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abala comm. the breast part of fowl. Ihaang mu hanan abalan nan manuk. Cook the breast part of the chicken. (sem. domains: 1.6.2.1 - Parts of a bird.)

allung 1comm. a shelter; hut with no walls; a lean-to. Etaku munhidum dih allung. Let’s take shelter in that hut. Sim: bale, kihikugan, abung. (sem. domains: 6.5.1 - Building.) 2trans. to build a lean-to or shelter. Allungan yu nan nun-impan babuy nah mabalat. Make a shelter for the pig which gave birth near the banana plants. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. 5A Changing state of site by adding something.

ambabala comm. gemmed puffball mushroom, edible, medium size, violet in color; grows in clumps in ricefield or in and around piled ricestalks; delicious flavor, similar to yellow Jack O’lantern. Inalak nan ambabala nah pingkol ot ihdak ya makahhong-o. I got the mushrooms from the mound and ate them and they were delicious. Gen: uung. (sem. domains: 1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae.)

babal’a 1comm. an infected open wound, with pus or watery discharge; ulcerated area of skin (sem. domains: 2.5.3 - Injure.) 2intrans. for some area of skin to be infected. Mumbabala nan ingan nan golang an natlok. The child’s ears that were pierced are infected. muN‑/nuN‑.

bala₁ 1comm. embers; live charcoal. Hobhobam din bala te andani ya gumanab. Pour water over the live embers because it might create a fire. Tutungam nan ilukuk mu nah bala nah dalikan. Light your cigarette from the glowing charcoal in the hearth. (sem. domains: 5.5.4 - Burn, 5.5 - Fire.) 2intrans. glowing embers; for embers to produce glowing light, indicating they are still alive. Mumbabala din uling dih dalikan. The charcoal on the hearth is glowing. Bumala ke nan uling ya ihongbam nan dotag. When the charcoal glows, roast the pork. Mabala nan itungu da. Their firewood glows vigorously. Mabala nan tuwol hin mauling. The tuwol-tree glows well (produces great heat) when made into charcoal. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑.

balah-ak sta. to be spotted, e.g. black and white spots on animals. Nabalah-akan nan ahuk. My dog is spotted. na‑ ‑an. Sim: guli-i, balangat. (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.5 - Animal color, marking.)

balantina 1comm. eggplant. Muntanom kayuh balantina nah aldattan yu ta waday pangal-an yuh ihda hin-uddum. You plant eggplants in your backyard so you can have something to gather at times. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.3 - Food from vegetables.) 2sta. to have an area planted with eggplants. Mabalantina nan dola da. Their yard is planted with eggplants. ma‑. (sem. domains: 5.2 - Food.)

balangat 1comm. stripes of colors on animals. Mabayak nan balangat nan ahu. The dog’s stripe is white. Sim: dago, batok; Sim: guli-i, balah-ak. (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3.5 - Animal color, marking.) 2sta. to be striped. Natalak nan nabalangatan an ahuk. My striped dog is lost. na‑ ‑an.

balango₁ 1comm. fruit flies. Wadaday balango nah nak-ihan an balat. There are fruit flies on the peeled banana fruit. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.) 2sta. to have fruit flies on something. Nabalangawan nan mangga. The mango fruit has fruit flies on it. ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an.

balango₂ 1comm. oxidation in metal; rust. Haitom nan otak ta makaan di balango na. Sharpen the bolo so that the rust will be removed. Sim: lati. (sem. domains: 1.2.2.3 - Metal.) 2sta. rusty. Nabalango nan gulipu. The pipe is rusty. ma‑/na‑. 6C Process or state of inanimate objects. (sem. domains: 7.9.1 - Damage.)

balat 1comm. bananas, generic. Nat-ongan ke nan balat nah habal ne tinabal mu. When the banana in the garden is matured, cut it down. Ad-adiy mipal-um an balat hin ahikotolan te mabatag. It is not good for bananas to be ripened during the cold season because they don’t ripen well, they harden. spec: balangngon, dattok₁, udding, morado, dippig, lakatan. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.) 2sta. banana plantation. Mabalat nan muyung da. Their forest has lots of banana plants. ma‑. 3sta. The literal meaning of the riddle is that you must cut down the banana stalk to get the bananas. Patayom nih-an di inana ahim ta alan nan imbabalena. (balat) You kill the mother before you can get the child. (banana) (riddle) der. mabalat

ballambag sta. 1elongated shape; referring to geometrical shape. Hay ke tibon di itlug ya nabalambag. The shape of an egg is oblong. ma‑/na‑. 6D Descriptives. (sem. domains: 8.3.1 - Shape.) 2to place something in a horizontal position. Ballambagan yuh tabla nan kanal. Place a board across the canal. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an.

bul’u comm. tree, small variety. Amungon yu nadan namag-anan an bulu ta itungu ot mabala. Gather the dried bulu-wood for firewood anyway it gives off good heat. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)

habal 1comm. swidden planted area on mountain slopes, usually planted with sweet potatoes or other tubers. Gattuk di nitanom nah habal da. Their swidden plot is planted with sweet potatoes. Sim: baung, uma₁. (sem. domains: 6.2 - Agriculture.) 2trans. to prepare a swidden plot or to plant in a swidden plot. Habalan yu nan luta yu ot maid at-atton yu. Make a swidden plot on your land anyway you are not doing anything. Nganney inhabal yu? What did you plant in your swidden? Gattuk ya gahhilang di inhabal mi. We planted sweet potatoes and corn in a swidden plot. Ambilog di hinabalan da te mahlu da. They made a wide swidden because they are industrious. Munhabal kah gattuk. Make a swidden plot for sweet potaotes. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, i‑/iN‑, muN‑/nuN‑.

hokla trans. to pull something apart; to pull off a part of something, often used in reference to preparing a chicken for cooking. Hoklaom nan manuk ta ihaang mu. Pull apart the chicken and cook it. Humokla kah ittay nah abala ta itbong mu. Pull off a bit of the chicken breast and broil it. Hoklaom di payak nan manuk. Detach the wings of the chicken. general: Lambrecht in his Ifugaw-English dictionary relates this action to the tearing-apart of the entrails of a chicken or pig to examine the bile-sac during a divination ritual. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. (sem. domains: 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart.)

labalab intrans. to attract insects and birds by light. Haniyam nan dilag teden lumabalab hi muntayyapan. Cover the light because it attracts insects. Nalabalab nadan hamuti ot umali dan nah kad-an nan dilag. The birds were attracted to the light and came near it. ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑/na‑. 2G Processes. (sem. domains: 8.3.3 - Light.)

mabalat (der. of balat) comm. a place that is full of banana plants; banana plantation. Mabalat nan muyung da. Their forest has a lot of bananas. ma‑.

mabalatung (der. of balatung) sta. an area that is planted with mung beans. Mabalatung nan habal da. Their swidden-plot is planted with a lot of mung beans. ma‑.

pakaC3- -on this circumfix is an intensifier and cross-references the object of Class 4 roots. Om, inat nay gaga-ihon pakabalawwon Apu Dios. (2 Chronicles 21:6b) Yes, he did evil that God intensely hates. “Pakadadaggon takuh tuwen boble!” (Psalm 137:7) “We will totally destroy this city.” Sim: C3, paka-. (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)

uung comm. a mushroom variety, generic. Wadaday pumaten uung. There are mushrooms that are poisonous. Spec: balluyak, kuddupe, ingan di banig, ambabala, antutukku, bul’ung. (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)