alak
/ʔalak/
v_rt.
“copy”

vt.
for someone (eg-alak, mig-alak/in-alak, agent, eg><ø-) to copy or join to the work of other (eg-alaken, in-alak/mig-alak/pig-alak, alaken, patient, eg><en-) somewhere (eg-alakan, in-alakan/mig-alakan/pig-alakan, location, eg><an-)
Ka eg-alak iyan ka eg-iling te duma ke nekey ka egkeupii wey ke eggimuwen dan ne minsan nekey. Egkaayun ne mareet wey ke meupiya naa ka eg-ilingan dan ne himu te duma.
Kenè ki eg-alak te eggimuwen dan su mareet.
We can't follow the work of them for it's bad.
cf. iling
Eng. join; include; copy
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

v.
for someone (eg-alak-alak, mig-alak-alak/in-alak-alak, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to want to join the group and do what they are doing (eg-alak-alakan, in-alak-alakan/mig-alak-alakan/pig-alak-alakan, location, eg><an-rdpRT-)
Eg-alak-alak egtengteng si Rudy se warè hinggata.
Rudy wasn't asked (but) wants to look (at what the others are looking at)
Eng. join, to; copy group; imitate group
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egkaalak, naalak, actor, egkA><ø-) to be persuaded by a group to conform (igkaalak, ingkaalak, reason, igkA><ø-)
Egkaalak si Ayit ne eg-engked eg-iskuyla te me duma rin.
Ayit was persuaded to leave school by her classmates. i.e., they had all left.
Eng. conform; pressure to conform; group pressure; peer pressure; involve; associate
DDP: Peer group (2.6.4.8)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for something (egpakaalak, pakaalak, nakaalak, agent, egpAkA-) to encourage someone to join (igkaalak, ingkaalak, reason, igkA><ø-)
Eng. encourage, join
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egpan-alak-alak, migpan-alak-alak/impan-alak-alak, agent, eg><ø-paN-rdpRT-) to insist theirselves to join something
Eng. join, to (insist or force)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(maalak-alak, mA1-rdpRT-) fond of joining something, e.g., either it is good or bad character
Eng. fond of joining
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,QDL,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 10/Jul/2015

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"alak"

Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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