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dāgdahag

nDead leaves, withered leaves.leaves, dead; withered leavesMekeseggik dāg kayuhin.Dry leaves of a tree make (the ground) littered.dawendasaˈlanes 1.14 Parts of plants or fruitParts of plants or fruit

Gaˈi laboˈ dāg nangkaˈin pī diyawaˈ marang.The customs of the children are like those of their parents. (Lit. The dry leaves of the jackfruit do not fall underneath the marang.)

dāhit

nFear, dread.fear; dreadGaˈ niyaˈdāhitne naked.He has no fear to go up to the hills.talew

v. statmagdāhitTo be fearful, be afraid (over a prolonged period of time).Magdāhit meˈ aˈahin peggeˈ niyaˈ panyataˈ.The people are afraid because there are ghosts.Magdāhit meˈ aˈa malaˈihin peggeˈ sōng tinekka siye weˈ ittem.The people there are fearful because they will soon be raided by the blacks.

kadāhitan

v. statTo be afraid, terrified, scared.afraid; terrified; scaredKadāhitanku si asu.I am terrified of dogs.Kadāhitanku maglengngan sangem.I am scared to go out at night.(ka)umāgad(an)t(in)alew

dāhut

nExcess cloth (in a garment).It is taken in or cut off when clothes are made smaller.excess cloth in garmentLadjabdāhut badjuˈnen.The excess cloth of her blouse is wide.

vsubjectN-#-an, mag-object-anngan-To take in, make s.t. smaller (of clothes that are too big).clothes, make smallerDināhutan sawalnen peggeˈ hadje.Her pants were taken in because they were big.Gaˈi ku taˈungandāhutan sawalku inin.I don’t know how to make these pants of mine smaller.(nga)dikiˈlaˈit 23.6 Verbs and adjectives used in connection w/ sewing and dressingVerbs and adjectives used in connection w/ sewing and dressing

dākan

nChest (body).chest, bodypartSinuntuk ku weˈ ne si dākanku.He punched me in the chest.11.1 External body partsExternal body parts

dāˈ-dāˈmandāˈ-dāˈ

v. statTo be dejected; be sulking; to have self-pity, to be upset.

dāˈutdāˈutan

nDouble meaning (of speech).double meaning (of speech)Aˈa miyaˈan niyaˈ dāˈutan bissānen.What that person says has double meaning.Niyaˈdāˈut (dāˈutan) bissāne ley.What he said had double meaning.andigtudjan 30 WAYS OF SPEAKING AND THINKINGWAYS OF SPEAKING AND THINKING

dās

vsubjectN-, mag-nga- or ngan-To waste s.t.; use s.t. wastefully.waste s.t.Daˈa kewmagdāsboheˈ peggeˈ tala boheˈin.Don’t waste water because the water source is far.Imutun sīnnun, daˈa dāsun.Use your money only little by little; don’t waste it.imut

dāyung

vsubjectmag-To stand up and face each other (on a swing).standing up on swingMagdāyung mākanakin bang magdondangan.The children stand up and face each other when they play on the swing.dondang

dade

numOne (of s.t.).one of s.t.daN with most units of measurement, except those roots beginning with glottal stop, h, l, or g.Bakas ku nabuˈ bu da bayuˈ hadja binellikun.I was shopping but I bought only one item.Dem bulan tiggelne matuˈuhin.Her stay here was one month.Ngellu ku de ellew.I will weed one day.Bang ku maghinang buliˈ sawal dan dangew duk dem pāt.When I make the ‘bottom’ of the pants I make them one handspan and one width of my hand.Melli ku hadja deng kepak biyayung iyan.I am going to buy only one cut of that water melon.dembuwaˈ 7.1 Number unitsNumber units

dabung

nA shoot (of bamboo, edible).bamboo shootIn some areas of Basilan all these are called umbut.Dabung bātakan/bettung/telling, tahinang sayul.Shoots of (these three species of) bamboo can be used as vegetable.umbut 21.4 Things used in cookingThings used in cooking 1.4.1 BambooBamboo

daddag

vTo bounce up and down (as on a bad road).bounceDaddag jīpin ellet Badjaˈ duk Parangbasak.The jeep bounces between Badjaˈ and Parangbasak.Daddag tinaˈikun bang ku nuhut jīp, peggeˈ gaˈi hāp lānin.My intestines bounce when I go on a jeep, because the road is not good.18.3 Verbs used in connection w/ motor vehiclesVerbs used in connection w/ motor vehicles

daddaliˈ

advA short time, a little while, a few minutes, a moment.time, short; short time; while, a littleTiyaˈ ku lumengngan daddaliˈ.I am just going for a little while.kidjap

dagaˈ

nLungs.lungsNiyaˈ sakine si dagaˈne.He has a sickness in his lungs.11.2 Internal body partsInternal body parts

dagang

vsubjectN-, mag-object-anngan-To trade; sell (for a profit).Used also if one is the producer.trade, to; sell for profitEkkamagdagangkenna pitu.Many come here selling fish.Ngandagangkew mangganu iyan.Sell those mangoes of yours.pabellilituintiriga

dagey

nA game; entertainment.game, play; entertainmentNiyaˈdageylaˈi si iskulan.There is a game at school.Magdrama dageyden.Their entertainment was doing a drama.Inedagey malaˈi si pagmalamanin? Magtagunggu, magmawulud.What was their entertainment at the evening celebration? Playing the gong ensemble, singing mawulud.

vsubjectN-, mag-ngan-To play; play a game.play a game, toMagdagey mākanakin laˈi si luwasan.The children are playing there outside.Ekka mākanak sinnamagdagey magdomino.Many young people like to play dominoes.lolaˈ

hinang dagey

vTo make fun of s.o., to laugh at s.o.make fun of; laugh atAˈa iyan luwal ngahinang saweˈne dagey.That person always makes fun of his companions.Hinangnedagey saweˈnen.He made fun of his companion.

