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'ibà   n. kind of tree that bears small green sour fruit. Averrhoa bilimbi.

Ibaba'suk   n. rice spirit, female. Believed to take care of agriculture, especially rice. Appeased before planting and at harvest.

'ibak   v. participate or interfere in a group activity.

i'bid   n. green lizard; agamid lizard.

i'bis   n. kind of small white freshwater fish.

i'bog   v. want or covet s.t.

'Ibu   n. name of a female spirit. Believed to be the queen of the underworld (u'bue).

i'dad   n. age.

'idam   v. conceive; experience the early stages of pregnancy. Aff: paN-.

pangi'daman   n. things a conceiving woman desires.

i'dangdang   n. song type.

'idas   n. spouse's sibling's spouse, if one or both are female. If you are a man, the wife of your wife's brother is your 'idas (the husband of your wife's sister is NOT your 'idas). If you are a woman, the wife or husband of your husband's brother or sister is your 'idas. The above definition may be a traditional view, some men currently call the husband of their wife's sister 'idas. Some people consider this latter usage incorrect usage of the word 'idas. See: bi'las.

'id-id   v. scratch an itch by rubbing the body against s.t. hard.

'idla   adj. wild; untamed. Aff: ma-.

i'dob   n. point.

mai'dob   adj. sharp; pointed.

i'dù   n. dog.

mai'duidu   adj. like dog sexually, of a man.

i'dud   v. move about on the floor by scooting; sitting on the floor and propelling oneself with the arms.

idu'kar   v. educate. Syn: a'nad. From: Spanish.

'igang   n. large rock.

i'gatang   adv. at least; just enough.

'igda   adv. insistently urge s.o. to do s.t.

i'gì   voc. girl! term of address to a younger female.

i'git   v. have diarrhea.

bagi'git   adj. always having diarrhea, of a person or animal.

'igù   adj. enough.

v. fit; hit a target, usually with a projectile.

pai'guon   v. accommodate s.o.

i'hap   v. count.

'ihì   n. urine.

v. urinate.

ii'yanon   adj. only; unique member of a certain class.

i'kagi   v. say. See: 'kagi.

'ikid   v. dodge; move away from s.t. quickly.

i'kow   pro. you; your; oblique second person singular.

'iksi   adj. active.

'ikug   n. tail.

i'kugan   n. "tailed-men" who once invaded the Agusan river valley. Also known as 'tidung. See main entry: 'ikug.

'ikyat   adj. alert; quick.

i'la   n. mark of identification; mole; birthmark.

v. identify; recognize.

'ilà   adj. dirty. Aff: ma-.

ila'bù   n. kind of freshwater fish that looks like a grouper.

I'lag   n. name of a mythical person.

i'lag   adj. translucent; transparent; light in complexion. Aff: ma-.

ila'id   v. scratch an itch by rubbing the body against s.t. hard.

i'las   See main entry: bi'las.

'ilas   v. have bad luck or be jinxed in an endeavor because another person made a request based on the presumed success of that endeavor. For example, when a man was going somewhere to apply for a job, his daughter begged him for some money to buy her some tsinelas with the money he would get from the presumed job. In another case, s.o. was going fishing, but before he left a companion asked for the head of the presumed fish that he was going to catch.

'ilid   v. for a small child to walk around steadying itself on objects.

'ilihan   n. safe house used in times of war.

i'ling   v. for s.o. to say s.t. (direct quotation); for s.o. to call s.t. by name; for s.o. to direct s.t. (a course of action).

v. do.

ili'ngon   v. do this; for s.o. to do s.t. as will be specified or exemplified following (introducing procedural discourse).

v. go.

pai'ling   v. go; go this way; for s.o. to go s.w. as will be specified (introducing procedural discourse on movement).

'ilis   v. change or replace s.t. with another, as in clothes.

i'lob   v. spit.

n. saliva; sputum.

'ilog   v. take s.t. away by force.

ilo'gon   n. small intestines.

'ilok   n. armpit.

i'lokon   v. strike s.o. in the armpit.

iluy'-iluy   n. studs of a house. Usage: archaic.

'iman   v. expect.

'imbita   v. invite. From: Spanish.

'imbot   Variant: 'himbot. v. think s.t. mistakenly.

'imot   v. exhaust; consume.

'impis   n. fish fry.

ma'ngimpis   n. fish with fry.

i'mù-imù   v. conserve a resource or commodity by slacking off its consumption.

adj. thrifty.

inabo'nan   n. crop of a bird.

ina'bot   v. interfere.

i'nakad   n. contents of the stomach and intestines.

i'naon   n. aunt.

i'nay   voc. mother! term of address to one's mother.

in'dan   v. mark for identification.

n. mark.

in'digpon   n. end.

