Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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country
/kan-tree/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: dalepè; inged; inaranan; nasud
MS: dalepè; inged; inaranan; nasud
an area of land and people with their own government (e.g., The Philippines, Australia).
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: ka inged ne due nateil ne tahù wey ke ulaula
You use country to talk about an area of land which has some particular characteristic (e.g., the people who live there, the shape of the land).
Matigsalug country, mountainous country, snake country.
inged te me Matigsalug, bubunganen ne inged, uleren ne inged.
 
n-uc.
 
3.
Def.: ka inged ne warè siyudad
MS: inged ne warè siyudad
The country is an area which does not have cities.
I prefer living in the country, because cities are too noisy and busy for me.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0201-0225
Status: ready

Last updated: 21/Jan/2013