alang 1n A ritual performed to remove a charm, spell or hex. Ka so-ini no alang to taloy-u, igtubad to mgo busow. This ritual to remove a charm, it is [performed by] sacrificing to the spirits. ant: gamut 1; spec: kunakun. 1.1v That which is used as a means of treatment to remove a spell, charm or hex. Du-on ogtutungon dan no ig-alang ka ig-awò to sikan no taloy-u. There is something which they burn as a means of treatment to remove that love charm. [If a man has used a charm to cause a woman to fall in love with him, he will later use something to treat her to remove the love charm so that she will be freed from lust and able focus on her husband and family. However, with that release she may then react negatively and hate her husband for having used the charm to force her into this now unwanted relationship.] 1.2v For someone to be released from the effects of a charm by use of a ritual. Ko og-alangan din on to taloy-u ka asawa rin, ogmaro-ot on ka goinawa to boi to sikan no lukos su napogos ka goinawa rin to na-asawa sikandin. When his wife (lit. spouse) has been released from the charm by means of a ritual, the woman's attitude toward that man will become bad because her love (lit. breath) had been forced when she was married [to him]. 1.3v To have someone perform a ritual to remove the effects of a charm or a spell which has been cast by using witchcraft. Pa-alang ka su gamut so-ini no goramon nu. Have someone treat you because this ailment is [from] witchcraft. 2n A treatment such as that used to kill insects which damage a crop. Ka alang to mgo pinamula, warò nigligkat to igtubad. The treatment for a field does not come from a prayer/sacrifice [to the spirits]. [Although both uses of alang have to do with treatment, they are interpreted by some to be different in that the ritual to remove the effects of a charm involves invoking the supernatural, whereas treating a crop involves the burning of any of various kinds of wood or vines which produce toxic smoke which kills insects which are damag crops such as corn. The insects die and are eagerly eaten by the birds.] spec: kunakun, gisois, banga; see: bulung 1. 2.1v That which is used as a means of treating something, such as a crop 2.1.1n Something used for a treatment such as a kind of wood or vine. Ka ig-alang noy, mgo kayu, banga, anohow, pangamoton, mgo bunal no ian ka mgo a-alangoy to mgo pinamula. That which we use to treat [crops] are plants, banga palm, fan palm, plants of the field, vines which are the treatments of plants.
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aliwas n 1Male monkey. Ka dakol no aliwas, lukos no ubal. The grown up aliwas, it is a male monkey. 2Old, or dominate, male monkey. Ka aliwas, sikan ka pogbuyagon to songo panong no ubal The male monkey, that is the leader of a group of monkeys. 3A not quite fully grown male monkey. Ka al-aliwas no ubal, sikan ka bato-batò pad. The not quite fully grown male monkey, that is one which is still young yet.
amboy 1n Daughter-in-law. Ko og-asawa ka anak ku no lukos, ian amboy ku ka asawa rin. If my son (lit. male offspring) marries, his wife is my daughter-in-law. (dial. var. andoy) 2deriv n A term of address to the daughter-in-law of a cousin. Ka sulod ku, ogkagian din ka amboy ku to, “Amboy-amboy ku sikoykow.” As for my cousin, he says to my daughter-in-law, “You are my daughter-in-law removed. [There is no equivalent address term in English. The closest would be to render the expression as to be thought of as a daughter-in-law, or “daughter-in-law removed”. The reduplication lets the hearer know that she is not a true daughter-in-law.]
amoy 1n Father. 2n Father and child, or adult offspring, together. 3n Stepfather. Ka amoy-amoy, konò no tu-tu-u no amoy. A step-father (or adoptive father] is not the true [i.e. biological] father. Ko ogkohutuk ogka-asawa ka inoy, sikan no lukos ka amoy-amoy to anak din. If [someone] marries the [widowed] mother, that man is the stepfather of her children. 3.1n The father of an adopted child. Si Ugalinga ka inoy-inoy ran no ka asawa rin, songo amoy-amoy ran. Ugalinga is their adoptive mother and her husband is their adoptive father. 3.2n The spokesman for the father of a prospective groom in a marriage discussion. Ian on amoy-amoy ka ogtangkò to alukuyan. The person who speaks on behalf [of the prospective groom] is the spokesman for the discussion (lit. one who faces the discussion). [In a wedding arrangement, the spokesman for the man is called an amoy-amoy, the same term used for an adoptive or foster father.]
