Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon – tungkè

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tungkè
/tuŋkɔʔ/
v_rt.
“snakebite”

v.
for someone (egtungkè, migtungkè/intungke, patient, eg><ø-) to die from a poisonous snakebite (egtungkeen, migtungkè/intungke/pigtungkè, patient, eg><en-) as a result of not eating food (igtungkè, intungkè, theme, ig><ø-)
Ka intungke iyan seeyè se etew ingkahaat te uled tenged te kenè din pegkeen te keenen ne insendad kandin.
Kenè kew pa hipanew ke kenè kew pad egpakakeen su egtungkeen kew diyè te dalan.
Don't leave without eating for you might be bitten by snake along the road.
Cult. If a person refuses to eat food that is offered him, for whatever reason, or if he forgets to eat food that he was craving, it is believed that he will be bitten by a venomous snake and will die. In order to counteract this, the person must say sebatsebat or either touch the food (egsebat-sebat) before daring to walk outside. Secondarily, this word can also refer to a person who is killed by a (mangngayew) as a result of stealing what was meant to be a peace offering.
Wrd.Gloss: die_from_snakebite
Eng. snakebite
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 13/Oct/2009