damana pay an usalon nan napikug an lata. You can still use the tin can that is deformed. Hinaey kapikpikugan mu nan udum an lata. That one was the most deformed among all the other cans. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. (sem. domains: 7.7.4 - Press.)
pikiyoko comm. stem and unopened leaves of the bolwang tree. Pikiyoko nan inhaad da nah nuwnuwang. It is the stem and unopened leaves of the bolwang-tree that they place on the toy carabao.
piklat 1comm. a scar. Waday piklat hi ulu na. He has a scar on his head. (sem. domains: 2.5.3 - Injure.) 2intrans. to be scarred; for a wound to become a scar. Mumpiklat nan napalang hi tamel na. The cut on his face will become a scar. Napiklatanak na sugat ku handi. I have a scar from my old wound. muN‑/nuN‑, ma‑ ‑an/na‑‑an. Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano.
pikdol 1comm. corner, inside of house. E nangan nah pikdol nan golang. The child went to eat in the corner. Sim: dugu, hulok. (sem. domains: 8.5.4 - Area.) 2trans. to put something in a corner. Ipikdol mu nan kaban. Put the wooden crate in the corner. Bagbagay muy mipikdol te makabain ka. You are fit to stay in the corner because you are very shy. i‑/iN‑, mi‑/ni‑. 3A Move and position object at site.
pi-ang trans. to cut in two parts; to break apart; divide, generally refers to fruit or a cooked root vegetable, not bananas. Pi-angom tun tupaya. You cut the papaya into two pieces. Pani-angom tun tupaya. You cut this papaya into many parts. Pumi-ang kanah tinapay. Cut a part of the bread. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑an‑ ‑on, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 4A Change the structure of object. Sim: tagip. (sem. domains: 7.8.3 - Cut.)
pikat comm. adult female pig; a sow which has given birth. Nangadi tun pikat ku. This sow of mine is sterile. Ginattang ku nan pikat yu. I bought your adult female pig. (sem. domains: 1.6.7 - Male and female animals.)
pihing 1comm. a vegetable with edible rootstock, taro leaves and stalk. Iutum mu nan pihing. Cook the taro. Inggat-una nan pihing nah gattuk. She put the taro on top of the sweet potatoes. Sim: bila; gen: nateng. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables.) 2trans. to gather vegetables, including rootcrops, legumes and leafy vegetables. Dakol di pinihing Mattima kinali ena inggattang di udum. Mattima gathered many taro vegetables, that is why she went to sell the rest. Eda namihing nah galden. They went to gather vegetables in the garden. ‑on/‑in‑; maN‑/naN‑. 4C Convey/bring objects toward agent. (sem. domains: 7.5.1 - Gather.)
pihhu (sp. var. pihu) 1comm. money; cash. Hay ke bo pihhu ya adi nalnalgom on ginatang. And as for money, don’t just spend it on anything. In-eyam hi Juan hi pihhu? Did you take some money to Juan? Sayang di oras ya effort ya pihhu. Your time, effort and money are wasted. Syn: kuarta. (sem. domains: 6.8.6 - Money.) 2comm. monetary unit. Himpulun pihu di ohan kilon boga. Rice costs ten pesos a kilo. 3comm. one peso. Indatan dah pihu ot ume. They gave him one peso and he left. 4intrans. costs a peso each; worth one peso. Duway alak te mamihu damdama. I will get two because they cost one peso each. Mapihu di ginattang nan kindi. She bought candies worth one peso. maN‑, ma‑. der. pihhuwan id. gomgomom tun pihu id. kon kumaliy pihhu?
