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paluk 1comm. an irrigation ditch. Waday paluk nah tap-on di payo da. There is an irrigation ditch above their ricefield. Sim: boy’a, alak, kanal. 2intrans. to build or maintain an irrigation system. Eda mamaluk nadan iLinda. The people of Linda are going to build an irrigation ditch. maN‑/naN‑.

palakad comm. the rungs of a ladder. Onom di palakad nan tete da. Their ladder has six rungs. Sim: talukad.

malukung (sp. var. malukong) (infl. of lukung) 1comm. wooden bowl for soup or viand. Nah malukung di pangibanowak na ihda. I’ll put the viand in the bowl. ma‑. (sem. domains: 6.7.7 - Container.) 2intrans. to use a wooden bowl. Mummalukung kan mangan te maid di duyu. Use the wooden bowl in eating because there are no more plates. muN‑/nuN‑. 3trans. to place something in the malukung wooden bowl. Imalukung mu nan danum di dotag. Place the meat’s broth in the wooden bowl. i‑/iN‑.

malukong (sp. var. of malukung)

makaC2- (makang-) mod. this prefix is an intensifying modal forming a stative that describes a characteristic of a person. <The second consonant of the root is geminated.> Kahinlamlampahuwona takon di makahigga. He pretends to be polishing (the floor) although he is actually a very lazy person. Makanginnum ka gayam. You are a habitual drinker. (drunkard) Hiya ya makalukkut. He is a chain smoker. Makadinnol ka. You are over-confident. Makakalli diyen tagu. That fellow is very talkative.

lukya trans. to uncover the lower body, e.g. for a woman’s skirt to be lifted up. Lukyaam ta tibom hin intalu na nah ulpu na. Lift her skirt to see if she is hiding it on her thigh. Nal-ot nan dibdib kinali nalukyahan da. The wind was strong that’s why their skirts were blown up. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. (sem. domains: 5.3.7 - Wear clothing.)

lukung 1comm. hole, circular or oblong. Nag-a nan bulintik nah lukung nan dulung. The marble fell into the hole in the floor. (sem. domains: 8.3.1 - Shape.) 2trans. to make a circular or oblong hole. Lukungan yu nan gawwan di tabla. Make a hole at the middle of the board. Nalukungan nan pakko. The wooden plate has a hole. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. infl. malukung

lukun 1sta. to be pregnant; refers to the pregnancy/conception of quadrupeds. Nalukun nan ahu mi. Our dog is pregnant. Nilukun di ohan linggu. It conceived last week. ma‑/na‑, ni‑. (sem. domains: 2.6.3 - Birth.) 2trans. to impregnate. Lukunon nan laki nan mangitit an babuy. The boar will impregnate the black sow. Maphod hin nan ongla an laki di munlukun nah laba. It will be good if the big boar will be the one to impregnate the sow. ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑/nuN‑.

luku (sp. var. luko) 1comm. fool. Luku hi amam te duway inayana. Your father is a fool because he has two wives. (sem. domains: 3.2.1.4 - Stupid.) 2sta. to be foolish or naughty; describes one whose behavior is senseless or irrational. Naluku hi tulang mu hi iskul. Your brother is naughty in school. Nakallukuh naen unga muden nalaing. That child is very naughty but he is intelligent. na‑, nakaC1‑. (sem. domains: 4.3.1.3.1 - Immature in behavior.) 3trans. to deceive; to fool or mislead so that behavior is unreasonable or foolish. Adim kulugon hinaen tagun te lukuwon daka ya abu. Do not believe that person because he will just deceive you. ‑on/‑in‑. (sem. domains: 4.3.5.5 - Deceive.) Language Of Borrowing: Spanish.

lukluk₁ 1comm. a wood-eating insect. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.) 2sta. refers to lumber or other wood that is granulated because it has been eaten by insects. Nalukluk nan kaiw a ginattang da te ugge nat-ong. The lumber they bought was eaten by insects because it was immature. ma‑/na‑.

lukkambut sta. to be tattered, refers to the edge of woven rattan materials, e.g. brim of hat. Hannotam nan taddung mu te nalukkambut. Change your hat because the brim is tattered. ma‑/na‑. (sem. domains: 8.3.7.8 - Decay.)

luk-ib trans. to peel off outer skin or rind. Luk-ibam nan ukin di tabuyug. Peel off the rind of the pomelo. Naluk-iban nan lulug na handi nihugbub. The skin on his knee was peeled off when he tripped. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an. (sem. domains: 7.8.4 - Tear, rip.)

kangeb trans. to bite into food; to bite off pieces of food. Kinangeban di gando hanan intaluk an gattuk. The rats bit a part of the camote I hid. Tipet athituy ang-ang na an kay nakangekangeban. Why does it look like it has been bitten on all sides? Takon di pustisuy bab-am ya pun-ikangeb ot. Even if your teeth are false, just bite with them. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, na‑ ‑an + CV(C)CV‑, puN‑ i‑. 5B Changing state of site by removal of something. (sem. domains: 5.2.2.1 - Bite, chew.)

