arab 1n A kind of curved knife, or bolo. Ka arab, marulag igkakamot su ogsinsinikoton dò to oghiipanow, panagana ko du-on usig. The arab knife is rarely used to cut a field because it is just strapped at the waist and worn when one travels, in case (lit. preparation if) there would be an enemy. [which has triangular shaped blade at the apex at about a 45 degree angle. Sometimes only the bottom edge is sharpened but all edges may be sharpened. It is about 2-3 inches wide and 15-20 inches long.] 2v to sharpen one or both sides of a piece of bamboo. Ko og-abat ki to bulu, og-araban ta su oghimuon ta no sinombung. When we cut down bamboo, we sharpen it because we will make into a bamboo spear. [Thought used primarily of sharpening an edge of bamboo, the same word and procedure could be done to certain kinds of hard wood but more rarely as most wood is not suitable. DB said it would not apply to sharpening metal.] see: mo-irob.
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bakuli v 1To allow to grow back, such as sweet potatoes whose old vines have been removed. Ko ogbuyugan on ka mundu-an, og-awo-on tad ka taan no lawa to mundù no ogbakuli-on tad ka tubu-an no iam no lawa to mundù. When the sweet potato field has become old, we remove the old sweet potato vines (lit. old bodies) and then we allow the sweet potatoes to grow back as they sprout new sweet potato vines. 2To be repaid. Ko naruad to buyag ka asu rin no warò pad bayad [botad], ko nakabayad on ka napurut to sikan no asu, oglibong on ka igbayad to sikan no asu no nabakulì dò diò to tagtu-un su nabayaran din on. When an older person sold his dog which wasn't yet paid for, [and] when the person who got that dog has paid for it, the dog's value has been returned and so the owner has been repaid because [the dog] has been paid for. 3To recover something. Ogbakuli-on ku ka mo-irob ku ko ogpisal a to agoloy. I will recover my knife when my corn is sold. see: lokat. 4Buy back; redeem. Ogbakuli-on ku rò ka asu ku su napogos a rò ka nigduad ku su warò ogkoimuan ku. I will buy back my dog because I was forced to sell it because there was nothing [else] I could do. cf: balukas.
banus 1n A kind of scraper for smoothing wood or bamboo. Ko du-on oglaslasan no tabla, oggamiton ta ka nighimu no banus no nigligkat to balakayu. If we have a piece of wood to sand, we use a scraper which was made from balakayu bamboo. Ka agad nokoy no igkalaslas, banus dod ka ngaran. Whatever is used to scrape or sand, is also called a scraper. [It is made of several thin bamboo blades, sharpened on the bottom and strung together with rattan.] see: bol-is. 2v To use something to smooth by scraping or sanding such as sandpaper, a knife or other instrument, metal or bamboo. Ian ta igbanus to tabla oyow ogmalanang ka nighimu no banus no napu-un to balakayu. That which we use to scrape the wood so that it will be smooth which was made [into] a scraper which came from balakayu bamboo. Ogbanoson ta ka tagob to mo-irob. oyow ogmalanang. We scrape the sheath of the knife so that it will become smooth.
dakosol 1v To press something against something else. [To lay something upon a board or a firm surface.] Ka ngadngad, sikan ka igdakosol ka mgo mo-irob diò to kamanga. Ka kamanga, songo igdakosol ta diò to mo-irob su sikan ka ogkagamit to igmagalang. The [word] ngadngad “scrape”, that is when a long knife bolo is pressed against a sharpening stone. [As for] the sharpening stone, we also press it against the knife. 2Cutting board.
ngadngad v 1To press and rub something against something else (esp. sharpening an instrument). Igngadngad ta ka kamanga to mgo mo-irob, wasoy, woy ko ilab oyow ogmagalang ka galang din. We press and rub the sharpening stone against the bolo, axe or knife in order to sharpen its edge. Ka ngadngad, sikan ka igdakosol ka mgo mo-irob diò to kamanga. The [word] ngadngad “press and rub against”, that is when a long knife bolo is pressed against a sharpening stone. [The components of meaning iinclude holding tsomething in one's hand and pressing down.] see fr.: ngasngas. 2To rub someone's head or body against an object. Du-on otow ko ogkabolù to duma rin, maga-an oggongon to ulu to duma rin no igngadngad din to so-og. Ogpakangadngad ki ko ogkagongonan ki no igpandakosol ki to oggongon. We will be pressed and rubbed against something if we are held onto and pressed down while being held. see: ngasngas.
