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baad
/baʔad/
v_rt.
“divide”

n.
a division or part
Eng. division; part; piece; portion; segment; fragment; section
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vt.
for someone (egbaad, migbaad/imbaad, agent, eg><ø-) to divide something (egbaaren, imbaad/migbaad/pigbaad, patient, eg><en-) into a small number of portions
Imbaad din ka ngalap su igbehey rin te senge etew ka baad.
He divided the meat because he will give the portion to anyone.
Eng. divide, to; divide amongst; apportion; share out
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egbaad-baad, migbaad-baad/imbaad-baad, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to divide something (egba-baaren/egbabaaren, imbaad-baad/migbaad-baad, patient, eg><en-rdpCV-) into many portions
Seini ne lalag iyan ka pegtalad, pegtenge te minsan nekey ne egmekeg-iling ka karakel te tagsè sabeka. Iyan igpasabut kayi ka pegpamehey, pegbuang-buang wey ke pegperiperi diyè te duma te minsan nekey iling te paan, ngalap, kakeen wey te duma pad ne egkaayun ne egbaaren.
Egbaaren ku ka pan ne imbeli ku diyè te me hari ku eyew egmemekeg-iling sikandan.
I will divide the bread that I bought for my younger brothers and sisters so that they will get equal portion.
Imbaad-baad e ka karni te babuy ne in-ihaw gabii te pista.
The meat of the pig slaughtered yesterday was divided.
Syn. talad
Eng. divide into portions; divide; apportion; share out; distribute
Tag. pagbahá-bahaginin; magbahági
Ceb. magbáhin; bahinon
Ilo.: bingáyen
OCM: Acquisition and Relinquishment of Property (425), Food Preparation (252)
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Usage level: M

n.
(nabaad, nA-) fraction
Nabaad te daruwa ne kalasi ka me etew kayi te inged: meupiya wey mareet.
The people here in the earth were divided into two types: good and bad.
Eng. fraction; part; divided; split; apportioned; portion; share
Tag. bahági
Ceb. bahin
Ilo.: párte
OCM: Weights and Measures (804)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

vt.
(pegbaarey, pabaarey, peg><ey-) to divide something between two people
Wrd.Gloss: divide
Pegbaarey key te hari ku te karatuan te amey ney.
My younger sibling and I are going to divide the properties of our father.
Syn. pegtengeey
Eng. halve; divide; share; split
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

adv.
(pekegbaad, pekeg-) divided
Wrd.Gloss: divided
Pekegbaad e si Paulina ka eggilamun te kamet din.
Paulina is going half far weeding her field.
Eng. divided
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 28/Dec/2015

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"baaren" in text "Preparing Ground Corn"

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"nabaad" in song "Me sundalu ni Kristu"