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awon 1n White bird similar to a cedar waxwing. 2v To reciprocate in work as a group. Ko sampulu no mgo boi ka oghilamon to homoy ran, ogman-a-awon sikandan to oghilamon. If ten women are weeding their rice, they work together as a group as they weed. [Two or more persons will work as a group in one person's field then move on to the next until all the fields of the group have been finished. Beginning from cutting until the crop is finally harvested, the same group stays together. If someone becomes ill they seek a magalawa rin substitute to work in his/her place.] see fr.: ganti 1.

ganti v 1To reciprocate in work. Sampulù koy no otow ka ogpagagantioy to ogkamot to tu-id. We are ten people who willreciprically help one another to cut fields. [If ten persons have agreed to work in each others fields, they obligate themselves to be there. The group will not work if not all of them come. If one is ill, he/she will pay someone to take that person's place. (Ceb word means to give as a reward or praise which is different from Ata Manobo meaning.)] see: bulig; see: awon 2. 2Help each other.

korow n Knotted rattan used as calendar, appointment reminder. Ka korow, sikan ka ogbukuon no balagon. Kara buku, songo allow. Ko sambulù no buku ka igtugun, sampulù no allow. The knotted rattan “calendar”, that is a knotted [piece of] rattan. Each knot [represents] one day. If ten knots are used to call [someone], it [indicates] ten days. [The traditional way for Manobo people to keep track of time, especially concerning agreements to meet somewhere is to take two pieces of rattan and make an equal number of knots in each representing the number of days until the day of the meeting. If a debt is owed and a piece of red material is included with the first knot, the meaning is that if the debt is not paid by that last day, someone will be killed.]