Matigsalug Vernacular Lexicon Index for S

saa₁ num. one (counting)

saad n. a promise v. to promise something to someone

saamul vi. to be mixed or joined together vt. to mix or join together adj. common

saat n. a (fine cane used for making a) hanging curtain???

saa_v Variant of sabeka 1. num. one (counting) adj. one (adjective) pron. one num. one 2. adv. once 3. adv. in ones or one each 4. adj. seldom; only a few adj. only a few, or one or two here and there adj. only one 5. adj. alone; the only one vi. to be alone 6. pron. everyone 7. vi. to unite 8. vt. to be put together

sabakan n. a meal of rice and chicken cooked by the bride's family and given to the family of the groom to eat in exchange for clothes and other gifts

sabaktani

sabal v. to wrap a corpse and leave it somewhere not buried in bark and leave it in the house where the death occured (i.e., the house will be abandoned) or to place it in a tree. This burial custom was especially for important people and is no longer practiced by the Matigsalugs

sabang n. a tributary of a river or creek; the place where one body of water runs into another v. to run together

sabbeka_v Variant of sabeka 1. num. one (counting) adj. one (adjective) pron. one num. one 2. adv. once 3. adv. in ones or one each 4. adj. seldom; only a few adj. only a few, or one or two here and there adj. only one 5. adj. alone; the only one vi. to be alone 6. pron. everyone 7. vi. to unite 8. vt. to be put together

sabbit n. diapers

sabeka 1. num. one (counting) adj. one (adjective) pron. one num. one 2. adv. once 3. adv. in ones or one each 4. adj. seldom; only a few adj. only a few, or one or two here and there adj. only one 5. adj. alone; the only one vi. to be alone 6. pron. everyone 7. vi. to unite 8. vt. to be put together

sabeka ne pulù_v Variant of sapulù 1. num. ten (counting) adj. ten (adjective) num. ten (limitation) 2. adj. tenth 3. adv. ten times 4. num. in groups of ten or three each 5. adv. in ten days' time adv. ten days that have passed vi. to be in three days' time 6. n. ten nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend ten days or nights somewhere n. ten nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become ten in total or ten times in size 8. adv. in ten parts, or ten times vt. to be divided into ten parts or to be done ten times vi. to cause ten things to exist or to happen

sabeka ne pulù wey sabeka_v Variant of sapulù_wey_sabeka num. eleven

sabeka_v Variant of saa1 num. one (counting)

sabeng n. room; bedroom?

sabew n. soup

sabey v. to circle around, e.g., the aeroplane waiting to land

sabha n. sabha banana

sabilbil vt. to pick up something and carry it off

sablag v. to pay a brideprice which is agreed upon before the wedding, but which is paid afterwards, sometimes many years later

sablek v. to feel like eating a certain food, especially after having just recovered from a sickness

sabpeng_v Variant of sagpeng v. to cover something (especially one's mouth, nose, or eyes) with one's hand or a small piece of cloth v. to keep on covering something (e.g., mouth) with their hand —c o v e r —s u f focate

sabuk 1. v. to put something down, e.g. put aside a heavy back basket so have a rest somewhere 2. v. to drop something somewhere

sabulak v. to throw a handful of things (e.g., small stones) at something or someone

sabungan n. a type of bee

sabut 1. v. to understand 2. n. understanding v. to come in agreement or to have an agreement v. to let someone else to understand about something 3. v. to understand n. an agreement 4. adj. conditional adj. witty

saddek v. to stop walking, usually so as to talk to someone on the trail

sadsad vi. to do something very carefully, e.g., walking on a dark night, combing hair with a nit comb vi. to walk step by step on a dark night

sagad v. to be responsible

sagangsang

sagbet n. (any type of) grass (growing wild) n. weed

sagda v. to greet or acknowledge a new arrival

saggang v. to push away or hold off something e.g., in self-defence, also used of an immunisation

sagguksuk n. a white bird about the size of a crow, often referred to in folklore

sagkil vi. to became suspicious or even angry, e.g., at someone laughing or whispering v.

