Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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tabak
/tabak/
n.
“answer”
 
n.
an answer
Wrd.Gloss: answer
Nekey buwa ka tabak din te insè ku?
I wonder what his answer to my question will be?
Eng. answer; reply; respond; response
Tigwanon: tabak
Dibabawon: tabak
Tagbawa: tabak
Obo: tabak
WBM: tavak
Ilianen: tavak
Sarangani: taba
Proto: tabak
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
vt.
for someone (egtabak, migtabak/intabak, agent, eg><ø-) to answer someone else (egtabaken, theme, eg><en-) with an answer (igtabak, intabak, theme, ig><ø-)
Ka egtabak iyan ka egbaliyung eglalag diyè te minsan hentew ne mig-inse/miglalag kandin miggun-a. Egkaayun ne egkarineg wey kenè ka laheng te egtebak su kenè langun ne etew wey minsan nekey pad ne egpakalalag. Ka impurtanti ne nekabaliyung wey nekeyimu ka etew te minsan nekey ne igkalibed din diyè te miggun-a miglalag kandin eyew egkanengneng ke nekey ka egpabulusan te lalag dan.
Ne migtabak ka lukes, "Nakarineg a te pegderahebdeb nu kayi te pinamulaan wey miggeles ad e su naaldek a tenged te migpalawas ad."
The man answered, "I heard your footfall here in the paradise and I hide because I'm afraid for I am naked.
Kenè ku egtabaken ka mig-umew keddì su egdumeen a nikandin te eggimu te mareet.
Eng. answer; reply; respond
Tag. sagót
Ceb. tubag
Ilo.: súngbat
OCM: Speech (191)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
vi.
for someone (egpanabak, migpanabak, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to answer questions, e.g., in a classroom situation
Amana ne masahelsel ne egpanabak te maisturu si Diyunilu.
Eng. answer
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for two people (egpatabakey, egpA><ey-) to answer each other back
Amana ne mahulub ka me etew ne egpatabakey ka egpaap-apuley.
Eng. answer back; respond
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for several people (egpatabtabakey, egpA><ey-rdpCVC-) to answer each other back and forth, e.g., in a song
Egkeupian a ne egpammineg te malitan wey lukes ne egpatabtabakey ne egkanta.
Eng. answer back; respond
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH,TME,AAA,RJH
Last updated: 08/Dec/2014

Links to phrasebook

"tabak" in text "Inse wey tabak"

"tabak" in text "Inse wey tabak 2"

"Tabaka" in text "Diye te iskwilaan"

"Tabaka" in text "Diye te iskwilaan"

"tabak" in text "Diye te iskwilaan"

Links to health books

"migtabak" in healthbook "Mania te keilangan neg lu-luan ta ka me belad ta?"

"migtabak" in healthbook "Mania te keilangan neg lu-luan ta ka me belad ta?"

"migtabak" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

"migtabak" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

"migtabak" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

Link to Bible concordance

"tabak"

Links to songbook

"Tabaken" in song "Ka Manama meupiya"

"tabaken" in song "Ka Manama meupiya"

"Tabaken" in song "Ka Manama meupiya"

"tabak" in song "Sikeykew re ka tabak te peg-ampu ku"