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tiem
/tiʔɔm/
v_rt.
 
vi.
for someone (egtiem, migtiem/intiem, eg><ø-) to close their mouth (egtiemen, intiem/migtiem/pigtiem, patient, eg><en-)
Tiem ka ke egsinehew ka su eyew kenè egmarahing.
Close your mouth when you cry so that it will not be so noisy.
Eng. close mouth; shut mouth; mouth, close; make straight face; emotionless
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Mouth (2.1.1.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
n.
(pantiem, paN-) plants medicine or incantation
Cult. This plants or incatation are used by the Matigsalug people to make someone can't speak for their ideas and for animals that can't open their mouth during fighting especially horse.
Eng. herbal; incantation
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,RMU,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 21/Dec/2011