alam 1v To choose or pick out from other objects or people. Og-alam a to og-ugpa-an ku no baloy. Og-alam a to baloy no mamalu-ag ko warò otow no og-ugpò. Moon-ing ka baloy di sagboka rò ka ogkapurut. I'm going to choose a house to live in. I'm going to pick a house that is wider if it has no people living in it. There are many houses but just one which will be received. 2v To select as a day. Og-alamon ku ka allow to og-ulì a diò to Maambago su oghimu a to pinayag to agoloy. I'm going to select a day to return to Maambago. 3vs To have happened to chose, be able to chose something. Agad ogka-alam nu di ko subla ka buyù, konò ka ogpakapurut. Even though you should happen to choose [a house], yet if [the purchase price] requested is excessive, you will be unable to get it. 4v Be choosy.
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banta-an v To make tentative plans to do something. Ka otow ogbanta-an ka ogkamot to so-ini no tu-id diò to ko-ulu to Imbabalud su matosan on no mgo latì diò. The person is making tentative plans to make a field this year at the headwaters of the Imbabalud stream because the secondary forest there is mature. Ka otow no ogbanta-an pad, tigbal din pad ogdoromdom no diò ogkamot sikandin to mamatosan no mgo latì. The person who is still tentatively planning, he is still merely thinking about making a field [where there is] a mature secondary forest.
buntol v To get sore thighs from walking. Ka otow no nigsukut to kuddò din no warò bayari, nabuntol dò ka nig-ulì no nigmamasakit ka mgo bubun din to nighipanow. The person who went to collect on his horse that was not paid for got sore thighs on his return and so his thighs were hurting a lot from walking.
iam 1adj New. Nanhalin on diò to Maambago su nighimu to iam no landingan. They moved to Maambago because [they] had made a new airstrip. Pogka-awò ka tahan no doun, ogliwan to iam no ogpangabukad on to bulak. When the old leaves have come off, they are replaced by new [leaves] and the [the] tree buds with flowers. 2adv Newly (Recently) Ka sikan no maistra, iam pad mamatoy. As for that lady teacher, she had just newly died. Ko iam on ogsilò ka allow, ka baloy, ogkasugat to layag to allow no ogmalayat ka along. When the sun has newly arisen, [as for] a house, it will be struck by the rays of the sun and the shadow will become long. 3v Make something like new; renew Na-iaman to manta. He made the cloth like new.
kopal 1adj Thick, as the two sides of a book, a piece of clothing, or paper. Makopal ka kinabò. The shirt is thick. ant: manipis. 2adj Thick, as hair when there is a lot of it. Makopal ka bulbul. Oglituk to dakol lagboy ka bulbul din woy malapung His/her hair is thick. It means that he has a lot of hair and plentiful. 3adj Having a small amount of liquid so that many particles are close together such as a lot of powdered milk added to a small amount of water. Makopal ka gatas su og-anlod ka gatas ko ogtunawon to woig. The milk is thick because the milk sinks to the bottom if it is dissolved/suspended in water. 4adj Close together as forest where are many trees and much vegetation. Makopal ka mgo tibogow diò to napù no mabasag ka lawa rin. [The tibogow is dense there in the flat area and its body is hard.] ant: magalat; see: sokol. 5adj To be volumic, that is, both wide and have much content, as as a field with much vegetation. Makopal ka tira-an. Maluag, mgo lalimma no hitaria bua to ogpamula-an. Sikan dò ka impamula; warò solug no duma. The sugarcane field is capacious. It is wide, about five hetares maybe which has been planted. That is all that has been planted; there is no mixture of anything else. 6adj Many such as flies or lice which which cover a sore. Makopal to kutu. Ogkito-on ka kutu woy ogkogangon ka batò. The lice are many. The lice are visible and the child is covered with sores. Makopal ka langow no oghulun to pa-a. The flies are thick which are swarming on [a someone’s] foot. see: moon-ing. 7adv Thicker [than something else]; thickest Mamakopal ka laplap to kalabow. The carabao's skin is thicker [than the shirt]. 8deriv n thickness Ko og-otian ka nigsamba no woig, songo dangow ka kapokali to danlak. When the flooded [river] water has receeded, the thickness of the silt is a handspan deep.
