apù
/ʔapuʔ/
n.
“grandparent/child”

1.
n.
grandchild
Wrd.Gloss: grandchild
Miggendini ka apù ku ne anak te anak ku su naalimengawan kanami.
My grandchild who is the daughter/son of my daughter came here because s/he misses us.
Eng. grandchild
Tag. apó
Ceb. apù
Ilo.: apó
OCM: Kinship Terminology (601)
DDP: Child (2.6.4.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

2.
n.
grandparent
Wrd.Gloss: grandparent
Eggendiyè key te apù ney ne iney te iney ney su naluhey e ne warè ney nakita sikandin.
We are going to our grandparent the mother of our mother because it was already a long time that we haven't seen her.
Eng. grandparent
Tag. lólo; mámay; lóla
Ceb. lulu; lula; apuhan
Ilo.: ápo
OCM: Kinship Terminology (601)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

3.
n.
descendant
Eng. descendant
Data Qual: ?
Tag. inapó
Ceb. kaliwat
OCM: Kin Relationships (602)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

4.
n.
(kaap-apuan, kA><an-rdpCVC-) ancestor
Wrd.Gloss: ancestor
Ka kaap-apuan iyan ka kabuybuyahan te sabeka rè ne pamilya. sikandan ka egpuunan te sabeka ne kalayunan.
Warè key e nakakita te me kaap-apuan ney su nammatey e sikandan.
We haven't seen our ancestor because they were already dead.
Me matigtalumu bes ka kaap-apuan enni Eteng, kahiyen ta ne me matigsalug.
Eteng’s ancestors were talumus, we are thinking that they’re matigsalugs.
Idiom: apù te buel —great grandchild; great grandparent
Idiom: apù te mata —great great grandchild; great great grandparent
Idiom: apù te talinga —great great great grandchild; great great great grandparent
Syn. kabuybuyahan
Eng. ancestor
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,RMU,RJH,TME,QDL,NJK,RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 18/Jul/2016

Links to texts

"apu" in text "Prophecy About Future"

"apu" in text "Long Ago I"

"apu" in text "Death of a Young Man"

"apu" in text "Datu Gawilan Rebels against the Government"

"apu" in text "Morning Darkness"

Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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