Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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family
/fæhm-lee/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: senge lunggun
MS: senge lunggun
a group which is usually made of a husband, wife and their children.
There are three families living in the house: my brother's family, my sister's family and my own family.
 
n-ct, n-uc.

 
2.
Def.: taltalaanak
MS: taltalaanak
relatives
She's my second cousin, so she's family.
 
n-ct.

 
3.
Def.: taltalagduma
MS: taltalagduma
a group of things which are similar or related to one another (e.g. the Manobo family of languages).
Sem.Dom.: GSL0251-0275
Status: ready


Last updated: 18/Jan/2012