ablan comm. the loom for weaving; refers to all of the separate pieces. [Formerly, women did a lot of weaving as the grain was ripening so that everyone would have new skirts and loin clothes when people joined together for harvesting and celebrating.] Maid day mun-abol ad uwanin dakol te natalak day ablan. Not many weave today because the looms have been lost. Part: uluwan, lolottan, gul-unnan, baliga, hikittan, kalabig. (sem. domains: 6.6.1 - Working with cloth.)
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pusta 1comm. a bet; a wager. Ongal di pustana nah manuk mu. He has a big bet on your rooster. Sim: topa, taya₃. (sem. domains: 4.2.6 - Entertainment, recreation.) 2v. to make a bet. Mumpusta da hin dahdiy mangapput nadah mun-ay-ayyam. They are betting on who will win in the game. Pumusta ka damdama. Place your bet also. Pustaan da hin dahdiy maunnan dumatong. They will make a bet on who will arrive first. muN‑/nuN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an. Language Of Borrowing: Spanish: apuesta.
unna trans. to do before; to do something before a scheduled time or activity. Unnahom di baya ta ahika mangan. Take your wine first before you eat. In-un-una da. They went ahead. Inunnak an inala nan tangdan ku. I got my wages ahead of time. Ha-oy di ma-unnan ume. I will go ahead (before you go). Umunna da mangan te nidawwiy nalpuwan da. They will eat ahead of the rest because they came from farther places. ‑on/‑in‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, ma‑. 4F Adjacency/Adjoining actions. (sem. domains: 8.4.5.1 - Order, sequence.) infl. naunna