ayat 1vs To be lured, enticed, tempted. Ogka-ayat ka lukos. To koddì no doromdom, konon litos. The men would be enticed. In my opinion, that isn't appropriate. Oghirosonan ta ka goinawa ta oyow konò ki ogka-ayat to maro-ot no batasan. We strengthen our resolve (lit breath) so that we won't be tempted to do wrong. cf: gawoy 2; osyn: hù 2, imu-imu-an. 2v To motivate. Ko og-ayaton ta ka batò, oglanganon ta to walis oyow ogka-anad. When we motivate a child [to sweep], we hand him a broom so that he will learn. see: anad 1. 3v To use something to pacify, as something given to a crying child so that he/she will stop crying. Ka kindi ka ig-ayat ta to batò no ogsinogow. Candy was used to pacify the child who was crying. [TA said you would not use kohoy-u "pity; show compassion" in this context; rather you would use ig-ayat if you gave candy to children to motivate them to listen to what you had to say.] 4vs To be drawn aside as to another task or activity. Ko ogka-aloy ki, sikan ka ogka-ayat ki diò to dangob no talabao. If we are distracted, you will be drawn to some other work. see fr.: aloy₁ 1. 5v To bait, as a hook or trap. see: po-on 1.
balo-i 1n The parent of a child’s spouse, or the aunt or uncle of a child’s spouse. Balo-i ku. He/she is the parent of my child's spouse. 2v Reciprocal relationship, between parents of a husband and parents of the wife or the relationship between the aunts and uncles of the couple. Ka amoy woy ka inoy to lukos woy to boi, ian ka lagboy no patalabalo-i. Ko du-on anggam woy ka inayon to boi, sikan ka igkarangob on no patalabalo-i dod to amoy woy inoy to lukos. The father and mother of the man and [of] the woman, those are the ones who are especially in the relationship between parents of spouses. If there is an uncle and also the aunt of the woman, that is another [couple] which is also in this relationship to the father and mother of the [married] man.
bantut n Of either a man or woman to be sexually oriented toward the opposite sex doing work, activities and sometimes using clothing of the opposite sex. Du-on bantut no warò goinawa rin to boi. Lukos sikandin di ian din ogpo-ilingan ka boi. There was someone who had no care (lit. breath) for women. He jwas a man but behaved like a woman. [In Ata Manobo culture, these people may tend to live alone and not marry. This term does not mean the person so orientated engages in homosexual activity which traditionally is not accepted in the culture.]
barungusan n Nose. (slang) Kagi to boi no no-ipong to iglukos din no mananoy niglopow, “Amana so barungusan nu ra no moko-ipong-ipong no otow.” The woman who was worried about her mate who was slow to [arrive and] come into the house says, “Your nose is too much which causes people to be very worried.” Ka barungusan ka igsagman to irung. The [term] barusan is that is attention paid to [someone's] nose. [This term is used playfully as in the following example, but one would not use it outside the family because a person would become angry.]
boros 1To become pregnant. 2v To have been made pregnant by someone not one's spouse Ko ogkagi ka boi to, “Ogkaborosan a,” ogkalituk to nasalo-an ad. If a woman says, “I will have been made pregnant,“ it means, “Someone has sinned against me.” [If a woman is speaking of her own condition the connotation is that someone other than her spouse has impregnated her.] 3v To have become pregnant on someone, such the male spouse Kagi to lukos, “Naborosan a to asawa ku; naam pà ko og-anak no warò a.” A man says, “My wife has become pregnant on me; maybe she will give birth when I am absent.” [A man will use this form if he is leaving because his wife's pregnancy presents a potential problem if he should be gone for a long time and his wife gives birth in his absence.]
bu-og v 1Invitation to wrestle playfully. Kagi to sagboka, “Usì, bubu-og ki.” Ogtabak ka dangob to, “Ho-o, ogbubu-og ki, ian,” no ogpabugbu-ogoy on. One says, “Usi, lets wrestle.” The other says, “Yes, let’s wrestle,” and so then they wrestle with each other. 2Wrestle each other playfully. Ogpabubu-oyoy ka darua no lukos ko hontow kandan ka dayagangon. Two men wrestle with each other to discover who is the strongest. gen: pabakbakusoy.
