Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – bunù

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bunù
/bunuʔ/
v_rt.
“fight”

v.
for someone (egbunù, migbunù/imbunù, agent, eg><ø-) to kill someone else (egbunuen, imbunù/migbunù/pigbunù, patient, eg><en-)
Eng. kill, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
for someone (egbubunù, migbubunù/imbubunù, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to fight; to war
Ka egbubunù iyan ka peggimatey te etew tenged te minsan nekey ne publima ne iyan migpuunan kayi. Daruwa ne klasi seini, due ka eglebut wey egmemeyilew. Ka eglebut iyan dè iya eggimatayan ka miggimu te samuk wey ka egmemeyilew egpanaweles dè due egpangimatey te minsan hentew, minsan ka warè salè.
Egbubunù kun ka etew ne nalibuhan se asawa ne egmemeyilew kun mem pa.
The man whose wife was adulterated will wage war to anyone (lit. unripe). (He will kill whoever he’ll meet make the problem worse).
Inhusey naan dè te me datù si Bansilan su egbubunù e perem.
The datus settled Bansilan’s case because he is going to kill others.
Eng. fight; war; murder; kill; battle
Ceb. gira
OCM: Instigation of War (721)
DDP: Kill (2.6.6.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

n.
(talabunù, tala-) a habitual murderer; a fighting cock which always wins
Talabunù ne etew si Wilsun su masalig e ka migmangimatayan din.
Wilson was a murderer person because he has killed many.
Eng. murderer; cock
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 01/Apr/2015