Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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alam1
/ʔalam/
v_rt.
“choose”
 
vt.
for someone (eg-alam, mig-alam/in-alam, agent, eg><ø-) to choose something (eg-alamen, in-alam/mig-alam/pig-alam, alamen, patient, eg><en-)
Eg-alam a te baketin ke eglesutan e ka babuy ku ne egkaberes.
I will choice a piglet when my pregnant swine given birth.
Eng. choose; select; sort
Tag. pumílì; mamílì
Ceb. pilì
Ilo.: agpíli
OCM: Adjustment Processes (154), Ethnopsychology (828)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,JLM,QDL
Last updated: 21/Jun/2010

Link to Bible concordance

"alam"

Links to songbook

"pig-alam" in song "Ka aldew te peglibed te Manama"

"alamen" in song "Daruwa ka dalan"

"mig-alam" in song "Himata kad"