boklas v 1To remove something, as laundry. Nigboklas to boi ka linobaan din no nigpunpun din on. The woman removed her laundry when she collected it. see: purut 1. 2To be removed from something. Ogboklason to boi ka lagut to ikam no oghiyabon din. The debris is removed from a mat when a woman shakes it. 3To have gone, or to have left for home. Ka napongaan on ka al-alukuyan to nalibulung no mgo otow, naboklas on ka nan-ulì on. Warad on otow. When the discussion of the gathered people was finished, they left for home. There were no people [left].
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bokò 1n Any kind of brace whether on a house or piece of furniture. Ka otow no nighimu to baloy, ka pogpos-ok to suloy, ogkuò to igbokò to igtukog to suloy. As for a person who is making a house, when he set the houseposts [in place], he gets something to use as a brace with which to provide support for the housepost. syn: tukog 1. 22.1v To open, as someone's hand, a book, a door, a lid, two sides of a clam see: pulas. 2.2v To unfold, as a letter. 2.3v To lift off as a lid, or stone which is lifted off of shrimp or crabs in the water or bees under a stone so they can be reached. see: bokad 1.
bolodbod v To tie up by wrapping something around securely as many crabs or fish in a leaf. in which the vine is wrapped around several times in either direction. Ko ogtongoson to doun ka kumang, oghirosonan ta to ogbolodbod ka igbanggut no balagon. When crabs are wrapped in a leaf we tie them up securely by wrapping a vine around them several times. Bolodbolori nu to ogbanggut. Wrap around securely when you tie it up. see: tongos 1; gen: banggut; see: libod 1.
bolug n Whatever is added to food or soup, whether water, sardines or vegetables. Ka otow, nigkuò to homoy no nigbolugan din to salamun no impaako-on to miow. The person got some rice and added canned fish to it to feeed the cat. Agad nokoy ka ig-amut ta no mgo dorounan, songo igbolug dod. Whatever is added to food, it is also that which is added to food.
boluk₂ v To bend, be bent. see: bongkug 1.
bongit n Type of owl. Ka bongit, okang, kulagu, woy pulow, mausilom dò ogkagi. Ko og-ulingit ka ogkagi, nahan to mgo buyag no busow. The bonit, okang kulagu and pulow owls, only call (lit. talk) at night. When they hoot (lit. hoot their call), the older people mistakenly think they are evil spirits.
bongkug 1vs To be bent, as a wire. see fr.: boluk₂. 2vs To be curved, as a road. 3v Crooked; having multiple curves as sweet potatoe plant or a sundang blade.
bonnal 1n An accusation. Ko tu-tu-u ian ka bonnal to nakasalò, ogbotad dan on ka nakasalò to husayan. If the accusation is true that [a person] has done wrong, they will pay up front for the settlement of one who has sinned. [The leaders of the village will collect what is needed to settle the issue if the person accused doesn't have mon] 2v To make an issue or accusation about something; such as when someone takes a comment to be an insult so wants payment for the allenged offense. Ka ogbobonnal, du-on songo otow no ogkagi no ogmohushusayoy on. As for the person who makes an issue about something, someoneelse will have to speak in order to make a settlement [for the issue.]. 3To be convicted; to establish guilt Ogpatigda-an to kagi. Ogkabonalan on. Konò ogpakatabak ka otow. [They will use] speech that hits the mark. It will establish [the truth of the matter. The person cannot answer back. 4v To demand a retribution for assumed guilt such as ridicule or for not keeping an appointment; a forfeit. Ka otow dongan, konò ogkali-ag su maga-an ogbobonal no ogbuyù to dakol no ighusoy. As for people long ago, they weren’t able to play because they would be quick to demand retribution and then would ask for a large settlement. [Would apply to demanding payment for any other real or assumed fault. In the culture, if a stranger hears laughter he may assume that he is being ridiculed and demand anything in payment. If not given he may instigate a raid on the village or kill someone. If an animal is given scraps from someone and the animal dies, he may demand payment for the animal.] 5v For something to be forfeited as compensation for a loss. Ko du-on igholon ku to nati to kalabow di ko konò ku ogkato-od to igbayad, konad ig-ulì ka inkoholon ku no salapì su igbonnal on. If I have made a deposit on a carabao calf but I cannot follow through to pay for it, the money I paid to hold it will not be returned because it will be forfeited [as compensation to the owner of the carabao.]
