bonsaran n 1The base of a mountain where the incline begins. Ka bonsaran, ian ka diralom to daligdigan no ka katamanan to nakasandig. The base of a mountain, that is at the bottom of the incline which is the ending of the steep part. 2Bottom and sides of shield which are reinforced with a decorative edge of bronze or more recently, with aluminium. Ko du-on ogsabukan no burunsi diò to bonsaran to kalasag, ian ka ighiroson oyow konò ogkagulak ko ogmapilpilakoy. When there is something in which brass is placed there on the bottom and sides of a shield, that is that which secures it so that it won’t come apart when [men] fight each other with spears. see: kalasag 1.
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buriak n Long, fancy spear with lots of metal on the shaft. Ka kommag to otow no buriak pigdayandayanan ka doldog, woy nigliboran to burunsi ka igmaroyow to igpitow ka doldog taman to pamalit. As for the buriak spear, the shaft has been decorated and has been wrapped with bronze to make the shaft beautiful (lit. good to see) up to the reinforced tip.
burun n larvae, of various honey bees and wasps. Ka patiukan, tamo-ing tamusan, woy ka tabu-uan, lapinid, baga-baga, tibò du-on mgo burun. Sikan ka mgo anak dan. The honey bees patiukan, tamo-ing tamusan and the wasps tabu-uan, lapinid, baga-baga, all have grubs. Those are their offspring. [DB says the larvae of the honey bees (including tamo-ing, patiukan) as well as the larvae of the large wasp tabu-uan) can all be eaten, but are usually cooked first but the honey, the wax and the fluid from which the honey is made, are all eaten raw but may be cooked to preserve it over a longer period. Many children eat not only the larvae of the various honey bees but even the larvae of various wasps and don't bother to cook them. These larvae are reportedly very good bait for fishing.]
