Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

e1 part. [complete] Ref.Gloss: already

eban v. (for someone) to be young

ebas 1. v. to dry up v. to become dried up (e.g., in a lake or in a pot of boiling rice) adj. easily dried up (e.g., of a body of water, or of a rice variety that uses a lot of water when cooked) 2. v. to fish by removing water from a small dam with a basin

ebbas n. chewing tobacco v. to chew tobacco

ebbep n. a type of a monkey which is smaller than aliwas

ebel n. smoke v. to be smoky adj. smoky v. to be smoky adj. smoky

ebù v. to gut (a fish); to remove an organ from a person

ebugaduv Variant of ebuggadu n. a lawyer

ebuggadu n. a lawyer

ebuk vt. to extinguish or smother a fire or light source vi. to go out v. for a bulb to be blown; for a lamp to extinguish

ebul 1. adj. brownish- white v. to be brownish-white in color 2. vi. to be lazy

ebunu n. fertilizer

eb-unv Variant of heb-un n. mould vi. to become mouldy

eddag conj. as if

eddis v. to miss the mark

eddungè v. to nod the head v. to nod the head up and down

Ediling prop_n.

eey v. to make a sound

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eggung vi. to sing a traditional slow, quietish song about something extemporaneously with accompaniment (by the guitar and zither). The singer may be seated or may be dancing

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egkA><i-

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egkapa-

egkapaman-

egkapan-

egkapenga-

egkas n. lust adj. lustful

egkenga-

egkumpeniya v.

eglilirù v. to look something

egma-

egmaka-

egmama-

egman-

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egpAkA1-

egpAkA2-

egpakapa-

egpakapan-

egpama-

egpamaka-

egpamakag-

egpamaki-

egpaman-

egpamapan-

egpampan-

egpan-

egpapaman-

egpatig-

egpekeg-

egpenga-

ehas v. to wear out by becoming thin

ehen vt. to stop doing something

ehet 1. vt. to tell off or be upset with someone else for a reason scold adj. the reason for conflict n. a place for war 2. v. to be tied up by someone or something for a reason vt. to be strangled by a rope for a reason 3. vi. to use a rope to hang or strangle a person or animal for a reason vi. to commit suicide by drinking poison for a reason

ehetv Variant of hehet1 vt. to draw a rope tight around something vi. to become tight

ehetv Variant of hehet2 v. to increase or strengthen one's knowledge; to confirm

ehuk 1. v. to rumble or release sound 2. v. to hit by someone else that released agony sound

ekadv Variant of hekad vt. to untie a knot on something vi. to come untied

ekang n. giant scops owl grass owl vi. to wear a face mask

elad n. a page of a book

elang v. to stop the fight between two people or a group

elat n. middle; center middle v. to put something in between something else, e.g., to put a child in the middle of the bed between two other people v. to put in the middle

eled vt. to soak something in a liquid esp. in water v. to keep on soaking something v. soaked into the water

eleg 1. adj. true (to fact, logic or known truth); exact or enough adj. compatible; proper adj. absolute v. to be fit or be correct 2. v. to be able to carry something heavy 3. vt. to try out something e.g., try on a shirt for size in a shop try n. an example; a sample

eleggasi n. giant

elekansiv Variant of elkansi v. to be disappointed by the low price given for something n. loss

elen v. to sit on eggs to keep them warm

elesv Variant of heles v. to physically hide oneself somewhere v. to keep something v. to hide a fact or activity adj. private; confidential adj. veiled adj. lost

elet v. to block someone or something else with something e.g., to board up a doorway n. a gap or divider between different areas

elew v. blurred vision

elima v. for an animal to have been put in someone else's charge. When the animal is slaughtered or has young, they are divided equally between the owner and the one caring for the animal.

elin 1. conj. all adj. all together adj. uniform 2. v. to eat a single kind of food or viand without something (viand, food)

elit 1. v. to welcome or be friendly to someone vi. to be entertained by someone else at their home v. to be able to entertain someone vi. to ask someone to welcome or entertain them n. accomodation place or venue 2. adj. hospitable or friendly

elkansi v. to be disappointed by the low price given for something n. loss

ellawen adj. famous; well-known; great v. to be a famous because of doing something or because of their good character (e.g., Jesus or Dr. Jose Rizal)

eluk v. to dictate/mandate man's affairs

elung adj. shaded

elungv Variant of helung vi. Variant of helung to shelter from the sun or the rain somewhere adj. shady adj. very shade n. a shelter adj. available or suitable for shelter (of a place or thing, e.g. a tree)

