Matigsalug Student Dictionary – late

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late

adj, adv.

1.
Def.: namewuri
MS: namewuri
If someone or something is late, they are after the correct time.
We will start at 9am. Don't be late!
Egbunsud ki te alas nuwibi te maselem. Kenè ka egpamewuri!

adj, adv.

2.
Def.: naluhey; mananey
MS: naluhey; mananey
If something happens late, it happens after that kind of thing usually happens.
He married late; he was about forty.
Mananey ne nakaasawa sikandin; su kuwarinte e ka idad din.

adj, adv.

3.
Def.: keepusan te aldew
MS: keepusan te aldew
the end of the day or the end of the evening.
It's getting late, and it will be dark soon.
Egkeepus e ka aldew, wey egmaresilem seini kuntee te kenè egkaluhey.
He went to bed very late, so he's sleepy now.

adj, adv.

4.
Def.: katammanan te timpu
MS: katammanan te timpu
You use late to talk about the end part of a period of time (e.g., late morning, the late 1990s).

adj.

5.
Def.: napatey
MS: napatey
A late person is someone who has died.
My late husband was a teacher.
Ka napatey ne asawa ku su talagpanulù.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0151-0175
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012