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wáda1Active Verb0There is, there are; to exist.2Stative verbma-To come to be.antmagá
wáday kímat|r (+ pron2 or genitive construction)
wadínganNounType of small fish found in river.specnígaySee alsogéyaw
wagáwagActive Verbi-To shake a tree, as to dislodge fruit, a rat.Iwagáwag mo san káiw ta mag-ás din ótot.Shake that tree so the rat will fall down.
wageswésNounSwift current.See alsobóyenggináwang
wagétActive Verb1man-To shake one's head in negation.2i-To shake something as one's head, a child, from anger or extreme affection.See alsoagakébkásibláyogpangípígingsagígitáng-itáwingtawíngwingtínglitíwing
waglátActive Verbi-To discard.Owát din scarf di naiwawaglát sin baliwáng.Just the scarf was left discarded in the yard.
wagwágActive Verbi-To shake with an up and down motion, as to dislodge ticks from pants, socks.Iwagwág mo din galéy ta makáan din tílang.Shake the blanket so the fleas will be removed.
wagwagétNounName given to person's spirit when it leaves the body temporarily.Eweeweém ay eméy ed Baguio tan nangon-onáy wagwagét mo.You regard it as taboo to go to Baguio because your spirit went ahead.Synonymab-abíik
wáisActive Verb-enTo direct sweet potato vine downhill.
wakActive Verbi-To let go, release, as a rope, hand; to put down, set down, as a load.Iwák mo san mayapyap-éw ta say egenám din madagdagsén.Set down that lighter one so that you will carry the heavier one.See alsoey 3getókosnóng 2páyagpenpénteknégtob-óng
wakáNounVine.member of setal-ípanópodánonetlídgangngáwkinópislawiláwanmagaloktóóbaswakétSee alsoalínewapídbantaláandágomewéyikét 1kílaykompilétlinggéslittokólóbidsinólidtaónay 3
wakáwakStative verbma-To be light enough for things to be clearly distinguished but before sunrise.See alsoaggéwbená 2bigátbongbongógábis 1kingáw1Nanpalintóod di ágewpat-á 2yádang
wakétNounVine, as of bean, squash, sweet potato.specwaká
wakíwakActive Verbi-To spread out with the fingers, as rice in a winnowing basket, a pile of sand.See alsobátabetáng2bíngay 4bówadol-índótokdoydóykálatkap-éngpíspispondíltedéktódingwálas
walángActive Verbi-To scatter, strew about, of things, not people.Iólnos mo san bádom ta adí maiwaláng.Arrange those clothes of yours so are not strewn about.See alsoasyákbokábokgolókíbolkólsomaletmétotpók
wálas1Active Verbi-, i...anTo distribute.Inwalásam dakamí si dibló.You distributed books to us.2Stative verbmai-To be distributed, spread out over an area, of things or people.SynonymkálatSee alsobáta 2betáng2 2bíngaybówadol-ín 2dótokkálatkap-éngtódingwakíwakwatwát
waletwét1NounInvisible creature said to be the path of a spirit; appears only at night and is described as similar to a very small black snake which spins end over end as it flies.2Active Verbman-To utter the sound made by the above, i.e., wetwét.
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wálsiActive Verbi-To throw or toss aside, as a dead snake, garment, shovelful of dirt, an opponent in judo.Din lóta, paláem dowán kan iwálsi.The soil, shovel it and simultaneously toss it aside.See alsopalogig-ípólgi
walsítActive Verb-om-4, -an, i-To sprinkle, spray, as with water, blood, mud, from a source off the ground, as a bottle of holy-water, water buffalo's tail.Nawalsítanak si pítek.I was sprayed with mud.See alsobokbók3pagákpakselák2sikáwit 2tayampók
wanés1NounLoincloth.2Active Verbman-, i-To wear, put on a loincloth.3Active Verb-enTo put a loincloth on someone.member of setbaábedbéd 4binoltóngbinoslánkambayádokinadángyankóbakondímanlónaspinángsaspinláksinalibóbosinolámantinnotó
wangaánNounCooking place, fireplace.See alsodakilándap-ó 1
wangwángActive Verbi...anTo make a channel for the water to flow from something, as a pondfield, water source, gen. by removing a stone or clod of earth.Inwangwángana din poón et agáy eméy si danóm sin bágan.He opened a channel at the source and no water went into the irrigation channel.See alsobáganbeták1gósing 1kelí 3poktíwtalákantayyókan 2
waníActive Verb-enTo do anything related to the preparation of food, as to build a fire, haul water, cook, wash dishes.Manwaní da si kanén di ipogáw.They prepare what the people will eat.Mo way isidá da, way panwanién das laydén da ay paoblá.If they butcher something, there are those whom they ask to do the work they want to have done.See alsodonó1kansagána

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