Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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leg-un
/lɔgʔun/
n.
“year”
 
n.
a year
Iyan kaluwasan te seini ne lalag ka tuig wey ke sapulù wey daruwa ne bulan ka eglihad, wey ka tatelu ne gatus hen-em ne pulu wey lalimma (365) ne aldew.
Tagse leg-un ne egsahekeen key te pegkeetawi ku.
Every year we celebrate my birthday.
Wrd.Gloss: year
Cult. The oldest Matigsalug term for measuring years appears to be kamet, lit. clearing a field which was done once annually. Only some of the older people use kamet. Many people use leg-un, although many nearer the highway use the Cebuano tuig or the variant tuid.
Syn. tuig
Eng. year
Ceb. tuig
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B

Updated by: RJH,AAA,TME,RJH
Last updated: 07/Nov/2015

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"leg-un" in text "Uras"

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"leg-un" in healthbook "Keilangan ka meupiya neg kakeen"

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"leg-un"

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"leg-un" in song "Pegbuut bes te Amey ku"