Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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atebey
/ʔatɔbɔy/
n.
“female_sibling/cousin”
 
n.
female sibling or cousin of a male
Wrd.Gloss: sister
Gramm. term of reference term of address: mengaatabey
Si Memie wey si Aquino, tahasuled, piru atebey red ni Aquino si Memie.
Memie and Aquino are cousins, but Memie is still Aquino's female sibling.
Eng. female sibling; sister; cousin
Tag. kapatíd na babae; pinsan na babae
Ceb. igsuon; igagaw
Ilo.: kabsat; kasinsin
OCM: Kin Relationships (602)
DDP: Male, female (2.6.5), Woman (2.6.5.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
for someone (eg-at-atebey, mig-at-atebey, in-at-atebey, eg><ø-rdpCVC-) to call sister or cousin at someone else (eg-at-atebayen, mig-at-atebey/in-at-atebey/pig-at-atebey, patient, eg><en-rdpCV-)
Si Margaret Hunt, eg-at-atebayen ni Datu Martin Dumacon.
Margaret Hunt is being called a sister by Datu Martin Dumacon.
Eng. sister
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
term_of_address.
(menge-atebey, menge-) term of address for someone in the relationship of atebey
Eng. sister; cousin
DDP: Male, female (2.6.5), Woman (2.6.5.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
term_of_address.
(tala-atebey, tala-) term of address for someone in the relationship of atebey if that person is also a first cousin
Si Aquino wey si Rose, talaatebey.
Aquino and Rose are siblings.
Eng. sisters; brothers; cousin; siblings
DDP: Male, female (2.6.5), Woman (2.6.5.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH,RMU,RUL,QDL
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009

Links to texts

"atebey" in text "Long Ago I"

"atebey" in text "Two carabaos fighting"

"atebey" in text "Aurelio's Marriage"

Links to phrasebook

"atebey" in text "Ka pamilya"

Links to health books

"atebey" in healthbook "Migpamawian ni Inuk ka sumbaley rin ne migpangaliskis"

"atebey" in healthbook "Migpamawian ni Inuk ka sumbaley rin ne migpangaliskis"

Link to Bible concordance

"atebey"