ngilu 1adj Sour. Du-on ogkako-on ta no maporos unawa to ibò, mangilu ko ogpakakagat ki. There is something we eat that is astringent like the ibò fruit, it is sour when we bite it. 2v To have one's teeth be on edge as from a scraping sound. Mangilu ko ogpakakagat ki woy ogpakapiyong ki to kangilu lagboy to ngipon ta. It is sour when we bite it and we have to shut our eyes in that it very much sets our teeth on edge. 3vs Of a grating sound that sets one's teeth on edge. Ko du-on ka ogkagis to bulu to mo-irob, lagboy no mangilu to pogdinog ta. If someone scrapes bamboo with a large knife (bolo), the sound very much sets our teeth on edge (lit. very sour). 4adj A kind of pain.
pakang v 1To attach firmly, as with a nail, thumbtack.or put on or in firmly (as camote in a dove’s feeding container, or a bolo stuck on a stump, or as paper clips.) Du-on mgo litaratu no igpakang ta to alabat no igmaroyow to pogpitow. There are pictures which we attach to the wall which is good to look at. [This applies to fastening something to a wall with a nail or thumbtacks or fastening a pattern to a piece of material with straight pins.] 2Stick something firmly into something else, as a knife is stuck into a stump. Igpakang nu ka mo-irob diò to tu-od. Stick the knife into the stump. see: sanggat 1. 3Stick something into a small appreture??, as food into a bird's bamboo feeding tube. Pakangi nu ka limukon to mundù. Give the dove some camote. see: dasok 1. 4Become lodged in something, as a knife that is thrown Du-on otow no nigpalatok din ka duma rin to tag-i, di diò dò nakapakang to alabat. Saul cast a knife/sword at David but it just happened to lbecome lodged in the wall.
poka 1n The back. [The back of a person, animal or an object.] 2prep Behind Dini to poka ku ka mo-irob. The bolo is behind me.
sakomit v To snatch quickly, grab. Sakomiton ka mo-irob. He grabs the bolo from someone. [If someone doesn't give someone something they want they will just grab it like children playing with a toy and another child grabs it and runs.]
sobu₂ 1n Temper, as hardness of steel. Ka mo-irob no warad sobu, manguod on no konad ogkagamit su konò og-utong su warad galang. The knife which has no more temper has become raw and cannot be used because it will not cut because there is no more [sharp] edge. 2v To temper, as steel to make it hard. Ka mo-irob no warad on galang, ogpagbalon ta to hapuy. Ko ogmalalab on ka mo-irob, igsugbuk tad to magsil no woig oyow ogkasobuan on no ogmabasag on ka putow. Ligkat to pogsobu, ig-olod ta diò to asaiti oyow igmaroyow to putow no konò ogkagopù. [DB says this concerns tempering metal that is not sharp. They put it in the fire until it is red hot and then plung it into cold water.]
to 1det The indefinite article “a”, or “an”. 2conj that Maroyow pad bag to nakakita kid to duma ta. It’s good that we’ve found some companions. 3conj Because. Turu-turù ki ogpurut to boi ki. It’s a improbable that we will obtain horses since we’re women. 4Since Momonu kid to’g-ungud uran? What will we do since it keeps on raining? 5prep of kaniu to mongo boi you women 6prep of Mo-irob to amoy din [It is] her father’s long knife.
utang 1n A debt; something obtained on credit. 2v To borrow money. [DB says ko ogsamboy ka to salapì, angkuan to maapun ogliwanan nu, it implies that you will pay it back right away, whereas if you utang money, you will not pay it back right away.] 3v Person from whom one is/will borrow. Ko du-on og-utang no otow, og-alukuy sikandin to sikan no og-utangan din. If there is a person who wants to borrow money, he will discuss it with the one from whom he will borrow [the money]. 4v To be able to borrow money. No ka ig-insò din ko ogpoko-utang to songo libu ko ogpatulinon din bua ka sikan no salapì. And then what he will ask is, [whether] if he is able to borrow one thousand [pesos], if perhaps he will charge interest (lit cause that money to grow). 5v To get something on credit; a debt. 6Po-utanga to mo-irob. Let me have a bolo on credit. 7v To permit (or not permit) something to be gotten on credit. Kò nu ipo-utang ka manggad. Don’t give the clothing out on credit.