bugtung 1n To be the only offspring of a certain sex or to be an only child in a household. Ka bugtung no lukos sagboka rò kandin kalukos. Ka boi no sagboka no anak songo bugtung dod kandin As for an "only" man, he is the only (lit. just one) male [in the household]. The woman who has just one offspring, he/she is an "only" child. 2adj Person who is deprived of her companion; alone, when supposed to be two or more. Bubugtung on. [He/she] has been left alone [without his/her companion]. 2.1deriv n Solitary thing, such as just one word of a language. 3v To withdraw to eat something alone. Ka otow no ogbubugtung to sagin, logoron. Konò ogpambogoy. The person who eats bananas by himself is selfish. He doesn't share [with others]. [The implication is that the person is unwilling to share.] see: nugun 1. 3.1v For a person to eat alone when there is no other choice. Ko du-on otow no ogpa-awoy-awoy to og-ugpò no sagboka rin dò, ko du-on ogkako-on din ogpakabubugtung dò to ogko-on su warò songo baloy rin no ogkatalaran din. Sikan ka konò no maro-ot su konò no logoron. If someone lives far away [from others] by himself, when he eats he has to eat alone because he doesn't have any neighbors with whom to share. That isn't bad because he is not selfish. [It is considered selfish for a person to withdraw to eat alone so that he/or she will not be seen and expected to share, but if one is living alone and has no companions, eating alone is without choice and the person is not considered to be selfish.] 4n Kind of banana. 5v Set aside by itself. Bugtungan ku rò, malintok. I’ll just set [it] aside by itself, it’s small.
bulansung v For the groom's family to take the bride to their own home area for a period of time as per agreement with her parents. Takas to pogkasal, ogbulansungon to lukoson, ka boi no na-asawa rin on su og-alapon din on diò to kandan no baloy. After a marriage, the man will take the woman he has married to their home for a period of time as per agreement with her parents. [In the mountain areas, sometimes a man's family decides to take the initiative to get a bride in which case they gather together what would be a generous brideprice and present their proposal to the girl's family. If accepted, the girl may be taken by them to the groom's home area. If, however, their offer is rejected, the would-be groom's family may take offense and leave one horse as a warning that if the girl is married off to someone else, they will attack and kill that groom. They may also kill the father of the girl as well.]
bulas 1v To take food?? Nigbulas si May-as ganna. May-as took food?? a while ago. 2To be freed from something, such as a charm Ko warò pad bulasi to taloy-u, dakol ka goinawa rin to sikan no lukos woy dakol ka ingkaragò din. When she had not yet been freed from the charm, she loved her husband (lit. her breath was big toward her husband) and she was very happy.
Dakol ka goinawa phr. of: dakol. To be very frightened; scared to death; To love someone, or something Dakol so goinawa ni Donghuan su nahan din no ogko-onon ad bua to so-i dakol no bakosan. Donghuan was scared to death||r because he was thinking (lit. supposing that), “I will probably be eaten by this big python.” Dakol ka goinawa rin to sikan no lukos. She loved (lit. had big breath toward) that man. Sagboka rò no boi ka indakoli rin to goinawa. There is only one woman whom he loves (lit. for whom his breath is big).
dakol phr.: Dakol ka goinawa; phr.: ian dakol₂. 1adj Big; large in size. Ka abu-on, dakol no manukmanuk no og-ugpò to koilawan. A heron is a big bird which lives in the forest. see fr.: pagamayan. 2adj A lot, or large amount of something Dakol ka hilamonon to homoy ni Inò Mother has a lot of weeds in her rice [field]. 2.1adj many Ko dakol ka igko-untud to gakit, ogka-agod-od on. If many [people] get on a raft, it will become submerged. 2.2adj lot, or large amount of something. Ko dakol ka urang, ogkaponù ka luang to balutu. If there is a lot of rain, the interior of the boat will become full [of water]. 3adv Profuse. Dakol ka pogpasalamat ku ki Joaquin ka nigpangabangan a rin. My expressions of thanks to Joaquin were profuse for his having saved me. [DB says he would have expressed his thanks in words -- it implies many but also includes the emotion of joy.] 4adv Very much. Ka bogas to katumbal, dakol no ogpakabulig ko du-on turakan ta no agoloy no ogtasikan. [As for] the fruit of the red pepper, it helps very much if we have a corn field which has a tasikan blight/disease. see: lagboy 1. 5adj Forceful. No ko oghulid sikandan, ogdagsangan to dakol no lugung woy kilat. And then when they laid down next to each other [to sleep], they were struck by a forceful [clap] of thunder and lightning. see: agbot 2. 