kamal (sp. var. kamel) trans. 1to stuff mouth full. Mangan ka ke ya adim ikamel nan makan. When you eat do not fill your mouth. Nun-ikamal na nan dotag. He stuffed his mouth full with meat. i‑/iN‑, muN‑ i‑/nuN‑ i‑. 3B Move and release object. Sim: hangal, habhab, mokmok. (sem. domains: 5.2.2 - Eat.) 2to feed by putting food inside another’s mouth. Pakamalam tun golang hi ittay an dotag. Feed this child by putting a piece of meat in his mouth. pa‑ ‑an.
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kamang sta. to be related as kin; kinfolk. Waday nikamangan mi ke dida mo bumainak an mangalkali. We are related to them but I am ashamed to be telling it. Maphod ta mikamang da Petra ke da Pascual ta kal-iwan day naat handi. It is good that Petra will be related to Pascual so that they will forget what happened before. mi‑/ni‑, mi‑ ‑an/ni‑ ‑an. Sim: iba, manang, ag’i, tulang. (sem. domains: 4.1.9.1 - Related by birth.) Language Of Borrowing: Ilocano.
kamata 1comm. eye infection; sore eyes; conjunctivitis. Waday kamatan nadan u-ungad Linda. The children in Linda have conjuctivitis. (sem. domains: 2.5.2 - Disease.) 2intrans. to have sore eyes; have eye infection. Katatakut di mih-up hi mungkamata. It’s scary to get close to those who have sore eyes. muN‑/nuN‑.
kamatelya comm. wheelbarrow. (sem. domains: 6.7.3 - Carrying tool.) Language of Borrowing: Spanish: carratilla.
kamatis (sp. var. kamatit) comm. tomato. Nalakay kamatis ad uwani. Tomatoes are cheap these days. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables.)
kame trans. to crush cooked food into small pieces by squeezing with hand; to feel or grope for something with hand, e.g. in washing of rice, looking for shellfish in paddy. Kinamekame na nan kanon di babuy. He crushed the food of the pig with his hands. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change the structure of object. Syn: kamli. (sem. domains: 7.7.4 - Press, 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.)
kami pers. we exclusive; first person, plural, exclusive pronoun; member of Set 2 subject; cross-referenced by verbal affix. Maid kami hidi handi hilong. We were not there last night. Nun-ampuyo kamin am-in an binabai. All of us women wore the Ifugao skirt. Maphod te immaliy dakol hi lugan ot ume kami. Luckily there were many rides so that we could go. (sem. domains: 9.2.3 - Pronouns.)
kamiling 1comm. a tree variety that has sap which causes skin eruptions. [When the wood is dried it may be used for fuel but care must be taken when chopping down because of the sap’s affect on the skin.] Waday tinummol hi kamiling nah da-ul di tuping. A kamiling-tree grew below the stone wall. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.) 2sta. to have dermatitis because of contact with the kamiling tree. [Traditional belief is that a mumbaki can cure the dermatitis by blowing on it with a betelnut mix and an invocation.] Nakamiling handi e nanogpat. He had contact with the kamiling-tree when he went to get cane grass. ma‑/na‑. 6A Physiological Process - State. (sem. domains: 2.5.2.2 - Skin disease.)
kamkam 1comm. wood, small pieces of branches; splinters of wood. Sim: bunhik, lamka. (sem. domains: 6.2.5.4 - Plant product.) 2trans. to gather small pieces of branches or splinters of wood. Eka mangamkam ya eno? Would you mind picking up pieces of wood? maN‑.
kamkamil-at comm. worm, caterpillar species, light brown or off-white; sticks on trunks of trees, causes itching of skin. Nidan-i nan kamkamil-at nah taklek ya makakiyyaki. The kamkamil-at-worm brushed my hand and it was very itchy. Gen: bigi. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
kamli trans. to crush cooked food into small pieces by squeezing with hand, for feeding dogs or pigs. Kamlikamliyom nan hinamal ya gattuk ne ahim ipakan nah ahu. Crush the rice and camote together before you give them to the dog. Adim kamliyon nan gattuk eno. Don’t crush the camote, okay. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change the structure of object. Syn: kame. (sem. domains: 7.7.4 - Press.)
kamming-it comm. a bee species; makes house out of soil; the young bee is edible; very small honeycomb can be found on cane grass leaves. Dakol di kammming-it nah nanogpatan da. There are a lot of kamming-it-bees in the place where they cut cane grass. Gen: babayung. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
kamo (sp. var. kammo) to mix. 1.1bitrans. to combine or mix one thing with another. Na-ala ot ikamom nan asukar nah arina ot ihaang mu. You just mix the sugar with the flour and then you cook it. i‑/iN‑ . 3C Move, combine or attach object. (sem. domains: 7.5.3 - Mix.) 1.2trans. to mix or combine something, with the focus on the site-object . Kamowam hi dayakkot nan boga. Mix the sticky rice with the other rice. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 1.3sta. to be mixed; refers to a mixture of things. Nungkammo di kinan na kinali mahakit di putuna. What he ate was a mixture, that is why his stomach is painful. muN‑/nuN‑. 1.4pass. refers to the two things being mixed together. Eka mikamo didah tatagu. Go and be mixed with the people. Nikamo nan danum nah asukal. The water has been mixed with the sugar. Mahapul an makaikammo nan binokbok. The yeast must be well-mixed with the rice. mi‑/ni‑.
kampu (fr. var. pungkampuwan) 1comm. camp. Daan di kampu yu? Where is your camp? (sem. domains: 4.6.7 - Region, 5.9 - Live, stay.) 2intrans. to build a camp; to stay temporarily in someone’s house. Mungkampu da nadan tindalu nah tap-on di wangwang. The soldiers will build a camp above the river. Mungkampu da nadan imbabalen Juan nah balen Pio. The children of Juan will lodge in the house of Pio. muN‑/nuN‑. 3trans. to build a camp or place to lodge temporarily. puN‑ ‑an. Language Of Borrowing: Spanish: campo.
kan 1intrans. to eat, indefinite as to what is eaten. <This root is never used alone.
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