Matigsalug Student Dictionary – count

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count

vi.

1.
Def.: egseel te numiru
MS: egseel
If you count, you say numbers one after the other.
My young son can count to twenty.

vt.

2.
Def.: egseel te etew wey ke kasangkapan
MS: egseel
If you count people or things, you see how many there are.
She counted the children and wrote the number in her notebook.
The treasurer counted the money.

n-ct.

3.
Def.: pegseel
MS: pegseel
an action of counting.
At the last count, there were 320 people in the village.

vt.

4.
Def.: eglagkes
MS: eglagkes
If you count something, you include it.
Our teacher will count our test tomorrow towards our final grade.
Ka talagpanulù ney eglakes te tis ney kaaselem eyew te malehet ne gradu ney.

vi.

5.
Def.: egkalagkes
MS: egkalagkes
If something counts, it is included.
Our test tomorrow counts towards our final grade.
Ka tis ney kaaselem egkalagkes e eyew te malehet e ne gradu ney.

vi.

6.
Def.: egkeilanganen
MS: egkeilanganen
If something counts, it is important.
Tell me what you think, because your ideas count.
Nangeni a ke nekey ka suman-suman nu, su ka me puhawang nu egkeilanganen.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0676-0700
Status: ready

Last updated: 03/Oct/2012