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anggána
anggánas póson di tikáwaid.
ánggay1AdjectiveFinished, no more to be done.2AdverbAlready; completely.En ta baroán din kanál tan nay ánggay naáyob.Let's restore the irrigation ditch because here it is already filled in.3Active Verb-om-1To finish, end.
ánggoyParticleOnly, just.Toló kamí ánggoy.There are only three of us.“Sínoy am-amágem?” “Manpaspasyálak ánggoy.”“What are you doing?” “I'm just visiting.” Miscellaneous Particles
ánghilNounAngel.ángel
ángiwActive Verbman-, -om-3, -anTo drool, drool on someone, as a child, rabid dog; to leave a tail, of a comet.Man-aángiw din bolalákew.The comet leaves a tail.
ánglanStative verbma-To be full grown, of persons, animals, plants.
ánglitAdjectiveGood at hunting, of cat or dog.Ánglit adí din ások.My dog is indeed good at hunting.See alsoanóp
ángoActive Verbman-To play together.Laydén Wilma ay makiángo en Tokman.Wilma likes to play with Tokman.Man-an-anángo da.They are all playing together (group of three or more).See alsoáyam1góyang
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ángsabAdjective1Having a large appetite.2Able to eat while tired or working and thus keep going, of animals.
ángsoActive Verbman-To smell of perspiration.specsongsóng
áni1NounHarvest, of cereal grains.2Active Verbman-, -enTo harvest.Isáan din man-áni din págey sin beéy di makin-oká.The harvesters take home the rice to the house of the owner.Olítek di iyát di págey ay kintomán ay maáni.I will relate the way in which kintomán rice is harvested.Aníen yo kod din wáda sin banéng na.Please harvest what is on the raised border.3Active Verbi-To use a tool for harvesting, harvest with something.Enggán iáni yo din gípan tan kólang di lakém.Go ahead and use the knife for harvesting because there aren't enough harvesting tools.4Active Verbi...anTo use for carrying what is harvested.Ianían yo kanó din lagbán en Piya.You are reportedly to use Piya's basket for carrying the harvest.For harvesting crops other than cereal grains, cf. ápit, bólas, káli, koltá, samdák 2; for other types of work involved in rice farming, see bekás 1.linklakémlátingoplíkságey
anído1Active Verbman-To warm oneself by fire.Ay tinagóam din apóy ta man-anído ta?Did you light the fire so we will warm ourselves?2<Not Sure>-om-4, -enTo build up fire.Anidóem san apóy.Build up that fire.
ánigNounHoney bee.For bees and wasps, cf. alinpapassó, atinbayóngan, iyókan, lokótan, toktokayán; for bee products, cf. allíd, diló, kilába.See alsosókip
animálNounAnimal, of larger animals.See alsobónag 2gámengpastólsalóntalakénanimal
aníto1NounSpirit, demon, not of human origin.2Active Verbman-To give a feast to appease the spirit of a dead person.SynonymobáyaSee alsobas-íng 2dengáw 2dílosdódo2ládo 3lága2obáya 2pakdé 4pakedlánpótoksápo4selmengánsengílsingíltopngáltop-óy
annád1Adjectivena-Carefully thought out, of one's words; circumspect.2Active Verb-en, -anTo do carefully, thoughtfully, of speaking.Annadém din iyát mo ay mankalí.Be careful in the way you speak.
annawá1AdjectiveWide, broad, as a road, field.Ay way annawá ay kaékan?Is there a wide sleeping place?2Active Verb-om-1To get wider.3Active Verb-en, i-To widen something.antlipítSee alsodakdaké
annonówaNounTwin.SynonymsínginSee alsoopíl
ánodActive Verb1man-To throw oneself into flowing water.Kanána íman en eméy man-ánod sin gináwang mon binabagaák.He said (and I empathize) that he was going to throw himself into the river but I remonstrated.2-om-4, -enTo throw or put something into flowing water so it will be carried away by the current; to drown.Ománod ka sin lablabaám ta omáli sin isná.Put some of what you are laundering into the current so it will be carried down here.Way inílak ay naánod ay nowáng.I saw a carabao who had been carried away by the current.Énak anóden san áso tan lawlawá.I'm going to drown that dog because it's bad.Anóden yo din káiw tan láton ay wádaak sin ed gowáb.Put the wood into the river because (don't worry) I'll be down below.3i-For the current (agent) to carry something away.Itpíg mo sin beták ta iánod din éwang.Throw it into the ravine so the floodwater will carry it away.Maymayát din gináwang si pan-an-anódan das káiw.The river is very good as a place for them to put logs to be carried downstream.
anóngos1NounLast, last one, as to be born, die, be harvested, last of a supply of medicine.Say anóngos di ágas.That's the last of the medicine.2Active Verb-om-1To be last.3Active Verb-enTo finish the last one, as take the last piece of meat, harvest the last remaining field.Énak anongósen din binay-ák.I will go finish the last of what I left.
anópActive Verb1man-, mang-, -enTo hunt, hunt down.Eméy da kanón man-anóp din anan-ák si bigát.The children are reportedly going hunting tomorrow.En ta kod anopén din besáang ko ed nom-á.Let's please go hunt my pig in the swidden.Ammón din dagílit ay maanóp da si bigát et nantábon da.The wild pigs know they will be hunted tomorrow and they have hidden.2-anTo kill on a hunt, gen. com. asp..3i-To sic; hunt with, of dogs.Adí ka ianóp san áso en sak-én, tan komát.Don't sic that dog on me, because it will bite.
anopán, pan-anopánNounPlace to hunt, hunting area.Naábos íman din pan-anopán.The hunting areas have unfortunately been used up.Síged ed Tagpaya si anopán.Tagpaya is a good place to hunt.for animal snares, see áteb; for bird snares, see kátig.See alsoánglit
anópoNounType of vine.specwaká