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da-lang
Step; stride.
hakbang
Māboat tang da-lang tang taw ang alawig.
A tall person has a long stride.
-om-
-an
To step over something, someone.
Agliwagan siang pilay ang doma-lang ong porta.
That crippled woman has a hard time stepping over the gate.
Indio da-langan mo tenged mapasaw tang orasiono.
Don't step over me, my written prayers will lose their power.
Bawal ang doma-lang ong mga mepet tenged maliag yaning anday galang mo.
It is forbidden to step over an old person because it means you have no respect.
It is especially taboo to step over the body of a dead person who is laid out in a house. If a child steps or jumps over the body, they are told by their elders to step back over the body to reverse the curse.
-om-
For a child to walk unsteadily, haltingly, taking his/her first steps.
Ang anao dada-lang da.
My child is already taking steps.
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