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habug 1comm. fish roe; eggs of fish. Ayyoka nan habug nan dolog an inhida taku. What a pity for the fish roe that we ate. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.5 - Fish.) 2intrans. for fish to produce eggs. Tuwen humabug nadan dolog te matabada. The fish are about to have eggs because they are fat. Nahabugan da mo nadan yuyu. The Japanese fish already have eggs. ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑ ‑an/na‑ ‑an.

ayyoka (der. of ayyo) adjunct. an expression meaning ‘what a waste’. Ay-ayyoka nan hinamal an niwele! Oh what a waste, the cooked rice they threw away! Interjection. (sem. domains: 9.2.7 - Interjections.)

alog sta. to have a cold. Adik pinhod an maalog mu natinaak ad nakugab kinali waday naalogak. I don’t want to have a cold but I got wet in the rain yesterday, that’s why I have a cold. Kakon-anay naalogana? When did he get the cold? Ahialogan ad uwani te mangayyokay moma. It’s the time for colds now because the betelnut palms are blooming. ma‑/na‑, na‑ ‑an, ahi‑ ‑an. (sem. domains: 2.5.1 - Sick.)