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ūloh
1a
A blanket, a generic term for a blanket, either woven locally or imported.
Kinds of Blankets Locally Woven:
dīli ‘rich man's ceremonial blanket’
binuggīah ‘moderately expensive rich man's blanket’
lumtong ‘very expensive rich man's blanket’
badya'ung ‘rich man's utility blanket’
empat ‘death blanket’
hāpe ‘utility blanket, culturally-unrestricted use’
kalayab, laphin ūloh ‘utility blanket, especially for the poor’
Imported:
balanggit ‘wool army blanket’
binallawang ‘dark blue striped blanket’
kuhhin ‘light-weight cotton blanket’
halebāga ‘medium-weight cotton blanket’
hinagwit ‘yellow-green striped blanket’
illaddang ‘black blanket’
1b
For someone (agent muɴ-) to put on a blanket.
For someone (agent) to put a blanket (theme) on himself, someone else (loc ref -an).
-an: ulhan
For someone (agent CV- + muɴ-) to wear a blanket.
For expensive rituals, a rich person wears either a ceremonial blanket, dīli, or a rich man's utility blanket, badya'ung. For other rituals, a rich person may wear the above or an ordinary utility blanket, hāpe, or no blanket at all. These blankets are either worn rolled up, placed around the neck with the ends hanging down behind, or placed normally over the shoulders and body in cold weather. Around the house or sleeping, both women and men usually wear a utility blanket, or any of the imported blankets listed above, for warmth.
For someone (agent) to use a particular blanket (inst i-) for his blanket.
2a
A divorce fine.
Paid when the decision to divorce is not mutual between a couple and the families they represent. The amount the spouse desiring the divorce pays depends on her or his relative worth. From six to eight payment classes were traditionally made and might include the following: crowbar, baliyang; bolo, hanggap; spear, pāhul; chickens, manu'; blankets, ūloh; pigs, bābuy. Presently, money is commonly paid to settle a divorce.
molta, Kinds of Fines,
2b
For someone (agent -um-; s agent maN-) to pay a divorce fine (theme) to an aggrieved spouse (loc ref -an), as described above.
-an: ulhan
ulhan
For someone (agent) to use money or goods (inst paN-) for paying a divorce fine.
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