Tboli - English


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iba11.1nAnother name given; nickname.It is a custom to give another name to a member of the family whose name happens to be the same as one who becomes a family member by marriage. To mention the old name among the relatives is an offense, a taboo. Thus, the father and the mother have to be addressed with whatever name is given to that family member if he/she happens to be the eldest child.1.2vTo rename or nickname someone.2To blunder; not to follow what one is taught or told to do.Tey iba tau ni, dókem motok ogum deng mom molò modung.This person really blunders; you send him to pick greens and instead he goes to a wake.synasén 1.1bakà 1.2bisung 1.1book 2.3kyangén 1.1sekban 1.2fromkban
ibà1nA small fruit tree with a tart citrus-like fruit that is five-angled, fleshy and juicy.Averrhoa carambola.
ibid1nBrown lizard, about 1 m long and weighs 1 1/2-2 kg.Ke wen lan tekuy mton ke ibid tólóng se kun lem balu.If we were to see brown lizard, its appearance is different (from other kinds).
ibid tonok1nGround lizard with a dorsal fin.
ibid tuduk1nA forest lizard sung about in lullabies.
ibong1nCarbuncle.
idang11.1nPrickly fuzz on trees, plants, very itchy.Leaves of a certain plant are used like sandpaper to smooth the wood used in making the lute.1.2adjPrickly, bristly.2Flint, friction strip on the side of matchboxes.
idang kugit1nA matchbox friction strip.
idas11.1nA row or line of plants.1.2vTo make a row with a plow for planting.cfbitik 1ketol 1.2
idit1vTo pick up something with just two fingers, as one small slice or a pinch of salt.mken miditidiomvSlow eater (lit. picking little by little).2nA slow type of character.libun miditnA woman who is a slow worker/mover, could be lazy or careless.
idì1nAunt (slang).synyê dì 1.1
idul1vTo slide over, edge over.syntulud 1.1tuluk 1.1udul 1.1ulu 3uluk 1.2cfilud 1isen 1.1
ifit1vTo discipline a child by whipping.Tu dém skél luos mò ifitem kul.Use that rattan stick for whipping them.cfabid 1.2fes 1.2
ifu lówó1nCharm worn to protect one from an outside force, power or negative energy.synbwas 1.2
ifun1nSmall ocean fish.
Ifuy1pnTerm for mother in the epics.