ayyuding 1comm. a guitar-like instrument made of bamboo, four strings made of thin strips of bamboo. Ayyuding di ay-ayyamon na. His plaything is a bamboo guitar. (sem. domains: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.) 2intrans. to play the stringed instrument. Mun-ayyuding ka. Play the guitar. muN‑/nuN‑.
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atal 1comm. a share of meat usually cooked during a feast. Iyalim di atal ku. Give me my share. Sim: ahap. 2trans. to divide into shares; distribute meat. Iatalan yu nadan u-unga. Distribute some of the meat to the children. Deket imbango on painnatal day ihda. With the Ifugao engagement feast, the viand, particularly the meat, is distributed individually. i‑ ‑an/iN‑ ‑an, pa‑ ‑inn‑. (sem. domains: 7.8 - Divide into pieces.)
Aplil prop. April, the fourth month of the year. Handih 25th di Aplil kinalin Mayor an umali kanu Apu Paredes ya Apu Datumanong hitu ad Ifugao hi 27th. On the 25th of April, the Mayor said it is reported that Sir Paredes and Sir Datumanong would come here to Ifugao on the 27th. (sem. domains: 8.4.1.4.1 - Months of the year.)
an₁ lk. 1this form links a main clause and a complement clause. Naka-ang-ang ku an pungkiting daka. I actually saw that you were being pinched. Tinuttuduwanak an kumalih kali da. They taught me how to speak their language. Katatakut pay an e buma-el na kalata. It is very dangerous to cross the street. 2this form links a relative clause to noun and verb heads. Handih 25th di Aplil kinalin Mayor an umali kanu da Apu Paredes ke Apu Datumanong hitu ad Ifugao. On the 25th of April, the Mayor said, it is reported, that Mr. Paredes and Mr. Datumanong would come here to Ifugao. 3this form links quantifiers and adjectives to noun heads. <Morphophonology: When the preceding word ends in a vowel, the vowel of the linker is reduced and the n attaches to the word.
ampuyo 1comm. a native loom woven skirt. [Generally considered to be the type of skirt worn by the kadangyan ‘aristocratic’ class of women.] Antikkey ampuyo na. Her skirt is short. Sim: dinabol, gam’it, inabol, intinlu, ginalit, ginaletget. (sem. domains: 5.3 - Clothing.) 2intrans. donning the skirt 2.1deriv V. to wear the native, loom-woven skirt. Ya pinhod ot Mayor an dakol day binabain mun-ampuyo. What the Mayor wanted was that women would dress in the Ifugao skirt. muN‑/nuN‑. (sem. domains: 5.3.7 - Wear clothing.) 2.2deriv V. to dress someone in the native skirt. Ampuyowan yuh tulang yu. Dress your sister in the Ifugao skirt. ‑an/‑in‑ ‑an.
am-in adj. all; referring to people, i.e. everyone, or things, i.e. everything. Makakkaphodan am-in di matiboh tu. Everything that is seen here is beautiful. Am-in on ipabahul nan ha-oy. He blames me for everything. Nun-ampuyo kamin am-in an binabai. All of us women wore the Ifugao skirt. Number quantifier. (sem. domains: 8.1.6 - Whole, complete, 8.1.5 - All.)
Alim 1prop. a ritual ballad, one form of Ifugao literature and a part of some sacrifical rituals. Sim: Hudhud. (sem. domains: 3.5.4.6 - Verbal tradition.) 2intrans. to perform the Alim ballad. Mun-alim dah alang da te mun-ani da ad uwanin algo. They are performing the Alim in their granary because they are harvesting today. muN‑/nuN‑.
Mabaki (der. of baki) 1prop. deified culture heroes who lived in the past and whose exploits are recounted in the Ifugao Hudhud epics. 2comm. the deities who are invoked and offered sacrifices in a ritual. Iniknogan da nadan mabaki. They offered meat sacrifices to the gods. Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Baki: (Rituals for Man and Rice Culture)
intinlu comm. a native loom-woven skirt; 3-piece skirt joined by black and red thread, one weave cut into three and sewn to make one. [This skirt is generally worn by the poor. ] Gimmatang hi intinlu te uggena inilan mun-abol. She bought a intinlu-skirt because she doesn’t know how to weave. Sim: dinabol, gam’it, inabol, ampuyo, ginalit, ginaletget. (sem. domains: 5.3 - Clothing.) (Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Culture and History)
hawan trans. to block the view. Adim hawanan nan dilag. Do not block the light. Ihawan mu nan saku nah tawang. Use the sack in blocking the window. Humawan nan kaiw ta adi matibo nan bale mi. The tree blocks the view so that our house cannot be seen. Adika mihawan na. Do not block our view. ‑an/‑in‑‑an, i‑/iN‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑, mi‑/ni‑. Sim: duklig, hani; Sim: hani. (sem. domains: 7.3.7 - Cover.) Language of Borrowing: Central Ifugao.