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.]
botad v To pay up front, or pay immediately upon request Ian dò ogka-alukuy ko songo monu ka igbotad no gastu to sikan no boi. The only thing they will be discussing is how much they will pay immediately upon request as a brideprice for that girl. Ka igbotad, ko nokoy ka ogpamuyù din, paragas ta igbogoy. The [word] pay up front means, whatever he requests, we will go ahead a give it.
bottolbottol v To be called on by a dove at the same time one is doing something which is considered a bad omen if one bugsù continues what he was doing or intending to do. Ka otow no ogligkat on ka oghondiò to kamot din no nigbottolbottol ka limukon ka nigkutol, warò pad sikandin nigparagas nighipanow diò to kamot din su nigli-on din pad ka limukon. The person who was leaving to go to his field when he was called on with a bad omen by the dove who called, he did not continue to go to his field because he heeded the dove. [For example if he were about to leave at the same time as one dove calls to his left, he will stop what he is doing and wait a while. If there is no further call, he will proceed. However, if there is a simultaneous call of one dove to his right and an another at his left, he will stretch out his arms in the two directions because that is a believed by them to be a very bad omen signifying that there are raiders and it would be considered dangerous to go ahead and leave.]
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.
bua adv Maybe, perhaps. Bua ran. Maybe. see fr.: songo kuò.
bugsong v 1To obstruct, as a path or one's view. [DB comment regarding having words and meanings jumbled/pass by too quickly. (ck TA) DB contrasted this with a view from a mountain top that is unobstructed, straight and clear.] see: atang 2; ant: taloytoy. 2To be hindered as by clutter. Ko oghipanow ki diò to dalan no du-on kayu no napolod no konò ki ogpakabayò, nabugsongan ka ogbaya-an ta. Nabugsongan ka dalan su konad ogkabaya-an to otow. If we are walking on a path and there is a tree which has fallen and we cannot pass by, our pathway has been obstructed. Our path has been obstructed because people cannot get through.; DB 24/Feb/2009 Ko ogkabugsong, konò ta ogkakita-an ka ogkabaya-an. If something is cluttered, one cannot see where he is going. see: bunbun 1; ant: taloytoy1. 3To interrupt. Ko ogkagi a no du-on otow no ogtampod to kagi ku, ogbugsong. Ko og-ampawan din ka kagi rin, igdo-isok. If I am speaking and there is a person who cuts off my speech, he interrupts. If someone overrides [another's words] with his words, it is disrespectful to (lit. belittles) [the other person]. [as when a person's speech is interrupted] 4To be interrupted as of speech, or cut off as of electric current if uf a line has been broken Nabugsong ko du-on kinagian no konò ogka-ayun. [The meaning] is jumbled when there are words which don't fit. Ko du-on abogaru no ogkaro-og no warad igkatabak din, ogkabugsong on sikandin. see: tampod 1. 5To initiate. Ko oghunno-on og-unuk ka langlanguan, no ogbugsongan ka batò ka ogtulin. When the face [of a baby] fills in, then the child's growth is initiated. see: bunsud 1.
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.
buì v 1To live, be alive, as people. Ogkabuì ki. We are alive. Ogko-unawa ki Ann Joy no moirap ka sakit din. Nigtawaran noy on ka konad on ogkabuì. It's like Ann Joy whose illness was difficult. We lost hope (lit. became twisted) because she could no longer live. 2To bring to life, resuscitate. Ogkabuì ku. I will bring him/her to life (or “I will resuscitate him/her.”) see: uyag 2.1. 2.1To come alive, as fire. Ka otow no ogbibigut, ogkabuì ko og-o-obul on ka hapuy. As for the person who makes fire by rubbing something back and forth, [the fire] is alive if it begins to smoke. 3To give life by taking care of and providing sustenance for someone. Ka apù, ian ka nigtalipun ka nigbuì to no-ilu no anak to anak din. The grandmother was the one to take care of and provide sustenance for her daughter's child who was orphaned (lit. the one who was orphaned who was the offspring of her offspring). Ogmomonu a na-an to boi na-an dò no moirap ku to ogbuì to mgo anak ta no malintok pad. What could I have done (lit. can I do) in that [I am] just a woman and so it's hard for me to give life/sustenance to our children who are still small. see: talipun 1. 3.1To be able to provide sustenance for. Ongkorid on ka asawa nu su konò ogpakabuì koykow su konò ogtalabau. Abandon your husband (lit. spouse) because he is unable to provide for you because he will not work. 4Cure.