elup v. to gust v. to gust repeatedly

elutv Variant of helut v. Variant of helut to eat by sucking food (e.g. small seeds or powder) into their mouth (e.g. small seeds or powder for a human, or birds for a large snake) or nose vi. to be sucked in by a person or animal v. to always eat by sucking food into their mouth adj. accidentally sucked in (of food) adj. easily sucked in (of food)

emas n. a small, very sweet variety of banana

emas n. emas banana

embuway vi. to curl up in a foetal position when sleeping (usually in order to keep warm on a cold night)

em-em v. to hold something in their mouth v. to stuck something in the mouth

emeng v. to bring two things close together

emeyv Variant of hemey n. firm cooked rice ???or corn rice porridgeflattened toasted ricerice particles dropped from the plate Ref.Gloss: overcooked rice

emis 1. n. sweetness adj. for something adj. sweet v. to become sweet adj. delicious; flavorsome; tasty adj. sweet to taste 2. adj. salty

emiyan n. a variety of rice that is white and small

empet v. to be surrounded to completely cover

empu n. an edible dark frog which are usually found anywhere e.g short legs and fat

emud n. the female of the cicada family (ngeyngey) that doesn't sound

emun conj. if; when

emun entewv Variant of emun_hentew pron. whoever

emun hentew pron. whoever

emun naa conj. therefore

emun nekey pron. if whatever

emutv Variant of hemut adj. fragrant n. perfume

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enatv Variant of henat 1. vt. to pick up or lift up something to move it (optionally) with something (e.g., rope or stick) v. to keep on lifting up something 2. v. to distribute the plates at meal time 3. v. to lift up and down (this being a typical symptom of pneumonia)

endag part. a plan that wasn't fulfilled

endeiv Variant of hendei pron. where

endiniv Variant of hendini See dini vi. to come here v. to be able to be come to by someone

endiyèv Variant of hendiyè See diyè 1. vi. to go there v. to go through to v. to be able to go somewhere 2. v. to send something to a particular person or group 3. v. to become another thing or forming another thing

enduenv Variant of hendue1 part. similar; somewhat; seems

enduev Variant of hendue2 v. to go there

enduev Variant of hendue1 part. similar; somewhat; seems

endutuv Variant of hendutu See hendutu v. Variant of hendutu to go there

en-em ne puluv Variant of hen-em_ne_pulù num. sixty

en-emv Variant of hen-em 1. num. six (counting) adj. six (adective) num. six (limitation) 2. adj. sixth (in place or time) 3. adv. six times 4. num. in groups of six or six each 5. adv. in six days' time adv. six days that have passed vi. to be in six days' time 6. n. six nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend six days or nights somewhere n. six nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become six in total or six times in size 8. adv. in six parts, or six times vt. to be divided into six parts or to be done six times vi. to cause six things to exist or to happen

enemv Variant of hen-em 1. num. six (counting) adj. six (adective) num. six (limitation) 2. adj. sixth (in place or time) 3. adv. six times 4. num. in groups of six or six each 5. adv. in six days' time adv. six days that have passed vi. to be in six days' time 6. n. six nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend six days or nights somewhere n. six nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become six in total or six times in size 8. adv. in six parts, or six times vt. to be divided into six parts or to be done six times vi. to cause six things to exist or to happen

enenduev Variant of henendue 1. v. Variant of henendue to do something like this 2. v. to become hurt at someone else (esp. doing bad)

eneng 1. vi. to quieten or stop saying or doing something for a reason 2. v. to able to stopped by someone vi. to stop or turn off something

enengv Variant of heneng v. to stop somewhere

enep-enep v. to pierce deeply/penetrate

enes n. an edible insect from the forest with a colorful back

enew n. get up vi. to get up (from a lying position) v. to make someone or something stand upright v. to ask or request someone's help to stand upright adj. able to be up and about (of a sick person) v. to rise up

eney v. to be hungry and dying

enges adj. small

enget v. to not fit because it is too small vi. to be stuck in an impossible situation n. an impossible situation vt. to squeeze something into a tight space

enggeb n. a lie v. to lie to someone

engil n. scales (of fish and reptiles, and on the feet of birds) adj. scaly v. to scaled fish using something (e.g., bolo)

engkayiv Variant of hengkayi See kayi vi. Variant of hengkayi to come at someone else

engked vt. to discard, abandon, or stop doing something v. to be accidentally left by someone else v. to separate each other v. to keep on leaving someone (e.g.,wife or husband)

engki det. [Non-Focus(III) person plural determiner]

engnga v. to moo n. moo

enni det. [Non-Focus(II) person plural determiner]

ensi det. (proper noun plural determiner)

ensig vi. to move slightly (for example to let someone past) vt. to move something

