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magguwayna traditional religious ritual performed to discover the reason for sicknessThis usually involves identifying the spirit causing the sickness and what needs to be given through a sacrifice for the sickness to be removed. The shaman performing the ritual is usually possessed.4.9.5Practice religion
magtadtransto go to call people for kanyao-ceremony
mahapulInf. ofhapul2adv.predto be considered as necessary or requiredMahapul ni umlaw itsun emin di baley da et han da idwat hu pihhuh tayu.It is necessary that we all go to their house before they can give us our money.Mahapul mampilma ka et han da idwat hu sinangdan mu.You have to sign before they can give what you have earned.Simpakkadekpakkaw 1
mahdelInf. ofhedelstato be thickMahdel hu tablan ginelgel da.The boards they sawed are thick.8.2.3Thickma-
mahepitInf. ofhapitnoma talkative personMay also refer to a skilled speaker, i.e. an orator.Simmeyutmut
mahigaInf. ofhigastato be lazyMahiga-ak ni mangngunnu.I'm too lazy to work.4.3.1.2.1Below standard
mahikenInf. ofhikkenhikennbaby-boyIkay et ebaen mu hi mahiken tep ay nablayyak.Come and carry baby-boy because I am tired.2.6.4.1Baby
mahluInf. ofhelustato be industriousMahlu hi Bantullay ni mangngunnu di payew.Bantullay is industrious in working in the rice-field.4.3.1.2Meet a standardma-
mahmah1transto verify, investigate, or consult; to find the truth, or seek confirmationDa minahmahan hu lawwan tayu di Bagabag ey yan Kalima kunu. They went to verify (concerning) our trip to Bagabag and it is on Friday according to them.Minenahmahan dan kaalman hu pengi-lian dan simbal John ey ya kunun Linggu. They have been verifying yesterday as to when they are going to bring John’s dowry and according to them it will be on Sunday. 3.2.2.2Check-an/-in- -an
mahmah2stato refine; refinedYa heli tu ey heni kamammusi-lak ni nemahmah ni giniling. (Revelation 1:15a)His feet are like glittering refined brass. 7.5.3.1Pure, unmixedme-/ne-
mahmahdemInf. ofhedemneveningItsu mengalman mahmahdem.We will go catch crabs this evening.8.4.1.2.3Time of the day
mahuintransto experience the appearance of one who died sometime agoThe experience of such an appearance is based on the belief that a person who has died may be transfigured into another human form, animal or other creature.4.9.4.7Omen, divinationmaN-
mahukungsp. var.malukungnoma generic term for a bowl that is used for food preparation and serving food and is capable of holding liquidYad etan di mahukung hu pengibnewim ni ihhida.You use the bowl to serve the viand.5.1Household equipment
mai-transnon-past tense passiveAng-ang mu ma-lat eleg maiwekawekay ida etan pagey.You see to it that the rice is not being scattered all over.9.2.9.1Verb affixes
mainudanInf. ofudanstato be the rainy seasonNgannganih mewan hu mainudan di Ipugaw.The rainy season in Ifugao is approaching again.antmainugewSimlegetletmanginudan1.1.3.3Rain
mainugewInf. ofugewstato be the dry seasonKele agyu an lelegaban nunya eyan mainugew etan halman et mahululan helek?Why don't you burn that pasture land during this dry season so that the grass will be changed?antmainudan
maituuInf. oftuuvto be living; to be aliveIwalleng yu hu endi silbitun elaw yu ma-lat maituu kayu. (Proverbs 9:6)Leave your useless way so that you may live.2.6Lifemai-
makaC1-1passprefix, used in a negative evaluation of the product of an action that has not been done well and co-occurs with a negative form, e.g., some action has not been well done; passiveAg makaggittek.It isn't cut well.Nan-ekan da etan inhibak kun ubi anin ni eleg makallutu tep neka-upadda. They ate the sweet potatoes that I cooked even though they were not well-cooked because they were very hungry.SimmekaC1-nakaC1-nekaC1-pekaC1-Morphophonology: The C1 symbolizes that the first consonant of the root is geminated when the affix co-occurs.
makaC1-2staprefix, intensifies stative verbal rootsMakaggeh hu tengda nan ina.My mother’s neck is very painful.9.2.9.1Verb affixes
makaC1- -antransCircumfix, intensifies an action, activity, experience or state, non-past tense, Class 5 verbal rootsEt makahhummangan ida e eleg ida law manggugubat et ibukyat tu. (1 Kings 20:34c)And they totally agreed that they would not wage war now and so he was set free.SimnakaC1- -an9.2.9.1Verb affixes
makaiC1-vprefix, intensifies an action, activity, experience or state, non-past tense, Class 3 and stative verbal rootsMakai-adip hu pingway di kinapya tun asip.The bolo will fit very well into the scabbard that he made.SimnakaiC1-
makangngu-unnudInf. ofunud 2obey someone,vto obey completelyEy hi-gada hu kababbaddangin Apu Dios ma-lat makangngu-unnud idan hi-gatun kewa-wa-wa. (Hebrews 10:14b)And they are the ones God continually helps so that they will obey him completely everyday .4.5.4.1Obey
makelatnoma generic name for insects that bite or an animal that characteristically bites, e.g., dog
makelunInf. ofkalun2nname of a traditional religious deity in the SkyworldImpuut dan nunya hu makelun di baley Peter.They performed today the ritual for the makelun-deity at Peter’s house.4.9.5Practice religion
makibiiInf. ofbiina man who seduces women into sexual intercourseEntan tu iu-unnud di elaw ni makibii, tep humman ni elaw hu kaumhulun ni kakebahbahin papatul. (Proverbs 31:3)Do not follow the way of a seducer of women, for that custom/way is the reason for the destruction of kings. 2.6.2.3Sexual immorality