lu-ag 1adj wide Ka agalayan, sikan ka malu-ag no kamot. Ka agalayan is a wider field. 2adj wider Og-alam a to baloy no mamalu-ag ko warò otow no og-ugpò diò to Maambago. I'm going to choose a wider house in which no people are living there in Maambago. 3deriv n wide Kalu-ag to sopi-on! How wide the hips! (an insult) 4deriv n width Ong-ongora nu to kalu-agi. Estimate the width. 5v to widen, press apart [Said of movements of baby just prior to delivery. (ck meaning)]
mama n 1Address to an man. Nig-insò ka mgo boi no dalaga, “Mama ka pad?” Lituk, “Balubatò ka pad?” The unmarried ladies asked, “Are you still an unmarried man?” Meaning, “Are you still a bachelor?” [DB said that the term mama is not about whether a person is someone's brother. Rather it is a term of address, used especially by an unmarried lady to an unmarried man but also used as term of respect to a married man. Also used between men as sign of respect.] 2Term of address of an unmarried lady to an unmarried man. [also to a male relative or brother.??] Ka ig-umow to dalaga to balubatò, si Mama. That which an unmarried lady address to a bachelor is mama.
matoy 1v To die. Ko ogkamatoy ka otow, iglobong to tanò. When a person dies, [he/she] is buried in the ground. Ka tibò no du-on goinawa, ka otow ko mgo ulod-ulod, tibò ki ogkammatoy kai to kalibutan. Everything which lives (lit. has breath), all of us here on earth die. 2v Bereaved. Namatayan ad to anak ku no lukos. I was bereaved of my son. 3v To die. Ka otow no na-agawan to kalaglagan woy salapì, igtunlun din ka otow no nigpan-agow kandan to, “Mamatoy ka poron ka otow no maro-ot to batasan.” The person who has been robbed of possessions and money, he curses the person who has robbed him by [saying], “You person with bad conduct should die.” [The form of this verb is irrealis. DB says the person who speaks this way is desiring that that person will experience something bad and die but the statement doesn't necessarily mean that the person will actually die.] 4v Reason for death; [time of??] death Kunto-on kamatayi. Today [someone] is bereaved. 5deriv n Death. 6To kill. 7v To kill many people. Du-on otow no ogpan-agow to salapì no ogmangimatoy ko konò ta igbogoy ka ogbuyu-on dan kanta. There are people who rob [others] of money and they kill [people] if we do not give them what they have requested of us.
orol v 1To get up enough energy to do something. Og-orol-orol a to baatik ku. I'll get up enough energy [to go check on] my pig trap. Ko ogdaralu ki, oglogoslogos dò ka og-onow. Sikan ka og-orol-orol su ogpogos ki to lawa ta. When we are ill, [we] just expend great effort to get up. That is [the meaning] of managing because we force ourselves to do something (lit. force our body). [Arlyn said the following expression orol-orol might be made by an older person who does not feel so energetic but he will manage enough energy to get out to check his trap. If a person has been ill, this term implies that he is just beginning to recover but is not yet strong.] see: logoslogos. 2With negative: [not] to be able to manage well to get around Ko kulang ka langosa ta, ogkatabolog ki ko oghipanow no konò ki ogpoko-orol. If our blood is lacking we will be lightheaded when we walk and we won't be able to manage well to get around. Ka buyag no otow, konad ogpoko-orol ka oghipanow su mamasakit on ka bu-ol din The person who is old cannot manage to walk well because his/her knees hurt. Ko oggutasan ka otow, konò ogpoko-orol to ogtalabao. Warò dayagang dan. If a person is hungry, he cannot manage to work. [A person in this condition feels weak and can hardly get around and may need physical support if he/she walks very far.] 3To become ambulatory, or have the ability to walk around. Ogbuligan ta ka otow no malotoy to ogkitkit oyow ogpaka-anad to oghihipanow oyow ogpoko-orol on. We help a weak person by holding [his/her] hand so that [he/she] will gain the ability to walk so that [he/she] will be able to become ambulatory.
otì v To decrease, lessen, as water in cooking pot, or as river. Ka mgo bo-ugan no naligtung on, oglimasan ta taman to og-oti on no ogko-utol tad ka mgo ngalap. The creeks which have become shallow pools, we remove the water until it dries up and then we can catch the fish [and other edible water creatures]. Ka mgo bo-ugan, ogkoko-oti-an on to oggulabung. As for the creeks, they dry up when it is dry season. Ko ogko-oti-an on, warad on woig su mamara on. When the [ruver] dries up, there is no more water because it has become dry.