sagkup v. to become dark

sagmak v. to eat or to bite the bait off a hook for an animal to gobble/ snatch/devour food eg. a dog

sagman v. to give attention to visitors by preparing them food v. to be shown favor

sagpang n. fern variety

sagpeng v. to cover something (especially one's mouth, nose, or eyes) with one's hand or a small piece of cloth v. to keep on covering something (e.g., mouth) with their hand —c o v e r —s u f focate

sagpì v. to snap off something (such as corncobs from the stalk, sugarcane, or the branch off a tree) v. to be broken off

sagpul v. to blows

sagyawan n. a loud sound that someone makes (usually old person) v. to shout to inform everyone that they killed someone for revenge

sahad v. to get caught in a trap

sahakad n. a raised platform on a raft

sahakeen n. to feast

sahap vi. to be at risk v. tragedy

saharal 1. v. to be overtaken by a natural disaster 2. v. to expose someone else to something

sahè v. to take advantage of a close family relationship knowing that the other person cannot be angry v. to make individual decisions

sahelsel v. fast adj. fast

sahe-sè v. to be hard or only half-cooked

sahid v. to be named after someone v. to have similar names

sahikalè n. a chain

sahilid vi. to go around something such as the fence enclosing the yard, or a mountain n. the sides of a mountain

sahilut vt. to entice something by throwing a rope location vi. to be enticed into something v. to be able to entice something

sahimanu v. to be aware about something (e.g., pain or sound) v. to become aware of something

sahinda v. to be aware of what happened v. to give notice of someone or scaring someone by making any noise v. to be noticeable by someone

sahing n. banana n. banana plantation

sahing te ambew n. an ornamental shrub

sahipè v. to pay attention to someone or something else v. to pay attention immediately to someone adj. interested

sahiyad v. to cut fruit off a tree with a long pole that has a blade (e.g. a gepes, ilab) on the end

sahuhunè 1. adv. immediately 2. adj. suddenly

sahuksuk n. Steere's coucal

sahukul vi. to complain about something to someone else

sahumak n. XXX

Sahungsungan n. sahungsungan falls

sait n. the barbs of a tampuling spear tip v. to make the barbs for a tampuling spear tip n. the glans penis

sakang n. the wooden saddle for a horse's back used to mount sacks of corn vt. to saddle an animal

sakat v. to decide something

sakebut vt. to toss something into their mouth —f e e d vt. to eat large spoonfuls —f e e d vt. to eat hurriedly with large spoonfuls v. to toss in mout together

sakellew vt. to catch something

sakep v. to fill a container

sakepu vt. to carry something in front of one's stomach

sakeru 1. n. a container (made from a short bamboo pole) 2. v. to fetch water (as a daily chore) using a bamboo pole, sakeru) 3. n. a place where people collect water

sakilut v. to scoop up something

sakit 1. n. pain adj. painful vi. to be in pain or for a woman to go into labor v. to hurt someone else adj. to have pain 2. n. sickness n. sick 3. adj. peppery; spicy; hot ex

sakkellew_v Variant of sakellew vt. to catch something

saklag n. a fishing net v. to fish with a small very fine net

saksak 1. v. to chop something, e.g. a papaya (kapayas), banana trunk (lawa te sahing), a person (in order to kill him) into many pieces 2. v. to shuffle

saktu n. exact; enough; complete v. to be exact or fit

sakù n. a sack ???. by the sackful

sakug vt. to scoop up something, e.g. fish, water, pounded rice, etc. n. scoopful or handful —both hands full

sakul v. bend over

sakup 1. n. a disciple; a follower 2. n. a territory (over which jurisdiction extends) vi. to be subject to someone else

salà n. a sieve used to separate solids from liquids v. to sieve the liquid out from the solids using something (e.g., net)

salabak n. a variety of Manobo rice

salabet v. to shoot something in advance v. to be able to perceive something

salad adj. (of the ground when you can see a) very clear path

saladdat vi. to be stifled when laughing vi. to stifle a laugh

salag₁ n. nest (of birds) n. nesting container for a chicken - usually made out of cane v. to build a nest somewhere (e.g., on a tree or grassy) v. to be able to create a nest

salag₂ n. a predicament caused by one's misdemeanour, e.g., if someone is trying to kill you because of your act of theft or adultery

salagmà? v. to test or try out something

salahapun 1. n. clouds from the sky coming down vi. to be descending clouds 2. n. Salahapunen Falls

Salahapunen n. salahapunen falls

salahunting n. A long, heavy piece of wood or metal used to support a building

salakay_v Variant of salakey n. a headband vi. to be wearing a headband

salakey n. a headband vi. to be wearing a headband

salaksak n. white-throated kingfisher

salamag v. to advise someone else

salamangka n. magic vi. to perform magic or sleight of hand

salamangkiru n. a magician

salamat 1. n. thanks 2. v. to give thanks to someone else v. to place a small amount of the first fruits of a harvest on a plate high in the house to thank the spirits of the ancestors for the crop

salampew vt. to jump over something high such as a fence

salanap v. to descend or pounce quick/flying close to the ground

salaney n. a red edible type of berry that is a fruit of rattan (tubu class of balahen)

