Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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basa
/basa/
v_rt.
“read”
 
v.Picture of egbasa
for someone (egbasa, migbasa/imbasa, agent, eg><ø-) to read something (egbaseen, egbase:n, imbasa/migbasa/pigbasa, theme, eg><en-)
Wrd.Gloss: read
Egbasa a te sulat te hari ku.
I'm reading the letter of my youngest brother.
Eng. read
Tag. bumása
Ceb. magbása
Ilo.: agbása
OCM: Sensation and Perception (151), Educational Theory and Methods (876)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
n.
(baseen, base:n, -en) a document
Eng. document; reading; book
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,NJK,RJH,QDL
Last updated: 02/Dec/2009

Links to texts

"Basa" in text "A Father Tells His Children about School"

"pegbasa" in text "A Father Tells His Children about School"

"pakabasa" in text "A Father Tells His Children about School"

Links to phrasebook

"Basaa" in text "Diye te iskwilaan"

"basa" in text "Diye te iskwilaan"

Links to health books

"nabasaan" in healthbook "Migderalu si Junjun te malariya"

"migbasa" in healthbook "Migderalu si Junjun te malariya"

Links to songbook

"basaan" in song "Mateles si Hisus"

"Egbasa" in song "Ispurtanti "