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ítikNounDuck.Gandát di ítik ay mangán sin labí.It is the characteristic of ducks to eat at night.spectítit
itílNounVulva, female genitals.SynonymngálabSee alsobabbíl
itlíngStative verbma...anTo be able to hear again, as after being cured of deafness or being deafened by a loud noise.Mantolílik sin kéweng mo mo ketketém din síli, mon si awní, maitlingán.It rings in your ears if you crunch down on the hot pepper, but in a little while, you'll be able to hear again.See alsodengédopóéngegkáengkalí 5kánakanídongkawánikikinbékikinbóongleswángngalátpolsítopotíkpotóktabé1tanektéktenéng 2téwengtolíliktolílik
itlóg1NounEgg, as those laid by birds.2Active Verbman-, i-To lay eggs.Adí ka ab-abóen ta iitlóg na.Don't drive it away so it will lay it (the egg).3Active Verb-anTo lay eggs on or in something.Initlógana din kalogóng ko.It lay eggs in my hat.Intó pay di pan-itlógan di manók yo?Where does your chicken lay its eggs?See alsoeb-éb1gom-íngmógipopótpótki
itongtongóNounReserve supply of firewood.
ítopStative verbmaítopTo withdraw, pull inside, as a turtle's head into the shell, testicles from the cold.Adí maítop din gínga mo ammóm di óto na.Snails don't pull inside the shell if you know how to cook them.See alsoepés 2es 3kesén1kesét1
ítoy1NounNegative conclusion to prediction of good fortune.2Active Verb-an, i-To add a negative conclusion to a prediction of good fortune, e.g., “You'll become rich and have many children, but the children will be separated from you.”See alsoábigkotóm2 2padtópálad 3
itsáNounTea.See alsogipás
itsína
ittán1NounSmall gong used to accompany dancers at feasts.2Active Verbman-To play the above.See alsogángsakótobpal-ógpattitík 2solíbaw 2tamból
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íwed1Active Verb0There is not, there does not exist.2Stative verbma-To be gone, absent.See alsoadí1bakénlánganómasóno1
iwík1NounSharpened stake used to kill an animal.2Active Verbman-, -enTo kill by stabbing to the heart with a sharpened stake, esp. of pigs and water buffalo.Adíak pinádas ay man-iwík.I have not tried to kill an animal with a sharpened stake.Iniwík Francis din bisáang.Francis killed the pig with a sharpened stake.See alsoawítdagás3etéylásanglekíogópesé
iyánActive Verbman-To spend a night(s) away from home, as in the rice field, at a hotel.Man-iyán kamí ngin si bigát et íwed kamí ay iláen yo.We might spend tomorrow night away from home and we won't be there for you to see.See alsobángsa 3ekiláslengétlid-íp 3
íyasNounWindbreak.Man-ámag kas íyas ay sálin di beéy.Make a windbreak as a barrier for the house.
iyéwActive Verb1-enTo advise, comment to someone regarding their appearance, character, deeds, etc.See alsobílinlintégpáto2tógon2-enTo mock, ridicule something about a person to his face.Iyewén da din bádo na ay nabisngibisngít.They ridicule his clothes which are all tattered.
íyogActive Verbman-, -anTo indicate approval of the blessing shouted on the dancers; done by those observing the dance, it consists of two musical phrases of four syllables each, ending at the same time as the shouted blessing.See alsolíwat
iyógtankinship 2, non-reciprocalYounger sibling; relationship between siblings.specton-ód1See alsoagíamáanák 1apó1elí 2inákasíngsingpipidwásenánsenéd
iyókanNounKind of wild bee.
iyótActive Verbman-, -om-3, -enTo have sexual intercourse.For euphemisms, cf. at, dáag, giwít, kawé, lewék, sakkóbSee alsoálemdaképlásapnínipet 2