Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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witwit
/witwit/
n.
“bird_call”
 
1.
v.
for a bird (egwitwit, migwitwit/inwitwit, agent, eg><ø-) to sing or to call
Eng. sing, to; call, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

 
2.
n.
the call of a particular bird
Sikandin su iling te witwit ne bayaku su layun egpamuyù.
He is just like a witwit bird because he is always asking for things.
Eng. bird call
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Bird (1.6.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

 
3.
adj.
(witwiten, -en) used to describe someone who is always asking for things (buyù)
Eng. always asking; bludging; bludger; scavenger
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M


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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014