Language Name goes here

1a

A knot in a string, cord, or vine, talin, wa'al, tying two ends of a string, cord, rope together.

1b

For someone (agent muɴ-; s agent maN-) to tie or knot a cord, rope, string, vine (theme i-, patient -on), as described above.

mani'gut

Inhamad'un inhi'gut nan pāut di kalga at adi ma'ūbad.

I securely tied the tying material of the cargo and so it will not be loosened.

Knots are used to extend the length of a cord, to tie cord on boxes, bundles of corn by tying the husks together still attached to the cobs; tying a bundle of material in making a broom, hīgid. Other bundles are not tied by this method: rice bundles are tied by twisting the cord, pulīpul; bundles of wood, grass, canes, and in general any bundle tied with two bands are tied by twisting one or both ends, pulīpul, and tucking it securely into the band, hu'bit 1b.

2

A rice-supply maintenance prayer, bā'i 1; recited to maintain a supply of rice during various occasions.

This prayer is recited to maintain a supply of rice to be used as wake food, bū'al, when a rich person dies, hi'gut di bū'al, after cooking the first pot of rice to feed the mourners; or following the completion of the harvest of a rich person, hi'gut di īwang, to maintain the supply throughout the year. One or two leaves of lidyohon grass are secured and into them are placed a small quantity of cooked rice, a rice-supply maintenance prayer is recited over this. The grass is then folded over the rice and tied securely. The knot is to prevent easy consumption of the rice supply and perhaps that those eating it will not quickly become hungry. This bundle is then placed into a tube, either an intersection of bamboo, ānoh, or a lime container, tabāyag, plugged tightly, hūlit, and placed in a bone bin, da'lig 2, behind the fireplace.

For someone (agent muɴ-; s agent maN-) to recite a rice-supply maintenance prayer (theme) for a rice supply (loc ref -on) so that it will be maintained for the duration of its intended use, as described above.

mani'gut