	ACTIONS IN CARD GAMES
balasa	mix, shuffle cards
paligew	cheating with money
punggit	stop after winning
pusta	betting
saputi	cheat in card game
tabla2	have equal score, even, tied
tayaˈ	a wager, money put down
tūk 2	stake, pool in a game

dagmakhagmak1

nThings.thingsEkkadagmaklaˈi si aparadul iyan.There are many things in that cupboard.Gaˈi taˈeddoˈku peggeˈ ekka dagmakne.I cannot get it because it has many things on top.bāngkanpanyap

nTrash, rubbish.trash; rubbishEggasun meˈ dagmak iyan duk gaˈi patapukan sawe.Burn that trash so that snakes won’t hide there.seggit

vsubjectN-#-an, mag-object-annga-To pile up s.t. (indiscriminately).pile up without orderSinengadagmakan meˈ semmek inin?Who piled up those clothes (there)?Daˈa kaˈammagdagmakseggit naˈan si inin.Don’t pile up garbage here.tambakteppuk

dagmit

vsubjectpa-To do s.t. quickly, perform an activity for a short time (and go on to some other work).do (fetch or take) s.t. quickly; quickly, (do, take or fetch s.t.)Tiyaˈ ku dahuˈpadagmit mandi.I’ll go quickly to take a bath first.Pī kupadagmitmangan peggeˈ inusan ku.I will go and eat quickly because I am hungry.

vsubjectN-nga-To fetch or deliver s.t. quickly (and go back to some other work).Pī ku hadjangadagmit badjuˈku, ubus harap pitu du ku balik.I will just go and fetch my blouse; then I will come back here.Pī kungadagmitan badjuˈne.I will quickly go to deliver her blouse.Dagmitku dahuˈ badjuˈkun amban lumaˈde.I will just fetch my blouse from their house.Dagmitanku dahuˈ badjuˈkun amban lumaˈde.I will just take my blouse to their house.lakkesdaddaliˈalisto

dagteldegtel

vsubjectN-, mag-nga-To tie (an animal with a short lead, e.g. to a tree).tie animal with short leadĪˈ pe iyengadagtel kābewne.He is still there tying his carabao.layo 32 WAYS OF TYING THINGSWAYS OF TYING THINGS

dagtuˈ

vsubjectN-, mag-nga-To remove s.t. (with quick, jerking motion); pull s.t.remove with quick motion; pull s.t.Magdagtuˈlansang iye amban diyataˈ papan.He pulls nails from the board.larut

dagun

advMoreover; especially.moreover; especiallyLemmaˈ lessakun dagun peggeˈ īˈ ku kinaruˈ.I feel weak especially because I am sleepy.Pitu ku miyaˈan misita kaˈu, dagun niyaˈ tennun boˈoku bang gaˈi ke kew melli.I came to visit you, moreover I brought weaving in case you might buy it.lagiˈ

dahagdāg

nDead leaves; withered leaves.

dahagaˈder.

adjTo be greedy (for food only).greedy for food; eat (der.)Dahagaˈ meyongin si kenna.The cat is greedy for fish.napsu(han)

vsubjectN-, mag-ngan-To eat s.t. (used in anger).Nakanak iyan basag ngandahagaˈ.That child eats lots.mangansumpalloklokseˈel1 22.1 Verbs used in connection w/ eatingVerbs used in connection w/ eating

dahik

vsubjectN-, mag-ngan-To pull s.t. up (as pants or sleeves).pull up s.t. (as pants or sleeves)Dahikun pantalunnun duk gey palurus.Pull up (at waist) your pants so that they won’t fall down.kandatlurus

vsubjectpa-To go or move up (towards the top of s.t.).go up towards the top; move up towards topPhysically and figuratively.Padahikkew bang kew pabāk, daˈa pabāk si tindakan.Move up (to the head-end) when you lie down, don’t lie down at the foot-end.Padahik subaˈin bang beytu solon.The estuary moves up during high tide.Padahik buwasin kuweˈitu.The rice has gone up now (in price).(pa)diyataˈ(pa)lurus

dahing

vsubjectN-, mag-ngan-To groan, make a groaning sound.Sick Yakan people make it. (It is more a low pitched hum produced deep in the throat with the mouth closed.)sound, groaning; groanMagdahingbe kew bang niyaˈ peddiˈnu.Groan if you have a pain.Ngandahingiye bang niyaˈ peddiˈne.He groans if he has pain.28 SOUNDSSOUNDS 12.12 Adjectives and verbs used in connection w/ sicknessAdjectives and verbs used in connection w/ sickness

dahuˈ

advFirst (of an event); just.first (of event); justLumengngan ku dahuˈ mageddoˈ aˈa.I’ll just go and get the people.Ngiskul ku dahuˈ maki ku magella.I will go to school first before I get a husband.

Daˈa kew dahuˈ.Wait a minute (lit. don’t first).

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