'indos   v. defecate.

n. excrement.

indosan   anus; toilet or comfort room.

pa'ngindos to ya'ngosa   n. dysentery.

'indoy   interj. I donÕt know.

pa'ngindoy   say "I don't know".

in'dukon   n. messenger; errand boy.

in'dunu   v. donate. From: Cebuano.

I'neru   n. January.

i'ngaè   v. for a carabao to bellow.

'ingey₁   See main entry: 'dingey.

'ingey₂   v. disturb a person or spirit. See: o'ngae.

'inggad   adv. even.

conj. even if.

'inggad hin'tawa   adv. anybody.

'inggad ka'gan-u   adv. anytime.

'inggad 'man-u   adv. any quantity.

'inggad no'koy   adv. anything.

'inggad ogka'amonu   adv. come what may.

'inggad 'wadà   adj. even if there is none.

'inggit   v. tease.

'inggok   v. make a little sound. Aff: pa-.

'ingkud   v. sit.

ing'kudan   chair; bench.

i'ngod   n. under.

i'ngodnon   n. people living under the sky. Idiomatic reference to human beings.

'ingog   v. be disturbed while doing s.t. private such as defecating, urinating, or while in maternal labor.

ini'but   v. do s.t. little by little.

i'ninan   See main entry: i'nuenan.

'init   v. heat s.t.

i'ninit no wo'hig   n. hot water; hot water ordeal used to prove innocence or guilt, whereby the suspect is made to pick up an object at the bottom of an earthen pot of boiling water.

ino'god   v. strain as in childbirth or defecation.

i'nom   v. drink.

im'nanon   n. drinks; wine.

i'nomon   n. drinks; wine.

pala'inom   adj. fond of alcohol.

'inoy   n. mother.

in'saktu   adv. exactly. From: English.

'intap   adj. wild, of animals. Aff: ma-.

v. for animals to become untamed, like a wild animal.

'intey   v. stick to decision or opinion; refuse to negotiate unless demands are met. Aff: pa-.

'intok   adj. small.

'intos   n. sugarcane wine.

i'nuenan   Variant: i'ninan. n. placenta; umbilical cord.

'inyus   adj. tapering. Aff: ma-.

'ipag   n. sister-in-law; female related by marriage; brother's wife; spouse's sister. Syn: u'jà.

'ipat   v. share s.t. with s.o.

i'pi₁   Variant: a'pi. v. cheat in dividing or sharing s.t., giving out unequal shares.

i'pi₂   v. for s.t. to be on the side of s.t. else. Aff: pa-.

i'ping   n. twins.

'ipos   n. kind of small cockroach.

i'pù-ipu   n. whirlwind.

irat-i'rat   n. kind of edible frog.

i'sa   n. cardinal number one, used only in counting.

i'sab   Variant: u'sab. adv. also; again.

v. repeat s.t.; change s.t.

interj. also! expression of sympathy.

'isdà   n. fish.

mangi'ngisdà   n. fisherman.

ma'ngisda   v. go fishing.

'isig   Variant: 'isog. v. move a little sideways.

'isip   v. think. Syn: honà'honà. From: Cebuano.

'is-is   interj. sic! word used to command a dog to pursue game. See: a'gis-is.

'islom   n. breakfast.

'isog   adj. brave. Syn: 'buyut. From: Cebuano isug.

'isog   See main entry: 'isig.

is'pat   n. flashlight. From: Cebuano.

is'pihu   n. mirror. From: Spanish.

is'turya   n. story. From: English.

i'sù-isu   adv. nearly.

interj. nearly! expressed by someone who has nearly met an accident.

'iswak   v. for a rice panicle to appear. Stage of rice growth.

i'ta   pro. us; we; our; first person plural or dual inclusive oblique case pronoun.

ita'now   pro. us; we; our; first person group or plural inclusive oblique case pronoun.

i'tay   voc. term of address for father.

i'ti   n. bird dung.

v. for birds to excrete.

i'tib-itib   adv. do s.t. bit by bit.

'itik   n. muscovy or mallard duck; duck that does not brood. See: 'patu; ka'gingking.

'itis   v. pour liquid.

'it-it   v. nibble.

i'tom   adj. black; dark.

'itsa   v. toss. From: Cebuano.

'itung   adj. selfish; unsharing. