Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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langit1
/laŋit/
n.
“sky/heaven”
 
1.
n.
sky
Wrd.Gloss: sky
Eng. sky
Tag. lángit
Ceb. langit; kapanganuran
Ilo.: lángit
Tigwanon: langit
Binukid: langit
Sarangani: langit
WBM: langit
Ilianen: langit
Dibabawon: langit
Cagayano: langit
Kinamigin: langit
Tagbawa: langit
Obo: langit
Cotabato Manobo: langit
Tasaday: langit
Proto: langit
OCM: Ethnogeography (823)
DDP: Sky (1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,B

 
2.
n.
heaven
Wrd.Gloss: heaven
Eng. heaven
Tag. lángit
Ceb. langit
Ilo.: lángit
OCM: Eschatology (775)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,B
 
v.
for the soul (egkalangit, nalangit, agent, egkA><ø-) to be in heaven, because it is clean (igkalangit, ingkalangit, reason, igkA><ø-)
Egkalangit ka su malinis ka ne etew.
You will be in heaven because you are clean.
Cult. This is not traditional Matigsalug animistic belief - this word belongs to Christian belief.
Eng. heaven, be in
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L,B
 
v.
for God (egpalangit, migpalangit/impalangit, palangit, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to send a person (igpalangit, impalangit, theme, ig><ø-) to heaven
Egpalangit ka Manama te me etew ne due iyam ne pusung.
God will send those peole who have a new heart to heaven.
Eng. send to heaven
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


Updated by: RJH,QDL,NJK,RAA
Last updated: 18/Nov/2009

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