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Lelawag
/lɔlawag/
 
n.
a benevolent spirit incharge of wild animals and to bless hunters
Ka seini iyan pinabantey te langun ne me mananap diyè te katalunan.
Panubad kew eyew egbehayan kew te lelawag te ngalap.
You have to pray when you are going hunting so that the caretaker of wild animals spirit will give you success.
Cult. Lelawag is a friendly spirit that meet you in a dream different from Mahumaney.
Eng. incharge; caretaker; spirit, good
Tag. tagapangalaga
Ceb. magbalantay
DDP: Soul, spirit (3.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
Created: 01/Jun/2009
Updated by: QDL
Last updated: 16/Jun/2010