kanal 1comm. a canal, open water channel; mainly for irrigation and drainage. Maid di liting nah kanal te maugo. There is no water in the canal because it’s the dry season. Sim: paluk, boy’a, alak. (sem. domains: 1.3.2.1 - Flow.) 2trans. to build a canal. Kanalan yu nan pingngit di dola yu. Build a canal at the edge of your houseyard. Mungkanal da. They are digging a canal. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an, muN‑/nuN‑. 5B Changing state of site by removal of something. Language Of Borrowing: English.

huyung 1comm. a water channel made of betelnut trunks or bamboo. (sem. domains: 6.7.3 - Carrying tool, 6.2.4.3 - Irrigate.) 2trans. to channel water. Huyungon taku nan liting nah wa-el ta ume nadah garden. Let us channel the water in from the creek to the gardens. ‑on/‑in‑. Sim: tulaluk.

handag trans. to place something by leaning it against something else; to lean something. Ihandag mu nan patanong mu nah tukud. Let your cane lean against the post. Handagan dah batu nan panton di lubuk ta adi malukatan. They leaned a stone on the door of the grave so that it will not be opened. Adika mihandag hi tete. Don’t lean on the ladder. i‑/iN‑, ‑an/ ‑in‑ ‑an, mi‑/ni‑. 3A Move and position object at site. Sim: dangkig. (sem. domains: 8.3.1.4.2 - Leaning, sloping.)

gaga-iho adj. bad; evil; refers to behavior that causes trouble or harm; refers to something that is not good, i.e. has properties that are the opposite of good properties. Adika mangako te gaga-iho. Don’t steal because it’s evil. Intaluk nan pihhum mu maid di gaga-ihoh nomnom ku. I hid your money but I have no bad intentions. Qualifier. (sem. domains: 8.3.7.1 - Bad.)

dalukduk trans. to scoop up small amounts of something from a small area, usually for disposal; to remove something. Dalukdukom nan utan di ahu ta iwelem. Spade/Shovel up the dog’s vomit and throw it away. ‑on/‑in‑. 4D Release, remove or detach object. (sem. domains: 7.3.2 - Move something in a direction.)

bulad trans. to unclench hand; to force-open someone’s clenched hand. Buladom ya- di taklen tun golang te inhabungul nay buuk ku. Please open the child’s hand because he is grasping my hair. Binulad da nan taklen Bugan an ingkawot nah wannon Kabbigat. They unclenched/opened Bugan’s hand which was grasping Kabbigat’s loin cloth. ‑on/‑in‑. 4B Tactile - Touch contact. Sim: balukyad. (sem. domains: 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.)

bud’al 1nom. an exit or opening to go out. Maid di buddalan nan gando. The rat has no exit. ‑an. Sim: buddu, lah-un. 2intrans. to exit; come out; go out. Bumudal kayu ni-an ta liniyan mi tun bale. Go out for a while and we will clean the house. Hinumgop kami nah balen ongal ya ekami bumudal ya hinnatkon di bimmudalan mi. We entered the big house but when we came out we came out from a different exit. ‑um‑/‑imm‑. (sem. domains: 7.2.3.4.1 - Move out.) 3trans. to bring something out. Ibudal mu nan it-ittalum. You bring out what you are hiding. Adiyu ibudal am-in hanan makan te dakol da pay di ugge nangan. Do not bring out all the food because many did not eat yet. Dahdiy nangibudal bo tuh intaluk an otak. Who brought out again this bolo which I had hidden. i‑/iN‑, mangi‑/nangi‑. 3E Move an object directionally. ph. v. bumudal nah hospital

boy’a comm. small water conduit; small canal, in a swidden or garden. An waday liting nah boya? Is there water in the water conduit? Sim: paluk, alak, kanal. (sem. domains: 6.7.7 - Container.)

bangngaan comm. palm tree variety, used for flooring in huts and for channeling water; fruit is the size of a fist. Ekayu lumnoh bangngaan ta etaku itulaluk. Go and cut down some palm so that we will use it in channelling water. Sim: bangi₂. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)

bano trans. to dish out viand; to ladle viand. Ibano yu nan ihda nah malukung. Ladle out the viand into the wooden bowl. Banowon yu nan ihdad nakugab. Dish out the leftovers from yesterday. Mumbano hi tulang na. His sibling is ladling out food from the pot. Bumano ka nah ka-ihaang. Ladle out some from the newly cooked food. Umibano kan nah ihda ne umakud ka bon nah hinamal. You ladle some viand and dish out also some cooked rice. i‑/iN‑, ‑on/‑in‑, muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 3A Move and position object at site. Sim: ak’ud, haklung, hoklad, ado₂. (sem. domains: 5.2.1.5 - Serve food.)

balukyad trans. to open one’s closed hand. Balukyadom nan taklem ta odnam tudan buwa. You open your hand so that you can hold these seeds. Adi mabalukyad di taklena. His hands cannot be opened. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑. 4A Change the structure of object. Sim: bulad. (sem. domains: 7.3.4.5 - Actions of the hand.)

balukitkit (sp. var. of baluketket)
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