Tboli - English


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gabay1vTo afford; to manage; to accomplish, as in amount of work, short of timeLà gabay me hemken kul, alì le wen.We can't afford to feed them, they are too many.Gabay ye kô mit kul?Can you manage to take them all along?Là gabay me semtlagad du deng tey kimel.We couldn't accomplish it quickly, it was already evening.
gad luduk1nPhilippine falconet.Microhierax erythrogonys erythrogonys.
gading1nGenuine gold color, as an old deer horn and honey bee eggs.
gahit1vTo clear a swath of about two meters around a field to protect it from wild pigs and rats, or to keep part of a field from burning when another part is burned.cfalab 1.2fas 1.2ótó 1.1
galas11.1nRain ritual that causes it to rain, by placing a sharpening stone in water.Galas yem sotu adat kem Tboli ke móyô le ke kmulón.One of the customs of the Tboli is the rain ritual when they want it to rain.1.2vTo perform the rain ritual.
galà1advTo put off, to waste time.Béi galà myón, géhéli lemwót.Don't waste time sitting there, hurry up and start out.cffeng 1.1tlek 3
galing1vTo mill dried corn kernels.cfsabi 1.1
gamal1vTo encircle something round with the hand, as when holding a baseball bat.
gamaw11.1nA spirit that makes the person change his looks and look fierce; a person who has this spirit.Kegenen du Fù Balang ke gel kól béléen gamawen dilaken gtefes but klinguhen.When Great Grandfather Balang was still alive, if this spirit came to him his tongue would reach his ear.1.2vTo be possessed by this spirit.synbo 2.1me 2.2méw 1mo 1.2motoy 1.2smet 1.2sngót 1.2sondit 1.2ukô 1.2ungel 1.2yol 1.1cfbakà 1.2book 2.2
gansà1nGoose.
gantang11.1nA measurement usually of rice, approx. 2.2 kg or six sardine cans in volume.1.2vTo measure by the ganta.
gasan1vTo be caught in the rain.cfhedas 1.1tangas 1.1
gasi1nA kind of tree with a poisonous fruit used to poison fish.cfsol1 4.1
gastu11.1nExpenses for living, trips, work done.Yó kem fen gna mò ken eles nitung le yem mò kem gastu le bè yem kdaw yó.Those who make the first feast, they prepare for the expenses of that day in advance.1.2vTo provide expenses for someone or something.
gatas11.1nMilk.1.2vTo use milk in place of breast milk.