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nganga comm. unclear speech; can produce sounds, but can’t pronounce words correctly; to be dumb, i.e. inability to speak. Adi maawatan di pinhod na te nanganga. One can’t understand what he wants because he can’t talk properly. Ya hin kananat manganga ta adi pakakalit maid di innunan mumbaki And if he cannot speak, then there is no one who can say the rituals and prayers. ma‑/na‑. Class 6A Physiological Process - State. (sem. domains: 2.5.4.4 - Mute.)

kom’ong trans. 1refers to the sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal or foot of a bird; claw. Ya deke on madudulnu ya dimmukkey buuk nan umat hi dutdut di tuldu ya dimmukkey kukunan umat hi komong di hamuti. (Daniel 4:33b) And he was drenched with dew and his hair grew long like an eagle’s feathers and his fingernails were like the claws of a bird. (sem. domains: 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird.) 2may refer to the foot of an animal; paw. Hanadan naten aggayam an opat di huki dan waday komong da ya mibilang dan adi malinit.....(Libiticus 11:27a) Those dead animals that have four legs and paws are counted as unclean... (sem. domains: 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.)

imbitar (sp. var. imbital) trans. to invite someone for an occasion. Hi uncle nan hi Taguiling inimbitar nah bale da te mumbaki da. His uncle, Tuguiling, was invited to their house because they were to perform the baki-ritual. Eka mun-imbitar hi tatagu ta makihamul da. Go and invite people so that they will join the feast. Imbitarom am-in di iibam. Invite all of your relatives. i‑/iN‑, ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑/nuN‑. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 4.2.1.1 - Invite.)

humang to answer or converse. 1.1to answer a comment or question. 1.1.1intrans. to answer; to reply. <The infix gives prominence to the action of answering.> Nomnomom on ahika himmumang. Think before you answer. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. Speech verbs. (sem. domains: 3.5.1.5.1 - Answer, 3.5.1.5 - Ask.) 1.1.2trans. to answer. <The prefix cross-references the object, the words used to answer.> An hinaey ihumang mun ha-oy? Is that your answer to me? “Mapopotangan ka ya abuh di,” inhumang amana. “You will just be standing in the sun,” answered his father. “Om, mama” inhumang nadan iimbabalena. “Yes, mama,” the children answered. i‑/iN‑. 1.1.3trans. to answer someone. <The object is cross-referenced with either the person or his words having referential prominence.> Ek ot humangon mu uggek te tinibok an bimmoh-ol. I was about to answer him but I didn’t because I saw that he was angry. Humangom nan kinalina. Answer what he said. ‑on/‑in‑. 1.2trans. to converse; talk together; to make an agreement. Munhummangan kayu. You converse with each other. “Makulug, ina. Tinibo mi. Nakihummangan pay ke dakami,” kanak. “It’s true, mother! I saw her. She even talked to us,” I said. Nakihummangan hi uncle ot magibbuy nunhummanganan da ot tumayan kamih di. My uncle spoke to him about his woodcarvings and when they finished their conversation, we left there. Indai ot ya abut mangalin nahho- wa-el, inang ay, waday munhuhummangan. Later on, he was approaching the er...creek, he saw...there were voices conversing. muN‑ ‑an/nuN‑ ‑an, maki‑ ‑an/naki‑ ‑an. infl. hummangan infl. munhuhummangan

hidiyen (hidiye) dem. 1in written communication, this demonstrative pronoun is anaphoric in function, i.e. it refers to something introduced previously. Nainnilaak ke uncle an hidiyen tagu ya hi Balwag di ngadana. I learned from my uncle that that man’s name was Balwag. (sem. domains: 9.2.3.5 - Demonstrative pronouns.) 2in oral communication, this demonstrative pronoun form co-occurs with a noun that is away from both speaker and hearer. <Morphophonemics: contraction, hidiye + an.> Nihuklung hidiyen babai. That woman is possessed.

bulad trans. to unclench hand; to force-open someone’s clenched hand. Buladom ya- di taklen tun golang te inhabungul nay buuk ku. Please open the child’s hand because he is grasping my hair. Binulad da nan taklen Bugan an ingkawot nah wannon Kabbigat. They unclenched/opened Bugan’s hand which was grasping Kabbigat’s loin cloth. ‑on/‑in‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. Sim: balukyad. (sem. domains: 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.)

bilang 1trans. to count the number of things. Mumbilang ka ingganah hinggatut. Count up to one hundred. Bumilang ka hi himpulun saku. Count ten sacks. Bilangon yu hin kaatnay in-alina. Count how many he brought. Adi mabilang te dakol. They could not be counted because they were many. Ne kaatnay bilang na ten binilang mu metlaing. What is the number if you really counted them. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. Sim: numero, uyap. (sem. domains: 8.1.1 - Number.) 2intrans. to consider someone as a relative. (sem. domains: 3.2.1.1 - Think about.) 3trans. to evaluate the character or characteristic of something or someone. Imbilangak ke Apu Dios an maphod. God evaluates/regards me as good. Nibilang dan adi malini. They are considered as unclean. i‑/iN‑. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test.) Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano. infl. mibilang

bale comm. a building in which people live; place of residence; house. Makaphod tun bale yu. Your house is so beautiful. Hi uncle nan hi Taguiling inimbitar nah bale da te mumbaki da. His uncle, Tuguiling, was invited to their house because they were to perform the baki-ritual. Hanah dinalan da ya wada on i-itay an babalen lina-uwan dan wadaday i-itay bon tatagun numpumbaleh di. They passed some small huts with small people living in them. Sim: kihikugan, abung, allung. (sem. domains: 6.5.1 - Building.) balayyan der. baleyan der. himbale der. makibale der. mumbale

apu 1comm. refers to grandparent and siblings of grandparent; grandmother; grandfather; great aunt; great uncle. {The context will disambiguate the specific reference.} Inayagan apun hi Indungdung am-in nadan inap-apu na. Indungdung, my grandmother, called for all her grandchildren. Maan-anlah apuna te tinibo nay hinlun di inap-apuna. His grandfather was very happy because he saw that his grandson was industrious. (sem. domains: 4.1.9.1 - Related by birth.) 2prop. may be used as a respectful address of grandparents as well as anyone of grandparents’ age. Apu, daanay pangayan ina? Grandmother, where did mother go? 3prop. respectful address of older male or authority figure; sir. Wada da Apu Paredes ya Datumanung nah stage. Sir Paredes and Sir Datumanung were on the stage together. (sem. domains: 4.5.1 - Person in authority.) comp. Apu Dios der. inap-apu der. inapu der. mun-apu

ama-on (der. of ama) nom. refers to the male sibling of either parent, uncle. (sem. domains: 4.1.9.1 - Related by birth, 4.1.9.1.6 - Uncle, aunt.)

uncle comm. uncle. (sem. domains: 4.1.9.1.6 - Uncle, aunt.) Language of Borrowing: English.