salang vt. to use their hand to shield their eyes from the light so as to better see something in the distance

salangat n. a fish trap made from rattan thorns (duhì te balahen). The fish swim in one end but cannot escape back out through the narrow entrance without getting impaled on the sharp spikes

salangit 1. adj. raise voice v. to raise voice 2. adj. for something to smell bad or poisonous, e.g. the smell of DDT

salangsang vi. to begin forming the kernels

salapang n. a multipronged (usually five prongs) spear or arrow

salapid v. to braid or plait something n. a wide, colored, woven belt for males

salapien n. a kind of tree which leaves are used for making charm or perfume

salapsap v. to weed something out from a crop or yard using a sideways chopping action right at ground level with a sanggut weeding tool (or the edge of a bolo (ugpit) or puruk weeding tool) v. to weed with a sideways chopping action

salapuyan n. slender-billed cuckoo dove

salareng₁ n. a male deer —d e e r

salareng₂ n. atlas beetle

salareng₃ n. hemorrhage v. to have constant bleeding

salay v. to be in the later stages of pregnancy, say seven or eight months on

salayupun n. a type of tree

salba v. to shoot into the air

saldab 1. n. a burned over area 2. v. to burn (?something)

saldawan n. Malaysian spine-tailed swift

salè₁ vt. to take offense against another person and levy a fine, e.g., a father might take offense if his children or children-in-law pronounce his name, or a person on the trail might take offense if he sees a couple of other people talking and laughing and he even suspect that he could be the source of their humor v. to take offense in action

salè₂ 1. n. a wrong vi. to sin 2. n. sinner vt. to molest a woman v. to commit sexual immorality

salebu n. a miracle

salebù₁ ???. you yourself

salebù₂ n. a wide leaf grass that can cure wounds to stop bleeding

saleg n. a slatted bamboo floor for threshing rice

salemak vi. to interrupt and answer immediately

saleng n. the neck feathers of a chicken

salengan vi. to arrive when something else is happening

salengan te eg-uran adj. something is happen during rainy season

salengkat v. to place food on an alter or raised shelf

Salepeng n. a spirit which causes a messianic type movement vi. for someone to initiate a new religious movement

salerep 1. v. to be overtaken by a natural disaster 2. v. to expose someone else to something

saletè v. to happen simultaneously with something else

salew v. to complain about something

sali v. to race (each other)

salibut v. cross behind

saliet adv. gloss of saliet

salig₁ adj. many; much; lots n. plentifulness v. to multiply v. to do as many as possible

salig₂ 1. vi. to trust in someone (e.g. another person or God) vi. to be trustworthy; faithful n. a trusted servant (angel) n. right hand; servant 2. vi. to depend in someone (e.g. another person or God)

saligkat vi. to trip over something

saligpit vt. to wedge something into a notch or tight fit

sali-hi adj. desperate

salili vi. to blow into a house (e.g., through cracks in the walls) n. an overhanging rock face on a mountain

salili_v Variant of sarili adj. one's own; private

salilù v. to form a whirlpool n. whirlpool

salimantew n. a medicinal shrub

salimbal n. a trumpet

salimbaweng n. a multi-headed, underwater monster which is believed to inhabit larger rivers

salimpatuk vi. to travel when unwell

salin vt. to subtract (from something) vi. to be subtracted from

salindrung n. a harmonica; a mouth organ

salindurung_v Variant of salindrung n. a harmonica; a mouth organ

salingit vt. to wedge something, e.g., a piece of vine or rope into a slot they cut in a piece of wood vi. to become jammed or caught in a slot

salingkatut vi. to take a running jump, e.g., to cross a stream

salingsing 1. vi. for something like gold or a mirror to sparkle 2. vi. for reeds to be too short to be usefull for making a sleeping mat

salin-u n. a type of tree

salipitsipit 1. n. scorpion 2. n. earwig

salipsip v. to jam something (e.g., a piece of paper) somewhere (e.g., between the wall boards)

salirig 1. vi. to go around a field 2. vi. to clear around the edge of a field

saliringan n. a type of cane

salisi v. to spit with rain

saliup v. to suddenly return

saliurep vi. to be sleeping lightly

saliyangsiyang n. (various species of) kingfisher (with reddish underparts)

saliyew n. a (small) metal bell (worn around the neck)

saliyu v. to trade something for something else

salliya v. to keep away from others, e.g., a young girl who doesn't want to be talked into getting married v. to avoid (meeting others) adj. timid

salmu n. a collection of songs

salmun See seremun 1. n. a large can of sardines 2. n. a measure of volume of grain using a tin can

salù v. to catch something

saluabey vi. to wrap a skirt or blanket diagonally around the chest and lower back

salual n. pants; used generically for clothing? v. to change their clothes

saluat v. to stop from doing something today and then work again tomorrow

salubanti₁ n. a house built on the base of a large tree whose top has been cut off. The purpose of the house might be to store grain, or as quarters for a marriagable daughter. This is no longer a common practice, possibly because of the shortage of trees.