entewv Variant of hentew pron. who

enug n. the term of address used for one's parent-in-law

env Variant of e1 part. [complete] Ref.Gloss: already

epad1 1. vi. to sing or chant to a crowd of people with a selected music 2. n. expression

epad2 n. invention; a way of doing something

epas 1. adj. vanished v. to be caused to gradually disappear by something (e.g. over-hunting, the end of a season) v. to be able to cause another thing to disappear, or to be the thing which causes another thing to vanish 2. adj. easily consumed by fire (of wood) 3. vi. to obey powerful words or thoughts (e.g. the words of God, or an incantation) by becoming calm v. to be able to stop or to control something by their powerful words (e.g., an incantation)

ep-at ne pulùv Variant of hep-at_ne_pulù num. forty

epatv Variant of hep-at 1. num. four (counting) adj. four (adjective) num. four (limitation) 2. adj. fourth 3. adv. four times 4. num. in groups of four or four each 5. adv. in four days' time adv. four days ago vi. to be in four days' time 6. n. four nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend four days or nights somewhere n. four nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become three in total or four times in size 8. adv. in four parts, or four times vt. to be divided into four parts or to be done four times vi. to cause four things to exist or to happen

ep-atv Variant of hep-at 1. num. four (counting) adj. four (adjective) num. four (limitation) 2. adj. fourth 3. adv. four times 4. num. in groups of four or four each 5. adv. in four days' time adv. four days ago vi. to be in four days' time 6. n. four nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend four days or nights somewhere n. four nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become three in total or four times in size 8. adv. in four parts, or four times vt. to be divided into four parts or to be done four times vi. to cause four things to exist or to happen

epes 1. vi. to dislike someone or something v. to have a strong feeling to dislike or hate a specific things for a reason 2. adj. lazy

epiki v. to close in on someone, e.g. be determined to foreclose a debt

epiril n. safety pin

epit v. an action of some spirit enter to a person or animal to unite him/it.

epuk 1. vi. to hold their breath v. to be able to hold their breath for a long time 2. vi. to pant (for example after running) v. to make someone panting

Epun prop_n. the Japanese race 1. n. epun abaka

epung1 n. both dust from the road or from the table v. to clean the dust which is on something using a cloth

epung2 v. to be at a distance

epus n. ending n. the butt of a cigarette

epuy n. a sickness where boils may appear in the groin, armpits, or on the neck

era prop_n. a woman's term of address to another woman of the same relative age

erek v. to plant rice (paley) or sometimes corn (aheley) in a field by making a hole with a (dibble) stick

erì n. bubble

erigla v. to resolve a problem

eriplanu n. airplane

eritis n. metal earring v. to wear a metal earing

esa adj. other; different adj. miscellaneous adj. various adj. strange

esiti n. mineral oil

espanè adj. ulcerous

espitalv Variant of hespital n. hospital

etap v. to winnow a beaten grain (especially rice) in a winnowing area vt. to winnow a lot of grain (especially rice) in a winnowing area vt. to winnow a lot of grain (especially rice) in a winnowing area

eteb v. to do a miracle, e.g., by speaking something into being

et-et vt. to eat away something else

etew 1. n. person; a human being (in contrast to non-human animals) adv. what kind of people is talking about vi. to become a person; to be born n. personhood n. people vi. to always have a lot of people visiting 2. vi. to take something upon themself vi. to be back in consciousness

eti 1. v. to become dried up (e.g., in a lake or in a pot of boiling rice) adj. easily dried up (e.g., of a body of water, or of a rice variety that uses a lot of water when cooked) 2. v. to fish by removing water from a small dam with a basin 3. vi. to be hungry and almost dying

etil n. glossy swiftlet

etu v. pick get cut

etut n. flatulence vi. to break wind v. to have gas in the stomach n. a person who is always breaking wind adj. a person who is always releasing wind

etuwey ij. wow

ew ???. (a filler word)

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eyam 1. n. desire (a feeling of wanting someone or something) vi. to like someone or something v. of someone or something to cause them to be like or wanted, or to be the thing which causes them to be liked or wanted 2. adj. 3. vi. to try to attract people of the opposite sex by doing or using something (e.g. make-up) 4. adj. fond of something

eyew conj. so that

eyra prop_n. an affectionate name used between husband and wife or by two woman friends prop_n. a woman's term of address to another woman of the same relative age

eyyamv Variant of eyam 1. n. desire (a feeling of wanting someone or something) vi. to like someone or something v. of someone or something to cause them to be like or wanted, or to be the thing which causes them to be liked or wanted 2. adj. 3. vi. to try to attract people of the opposite sex by doing or using something (e.g. make-up) 4. adj. fond of something