6v To increase, do something in greater measure; excessively. Ognangonan ta ka magaliug ta to, “Pango-on ka; hinalatoy ka,” oyow ogdakol ka ogko-onon din. We tell our guest, “Eat up; fill up”, so that he will eat more (lit. increase his eating). Nigdakol ka uran gabi-i su napawa-an no warò pad nigtilo-tò. It rained excessively yesterday because [it rained] all night until morning without stopping. 7v To increase Ogdakolon ta ka homoy to og-angoy diò to pinayag su ogka-atangan ki to oglanog ka Liboganon. We will increase [the amount of] rice which we fetch from the rice shelter because we will be blocked by the swollen Liboganon [river]. 8v To do something in great measure, such as to give a large amount of something. Bogayi nu si Tunin to homoy woy dakola nu to ogbogoy. Give Tunin some rice and give her a large amount [of rice]. see: timul. 9adj very large Ka ogbobol-og, ogpamusil to babuy no magintalunan, usa, ubal, ko manukmanuk no dagdakol. Those who go hunting with a weapon, they shoot wild pigs, deer, monkey(s), or very large birds. 10adj Forceful, very heavy (lit. very big), as rain Wà dò malugoy, nigdagsang ka ma-agbot no kilat woy lugung woy daddakol no uran. Not long later, a loud crack of lightning and thunder struck along with very heavy (lit. very big) rain. 11adj Very big; biggest Ka takubung, ngaran to ambow no daddakol no lukosan. Takubung is the name of the biggest of the male rodents. 12adj Bigger Dakoldakol ka lumansad no kalusisi to boian. The male love bird is bigger than the female. 13v Increase see: timul. 14Bigger, biggest, larger, largest. 15n Size, measurement Nigsokoran ku ka hawak to batò oyow ogkatagaan ku ka karakoli to hawak din. I measured the child's waist so that I would know the measurement of her waist. 16v To exalt, oneself or someone else. Maro-ot sikandin no ogpakabulig no igparakol ka batasan din. Maroyow poron ko duma no mgo otow ka ogparakol to ngaran din. That person is bad who has helped and then uses it to exalt his own conduct. It would be good if someone else was the one to exalt his name. 17To exalt oneself Ko ogparakoldakol ki to duma ta, sikan dod, songo og-ampow-ampow ki to duma ta. Ogdo-isokon ta ka duma ta. If we exalt ourselves over our companions, that is also, the same as making ourselves higher than our companions.
halin 1n The kind or type of exchange used to purchase some commodity such as money or item used to barter. Nokoy ka halin to babuy? Salapì. What will be the type of exchange [given] for a pig? Money. 2v To move from one place to another; transfer. Oghalin a pad to songo ugpa-an. I will move to another place for a while. see fr.: kopit 1. 2.1v To transfer or transmit as a disease. Oghalin ka sikan ko oghulid ki to otow no alap-apon. That [disease] will be transmitted if we lay side by side with a person who has the alap-ap [white skin fungal disease]. see fr.: alap 6.1. 3vs Become changed or be transferred as a person's love. Ko konò ogkahalin ka goinawa nu to lo-in no lukos, ogkato-oran ku sikoykow to ogka-asawa. If your love (lit. breath) does not become transferred to another man, I will be able to follow through to marry you.
ibog 1n A strong desire or craving for something. Ka miow, ko ogdatong ka ibog dan to lukos no ungud ogmasamuk ka ogmiawmiaw su sikan ka batasan to miow ko ogko-ibog to ogpa-anak. DB Dic Nt May/2006 As for a cat, when it's craving for a male [cat] arrives, it noisily miows because that is the conduct of a cat when it craves to have offspring. 2vs To be thirsty. Ogbuyù a to woig su ogko-ibog a. I’m asking for water because I am thirsty. see fr.: laklakalan. 3vs To stongly desire something such as to be hungry for some specific food or for merchandise in a store. Purut ka. Alam ka to ogko-ibogan nu. Take something. Choose that which you are hungry for (lit. which is craved by you). Ko nokoy ka ogko-ibogan din, ogbolion. Whatever he/she strongly desires, [he/she] buys it. 3.1vs (With negative)To not have an appetite or desire for food. Du-on allow no konò ki ogko-ibog. Og-alam ki to ogko-ibogan ta. There are days when we don’t have an appetite. We choose what we desire [to eat]. 3.2v To strongly crave for something such as a pregnant woman who craves for a particular food. Du-on ka iam no alunggun, ko ogpangiram ka boi, ogko-ibog-ibog to bogas to mangga no ogpogos to iglukos din to ogpakuò to mangga. Mangkuan ko du-on on, konad ogko-ibogan. There was a newly [married] couple, [and] when the woman was in the beginning of pregancy, she strongly craved the mango fruit and so she forced her spouce to get a mango [for her]. Later, when it was already there she was no longer hungry for it.