salubanti₂ n. the pen built for the female horse in preparation for a horsefight

salubè v. unstop throwing something to someone

salubid adj. to become very wet from rain

salubung v. to worship a prophet

salud vt. to catch something flowing down, e.g. water from a hole in the roof or rice from a threshing floor in something else, e.g., a bucket

saluddu v. to obey a superior

Salug prop_n. the name given by the Matigsalug tribe to the upper reaches of the Davao river

salugsug 1. v. to have a splinter embedded 2. v. to have water enter the veins instead of blood - this could happen if a woman who has just given birth drinks cold water or bathes in the river. Normally only hot water is drunk for about a week after birth and bathing is only done by sponging down with warm water.

salukab adj. hair disarranged n. curly hair

salukagmit vt. to suddenly take something

saluksuk v. to mend or patch something, e.g., a house roof by squeezing something into the hole v. to be crossed over (e.g. ones feet)

salulu v. to cuddle something somewhere with something v. to be always carrying a child or cuddling somewhere e.g., a young baby close to the chest and under a blanket or one's shirt v. to be able to cuddle someone or something using something

salumayag n. wild sunflower

salumbayè v. to be common used by everyone adj. common thing to used

salumi n. a name of a woman

salumpaang vi. to ride a horse or motorcyle with one leg on each side vi. to land with a leg on each side

saluney n. saluney corn

salungat n. a g-string; a loincloth vi. to wear a g-string

salupet v. to not tell the truth but for everyone to realise. e.g. to exaggerate or to alter a story v. to gossip; to pass on rumors which may be true or may be false

salupung n. red skinned sweet potato - the flesh is white

salurey n. a bamboo zither 1. v.

salùsù adj. soft bark

salut vi. to do something soon after something else, e.g., a write an answer to a letter straight away, or to visit someone when they've only just arrived home

saluub₁ vt. to put on an article of wear on someone (especially a child) —u n d ress

saluub₂ n. the neck area of a pig

saluwan n. the area at the bottom of a person's trunk between the anus and the genitalia

saluwì n. saluwi rice

saman v. to not be able to use up their food before it spoils

samayè v. to have a thanksgiving feast

sambag n. tree variety which fruit is used for spices

sambey 1. vt. to borrow something from somebody v. to let (somebody) borrow (something) n. a rented house 2. v. to have a turn at something

sambì vi. to go missing from somewhere

sambingay n. metaphor

sambiyang 1. adj. with one prong 2. adj. one-pronged

sambuwaha v. to commit a wrong

samè n. left-over vt. to set aside vi. to be left over

samilì v. to turn down a request v. to not want something adj. choosy; fussy

sampaang v. to grow into a y-shape v. to cut a notch or y-shape

sampad n. the top point in a field on a hillside

sampalawing n. a type of plants that spread out and an edible fruit

sampet v. to use someone else's name? as a curse?

sampew₁ n. a large waterfall i.e., one which is very difficult to ascend

sampew₂ v. to be ashamed because someone smaller/weaker does something

sampey vt. to hang out laundry to dry on a rope or over a fence vt. hung up by someone or someone hung up something adj. a hanging clothes v. to block someone on the way by someone

sampey e te pused See pused v. to become raised, say at about four to five months of pregnancy

sampilè vi. to spit somewhere

sampilut n. a knot used to tie the end of a piece of cane v. knotted - as of a knot in the middle of a piece of string

sampiyè vi. to spit somewhere

sampiyuhul v. to be barely able to walk

sampung v. to reach the exact (extra??) amount v. to be exact (as in money) v. to make up for a previous loss; to add more

samsam vt. to feel (with the sense of touch) something

samtang conj. while

samu

samuk n. commotion vt. to fight; to quarrel; to argue; to bother someone else vi. to be disorderly adj. bothersome; rebellious; troublesome v. to cause trouble repeatedly adj. troublesome

samulek n. a fly variety that usually bite of carabao or said to be as carabao fly

