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alik-ik
/ʔalikʔik/
n.
“a_plant”
 
n.
a variety of wild plant with long slender leaves on long stalks which looks like the leaves of the banana
Panguwa kew pa te alik-ik ne igtenges ta te keenen.
Please get an alik-ik plant to wrap the food.
Wrd.Gloss: a_plant
Cult. It's usually grown along the river and used by the ancient Matigsalug people as their plate and also used to wrap bundles of rice which are then cooked. The wrapped rice bundles are called (tinenges).
Eng. wild plant variety; plant variety, alik-ik
OCM: Flora (137)
DDP: Plant (1.5)
Online dict status: c
Usage level: RT

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,NJK,QDL
Last updated: 15/Jan/2011