bukakang adj To be bushy, as hair; flare or spread out, as grains on a stem of rice or as feathers on a chicken's neck. Ka homoy no bukakang, ogpangayangkang ka tagdoy rin; ogbokal diò to diralom. Rice that is bukakang, flares out. It spreads at the bottom. Ko manuk, ogbukakang ka bulbul kai to li-og ko ogpasangsangkugoy. Of a chicken, the feathers flare out at the neck when they fight each other. [If people don't like their hair being bushy, they may shave their head and let it grow back again.] see: bokal 1.
buku 1n Knot, as of a thread or rope Ka biaa woy ko ka sigay, olin buku ka oghimuon. Ka olin no buku su natapid to poghimu. As for the round fish net and the long fish net, they are made with all knots. [The term] all knots because they are exactly spaced as [the net] is made. 2n Knot, of a tree; joint, as that of bamboo or cane 2.1adj Characterized by having many joints or knots; knotty. Di ka kayu no bukuon, warò natapid ka buku. But as for wood which is knotty, there is no arrangement of the knots.
bukus 1n Uncircumcised, especially of a child who has not yet been circumcised because the penis is enveloped by the foreskin. Ka batò no warò matulì to lasù din, oghingaranan to bukus su natongos pad to laplap. A child who has not had his penis circumcised is called uncircumcised (lit. enveloped) because it is still wrapped in skin. [An adult would be embarrassed and angry if this term were used to ask questions or make a comment about whether he had not been circumcized.] 2v To wrap oneself in something, as a blanket. Ka bato no oghirogò, ogbubukus to tol-ob. The child who is sleeping, wraps himself in a blanket 2.1v To form a cocoon, as of moths, butterflies or larva of various beetles which envelope themselves as they form a cocoon and enter the pupa stage. Ka langgi-on to palasan, ogbubukus to kinotkot din, no woy ogbaluy no kamolung. The larva of the palasan rattan forms a cocoon by enveloping itself in that which it has chewed up and not until then, changes into a beetle. 3v To envelope, wrap around; used of diapers, baby blanket. or a bandage. Ka otow no napali-an, ogbukusan to manggad ka palì din oyow konò oglangosa. A person who has been wounded will wrap his wound with cloth so that it will not bleed. see: tongos 1.
bulang 1vs Wash out as a dam or bridge. Lapoy no ligkat to ponong no nabulang. A deluge/flood which came from a dam which had washed out. [When a dam breaks, the water spills over and if people live below the results can be disasterous.] see: tobal 1. 2v To be engulfed in a problem such as when a quarrel turns into a war with people killing each other. Ka otow no ogmabunbunu-oy, ogmabulbulangoy on ka ogpilpilakoy on. People who murder each other, they are already being engulfed [in their problems] as they are already spearing each other. [DB says it is like a dam which has broken and the people below are engulfed in a flood of destruction as they kill each other like when a dam breaks endangering those below.] see: pabunbuno-oy. 3deriv n A drain, such as a canal which is made to carry away water and drain water from a pool, usually for the purpose of catching the fish that will be trapped. However, the term would also apply to draining water from a river into a canal so that a highway can be made on either side. Ka bulanganan, ogtu-uran ta to og-oti ka lanow. Ogkutkutan ta ka ogpabaya-an to woig oyow dakol ka ngalap no ogko-utol. As for a drain, we purpose that the lake will go dry. We dig/scrape away the place where the water will flow (lit. pass) so that we can catch a lot of edible [fish and other] creatures. 4v To make a canal or other device to drain off water, as from a street or other area.
