Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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gebu
/gɔbu/
v_rt.
“bark”
 
v.
for a dog (eggebu, miggebu/inggebu, gebu, agent, eg><ø-) to bark or yap at something (eggebuwen, inggebu/miggebu/piggebu, theme, eg><en-)
Eggebu ka asu te me etew wey te langun ne egkiteen din.
The dog will barked when it saw a men or anything.
Pitawa niyu ke nekey ka eggebuwun te asu su kema ke babuy ne mahintalunan.
Search why the dog is barking, for it might be yapping with wild pig.
Cult. e.g. when chasing an animal
Eng. bark, to; yap, to; chase, dog
OCM: Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Animal sounds (1.6.4.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RJH,NJK,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 06/Nov/2009

Links to texts

"mahebu" in text "Two carabaos fighting"