igpalayud ka goinawa phr. of: layud. to go away for a period of time to test one's love (lit. breath) for someone Ka innangon ku to boi to, “Ogpalayuron ta pad ka goinawa ta. Oghimu ki to sabut to songo tu-id ko darua no tu-id no ko konò ogkahalin ka goinawa nu to lo-in no lukos, ogkato-oran ku sikoykow to ogka-asawa.” What I said to the girl was, “Let's go away for a period of time to test our feelings (lit. breath). We will make an agreement for one year or two years and if your love doesn’t transfer to another man, I will follow through to marry you.”
ipag 1n A man\\\'s sister-in-law; the female cousins of his wife are also “sisters-in-law”. Ka olin patalahari no boi to asawa ku, ipag ku sikandan. No ka sulod to asawa ku no boi, woy ka sulodsulod din, songo ipag ku rod. [A man's brother in law is called boyow, but a woman woman's sister-in-law or brother-in-law including her husband's male or female cousins are also ipag.] 2n The brother or sisters-in-law of a woman; also her husband's male or female cousins. Ka asawa ku no boi, mgo ipag din ka mgo hari ku no boi woy ka mgo lukos. As for my wife, her 3Call each other “ipag.”
iras 1n Relationship between spouses of people married to siblings. Also, the spouse of one\'s ipag or boyow if that person is not one's own sibling. Agad boi to lukos, ka asawa to mgo patalahari ran, oghingaranan to mgo patala-iras. Ko darua ka du-on asawa, og-i-iras. Ian igsabi to asawa to hari rin to iras. DB Dic Nt 5/10/06 Whether women or men, the [relationship of] the spouses of their siblings is called patala-iras “spouses in law”. If two [siblings] have spouses, they call each other iras. They call the spouse of his/her sibling iras. Songo iras ku ka asawa to boyow ku no ma-ama to asawa ku. The spouse of my brother in law is my spouse-in-law. 2The relationship between spouses of two married family members such as two or more “spouses-in-law”.
kogò, og== v 1To avoid, such as doing something that might cause a scandle. Ogkogò ki ko oglopow to baloy ko mgo boi na-an dò ka nig-ugpò. Ko du-on insò ta, konò kid oglopow to solod to baloy ko warò iglukos dan oyow konò ki ogkabayungon. We avoid going inside a house if women are the only ones staying there. If we ask [about it], we won't go inside the house if their men are not there so that we won’t be falsely accused [of doing something wrong]. 1.1To be hesitatant to do something, such as when shy or too embarrased to express oneself. Ka otow no ogkogò ka ogkagì, su ogkasipod to ognangon to duma rin ko du-on og-awos din. Ogkakono-konò ka ognangon. [Such as] a person who hesitates to speak because he is shy to speak to his companion if he has [something] he needs. He is unable to speak up. Ka otow no konò ogkogò, ogparagas ka ognangon to tu-ud din. Konò ogkasipod sikandin. The person who is unhesitant (lit. not hesitant) [in speaking], he goes ahead and states his purpose. He is not ashamed. see: ogkakono-konò. 1.2To be finicky about something. Ka otow no ogkogò, konò din oggongon to batò no iam pad niglosut su ogkaligsoman to langosa. A person who is finicky, won’t touch a baby (lit. child) who has been newly delivered because he will become contaminated (lit. dirtied) by the blood. 2To cause to avoid something, such as a law against touching something unclean or doing something that would be against the culture. see: sapad 1.
kumapoy n 1Lovesong to a girl. see fr.: uranda 2; see fr.: kanta₂ 2. 2Female sweetheart. Ka lukos, og-oggungon ka kumapoy rin. A man sings to his female sweetheart. ant: uranda 1.
lukos n 1Male, man, boy 2Male companion. 3Male esp. of animal spec: butakal. 4Male partner other than husband. 5Someone taking the role of a man ?? Noimu on no ian tagalukosan ka boi. It has happened that the one who takes the role of the man is the woman. [DB said this would apply to a girl who makes the move to join the fellow rather than the other way around.]