Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – apengag

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apengag
/ʔapɔŋag/

1.
n.
the area beside the cheek on the side of the face or jaw.
Cult. Some say it is the area above the cheek, others say the area below.
Ka apengag iyan ka beneng. Minsan nekey ne due ulaula, egkaayunan te seini ne lalag. Piru ka seini ne lalag kenè amana egkahamit te malehet din ne kaluwasan su layun egkahamit te panunggilingan ne iyan egpasabut ka kenè egtulik.
Neelin naan dè iya ne museng ka apengag ku su migpangendiru a nahud.
My cheek was just [covered] with soot because I ate the rice out of the bottom of the pot.
Eng. cheek; side of face; face, side of; mouth, side of; jaw, side of
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Head (2.1.1), Mouth (2.1.1.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

2.
adv.
(warè_apengag) no good manners; fool
Warè apengag te seini ne batè su diyè egdiek te irung ta te nakalipereng.
This child is fool for he stept on my nose when I asleep. (Lit. This child has no cheek...)
Eng. no good manners; fool
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 09/Dec/2009