tawas1<Not Sure>1.1nAlum.Okomon mo tang tawas agod mago-ya tang singawan tang kinit.Suck on the alum so that your canker sore will heal.2n2.1vtTo use alum medicinally, or in a spiritual ritual in which a folk healer burns alum on top of hot coals.Mandian ang apon magpatawas ono si Lola ong albolario tenged sina-bolan ono ta sapat.This afternoon Grandmother will have herself treated with alum that's burned by a folk healer because she claims she has gotten a skin disease from an evil spirit.Tawasan mo kay tang anao tenged indi ra malotok tang alobang na.Please burn alum and waft the smoke around my child because his nose mucus has not yet become thick and yellow (lit. ripe). (This is believed to be a sign of becoming well.)
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