sakit 1n Illness, disease. Konò ka ogdagkot kanak su oghalinan ka to sakit ku. Don’t be in physical contact with me because you will catch my illness. Ko nokoy no tambal no ogpakabatuk to masakit, ian ka ma-agbot no tambal. Whatever medicine is effective [against] an illness, that is strong medicine. see: dalu 1. 2n Pain. Og-agbas ka masakit to sosolobon woy ka poka ni Anggam. Uncle’s lung and back pain penetrates all the way through. 3adj Hurt. 4v To hurt or experience pain. Ka buyag no otow, konad ogpoko-orol ka oghipanow su mamasakit on ka bu-ol din. [As for] the old person, he is unable to get around as he walks because his knees are hurt ing. Ko oggoramon to inoy to ogmasakit, ogpa-agud. When the [pregnant] mother experiences pain, she will have someone manipulate [the unborn] child. 5v To be hurt, injured Konò ogbubulung su kasakitan. She won’t use the medicine because it may hurt her. Ka ulu to otow no nigtinugpò, nakasungal diò to batu to woig no napalisan ka bokod [rin] no nasakitan lagboy sikandin. The person who dove, he happened to bump his head against the rock in the water and his forehead was abrazed and he was injured badly. 6v To deliberately cause pain or hurt, as when a parent disciplines a child.
tunlun v curse Igtunlun ki su ogkamatoy ki. We’re cursed [by being dreamt about] so that we will die. Ka otow no na-agawan to kalaglagan woy salapì, igtunlun din ka otow no nigpan-agow kandan to, mamatoy ka poron ka otow no maro-ot to batasan. The person who has been robbed of possessions and money, he curses the person who has robbed him by [saying], “You person with bad conduct should die.” [(poet.) To be cursed by being involved in someone’s dream; will result in either the death of the person dreamt about, or his doing something bad.] see fr.: lu-od 3; see fr.: busung 3.
ugpò 1v To live somewhere, that is to dwell there. Ka abu-on, dakol no manukmanuk no og-ugpò to koilawan The abu-on is a large bird which lives is the forest. Og-alam a to baloy no mamalu-ag ko warò otow no og-ugpò. I will chose a wider house if no one is living [there]. see fr.: tolon 3. 2v stay Ko malayat ka pog-ugpò nu, sikan ka agpot su nig-amut ka If your stay is long, that is [the meaning of the word] “alien” because you have joined [them]. 3v living situation Di ko du-on ka igpangalasag, konò ki ogka-agkapan ka og-ugpò su ogmabogat ki to og-ugpò. But if there is a means of defense, we who are living there won't feel insecure because our living situation will be secure (lit. heavy). 4n Dwelling place, country. 5To occupy oneself in the house. 6v To sit in a row. Manuk no mangu-ugpò to hantal din. The chickens are all lined up on the roost.
ulì phr.: ogpo-ul-uli-oy to goinawa. 1v To return to a starting point; to go home. 2To return something. Nig-angayan din on ka gabas no in-ulì din on kanak. He fetched the saw and returned it to me. Ka sika gabas, songo tu-id woy moko-ulì koddì su diò to Kapugi nigdolog. As for that saw, it was a year before it returned to me because it ended up in Kapugi. 3v For a group to return home. 4v to reimburse; give [something to someone] in return for [something else] Kagi ni Angelina to, “Uli-id ka sapatus ni Ivy su konò ogko-olog to pa-a ni Ivy.” Og-uli-an ku ka sapatus ni Ivy. I'm going to reimburse Ivy's shoes. [In the following example, Angelina had purchased shoes which did not fit Ivy. So she offered the shoes to Arlyn for her child. Since they were new, she was expecting full reimbursement for what she had paid for the shoes. If the item is new, they will reimbuse the full amount.] 5v To have someone reimburse or give in return for something Og-inso-on ku ko pila ka igpo-ulì din." I'm going to ask how much she will have [me] give her in return [for the shoes]. syn: liwan 1. 6To go somewhere and return the same day. 7v To allow someone to return home, as guests. Ko ogmamagaliug ki, dipindi ko ignangon ta ka tagbaloy ko pila ka allow woy ka ogpo-uli-on. If we are guests, it depends whether we tell the host how many days before he will let us return home. 8v To allow someone to return home. Konò ku ogpomo-uli-on. I will not let them return home. [The following example implies that the persons referred to will not be allowed to return home alive.] 9v To keep on returning something for exchange. 10v To be healed, to get well. 11v To go far off to get food from someone else. Manag-ulì to mundù. [they] are fetching camotes from others. [such as rice, camotes, cassave, bananas or root crops. Implies making a request for these when food is in short supply in one's own area. Term applies even if those going after food return empty-handed.] osyn: angoy.