Bulul comm. a class of gods symbolized by wooden statues resembling a person; considered to be spirits that guard granaries and forests. [It is believed that the rice-gods come to dwell in the statues to guard every Ifugao rice granary and village.] Waday bulul hi alang mi. There is a wooden statue of a god in our granary. Sim: hip’ag₁, tinattaggu. (sem. domains: 4.9.8.1 - Idol.) Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Culture and History der. mumbulul
Liddum prop. a god, teacher of Ifugao rituals; god of the Skyworld, teacher of rice cultivation and raising of chickens and pigs. [This god is a member of the mabaki class; these gods are invoked by offering sacrifices.] (sem. domains: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Culture and History
pubo adjunct. an expression of politeness, used in requests; please. “Ume-mee kanna pubo,” kalyon Kotyang yaden pungkaanay wano na. “Go on, move out there” said Toad while he removed his loin cloth. (quote from Ifugao folktale) Umidat ka pubo hi kindi. Please, give me also some candy. Maid puboy indat dan hiya. They did not give him any. Interpersonal. (sem. domains: 3.3.2 - Request.) boppubo
Punholdayan one of the major deities in the Ifugao traditional religion.
puta comm. a whore; a prostitute. Kalyam nan ibam ta adi mikamkamo nah puta. Tell your sibling not to mingle with the whore. general: This word is seldom used in the Ifugao area. (sem. domains: 2.6.2.3 - Sexual immorality.) Language Of Borrowing: Spanish.
rancheria comm. refers to a place where cattle and carabao were raised during American and Spanish times. {hist} Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Cutlure and History
Sentral prop. the name of the elementary public school in Kiangan, Ifugao.
tayo 1comm. the native Ifugao dance. Uggena inilay tayo taku te iBontok. He does not know our dance because he is from Bontoc. Waday kanta, hapit ya tayo an impatibon nadan nalpuh natkonatkon an boble. There were songs, speeches and dances rendered by different groups from different barrios. Sim: tagg’am. (sem. domains: 4.2.4 - Dance.) 2v. to dance the native dance. Aga, manayo taku. Come on, let’s dance. Itayok di tayon di iKiangan. I will dance the Kiangan dance. Maphod di panayum. You dance the native dance well. maN‑/naN‑/paN‑, i‑/iN‑. infl. manayo
tinayum (sp. var. tinayyum) comm. thread, spun by Ifugao from cotton. Nan tinayyum di pangut mu. Use the spun-cotton-thread in sewing. (sem. domains: 7.5.4.1 - Rope, string.)
tonok comm. 1pure-blooded; the original inhabitants of a certain place. He-a ya tonok kan Ipugao. You are a real Ifugao. Tonokak an Ipugao. I am a pure-blooded Ifugao. (Whole-hearted Ifugao.) (sem. domains: 4.1.2 - Types of people.) 2may refer to the original state of something. (sem. domains: 8 - States.)
Tuldag (sp. var. Tuldog) prop. the ritual related to the filling of the granary with rice bundles. [The Tuldag ritual is the seventh in a series of rituals performed during the agricultural cycle. After harvesting, rice bundles are placed under the granary on a mat for drying purposes. When the rice is dry, the rice bundles are piled into the granary.] Cal: Lukat, Pudung, Loka, Ugwid, Bolnat, Kulpi, Hagophop, Paad, Pokol, Ingngilin, Tuldag, Ponpon, Takdog, Kahiu, Hikgut, Apui. (sem. domains: 4.9.5 - Practice religion.) Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Culture and History
tuntun trans. to elicit truth, a word used in religious rituals; the ancestors determine among themselves who is responsible for causing sickness among the living. (sem. domains: 4.9.5 - Practice religion.) Lourdes S. Dulawan: Ifugao Baki (Riituals for Man and Rice Culture)