sandag vt. to fry or to deep-fry something in a pot (kuren) or pan (kalè) e.g., to parch or toast grains such as rice, peanuts, corn or coffee v. to be cooked without water or for grain to be artificially dried, e.g., to fry vegetables in oil, to cook popcorn, or to dry rice paley in a pan during bad weather adj. fried n. something which has been fried

sandal n. a sandal

sandalyas_v Variant of sandal n. a sandal

sandè n. a guarantee

sandeg adj. to be large and strong

sandig 1. adj. leaning 2. vt. to lean against something v. to lean against something in a very comfortable way adj. leaned against something adj. two or more people depending something

sandu n. sheeveless T-shirt

sangansangan v. to be rapid and fluent in speaking, e.g., when praying and influenced by the spirit of God

sangen vt. to attach something (esp. a yoke) to something (esp. a water buffalo) —steel stripping bar

sangey n. a person's namesake v. having the same name

sangga v. to push something away by extending their arm out in front

sanggad v. to indirectly scold someone who has committed a wrong by telling someone else or by telling a parable about the wrong

sanggal v. entwined

sanggat n. rake n. hook (for hanging pots and baskets) v. to hang something up on something v. to rake v. to get (something) with a hook v. to rake all of (something) v. to get tripped up adj. hangered something

sanggatan n. hanger

sanggel v. to stop doing something v. to be stopped from continuing something v. to take a long time to finish an activity because of continually stopping

sanggelet ???. a form of address for a youngish boy

sanggu v. to have a bleeding nose

sanggut n. a longish weeding tool with a bend in it (usually used by women)

sangì v. to not have distinction

sangkad n. comb used for head dressing

sangkak vi. for someone

sangkal vt. to crush (e.g. the head of a chicken) by beating it with a stick

sangkap vi. to be equipped

sangkayal v. to put something over something

sangkitul v. to work another thing after one thing

sangkiyat n. to strike something/someone

sangkiyud v. to walk unsteadily (as if drunk)

sangkub v. to fight v. to fight each other v. cockfighting

sangkulung v. to attend to a crying baby

sanglad v. to pull their raft (gakit) or boat (balangey) up onto the beach can also be used of a motorcycle passenger whose feet hit the ground

sangngalin v. change

sangul n. comb of the chicken which is usually red in color specifically to the roaster

sangungu v. to stop running when the wild animal it is chasing stops. Then dog will continue to bark at the animal

sanig n. particles of rice stuck to the top of the pot when making linala

sanipa n. frame around the body of something like a house or table

sanlab v. burn

santaking v. to play with bat and ball

santul n. a type of fruit tree; a sandor

sapad v. to reprimand someone for something they are about to do adj. repressive

sapal₁ n. the guard on a knife - a piece of steel separating the handle and the blade —b o l o

sapal₂ v. to reached something v. to reach or be able to reached something

sapè vi. to make an oath

sapen 1. v. to be able to attend 2. v. be able to grasp 3. vi. be caught in the act of doing something (usually something naughty)

sapering n. a white spiky crawling insect that bites and cause itsy to skin

sapihu v. side; edge of something(e.g house, cliff, person)

sapiit adj. strong as in a tree - hard to chop with an axe (perekul)

sapiling n. back yard; the unkept area in back where people throw their trash

sapilya n. a carpentry plane

saping n. the evil spirit that inhabits the corpse once it has been buried

sapinit n. thistle

sapipi vt. to carry a child (clinging to one's front or side) (but not under one's shirt) —carry under shirt v. to request to be carried (clinging to someone's side)

sapit n. lie

sapiye 1. v. to overflow (as in a barrel that is full and overflows because it keeps raining) v. to be overflowed something 2. v. to spit somewhere n. an empty for spit or something

Sappin n. a type of evil spirit (busew) that live in cemetery and in home

sappiŋ_v Variant of saping n. the evil spirit that inhabits the corpse once it has been buried

sapsap v. to whittle or chop at a piece of something (especially wood but also could be stone) chipping off bits usually with a bolo (ugpit)

sapù 1. n. flesh (of humans and animals) v. to be covered with lots of flesh 2. v. to butcher an animal ready to place and skewers and then distribute

sapul adv. just that; only v. to take the only thing of someone else v. to be accidentally take out from you

sapulù 1. num. ten (counting) adj. ten (adjective) num. ten (limitation) 2. adj. tenth 3. adv. ten times 4. num. in groups of ten or three each 5. adv. in ten days' time adv. ten days that have passed vi. to be in three days' time 6. n. ten nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend ten days or nights somewhere n. ten nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become ten in total or ten times in size 8. adv. in ten parts, or ten times vt. to be divided into ten parts or to be done ten times vi. to cause ten things to exist or to happen