Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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balu
/balu/
n.
“widow”
 
n.
a widow or widower
Wrd.Gloss: widow
Balu e ka ayè ku ne suled te iney ku.
My aunt who is a sister of my mother is already widow.
Eng. widow; widower
Tag. bálo
Ilo.: bálo
Tigwanon: balu
Binukid: balu
WBM: balu
Ilianen: balu
Tagbawa: balu
Cotabato Manobo: balu
Sarangani: balo
Dibabawon: bau
Obo: bau
Cagayano: bału
Proto: balu
OCM: Mode of Marriage (583)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
n.
(kabaluwan, kA><an-) the repayment of the bride-price - a sum repaid when a widow(er) marries someone who is not a relative of the deceased spouse
Eng. repayment of bride-price
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egbalu-balu, migbalu-balu/imbalu-balu, balu-balu, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to request a repayment of the bride-price (egbalu-baluwen, imbalu-balu/migbalu-balu/pigbalu-balu, balu-baluwen, patient, eg><en-rdpRT-)
Egbalu-balu a keykew Linda su suled ku ka asawa nu.
I will request a repayment of the bride price to you Linda because your husband is my brother.
Cult. because the widow(er) has married someone who is not a relative of the deceased spouse
Eng. request repayment of bride-price
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egbalu-balu, migbalu-balu/imbalu-balu, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to purchase (a horse) (igbalu-balu, imbalu-balu, instrument, ig><ø-rdpRT-)
Syn. dinuwad
Eng. purchase
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for one sibling (egbalu-balu, migbalu-balu/imbalu-balu, egpamalu, migpamalu/impamalu, pamalu, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-, eg><ø-pA-) to marry the surviving spouse of their deceased sibling (egpamaluwen, impamalu/migpamalu/pigpamalu, pamaluwen, patient, eg><ø-pA-)
Eng. levitical marriage
DDP: Sexual relations (2.6.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RUL,QDL
Last updated: 26/Jun/2010

Links to texts

"balu" in text "Examples of Anit"

"balu" in text "Cooking in Bamboo"

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

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

"balu" in text "Making Lead Sinkers"

Link to Bible concordance

"balu"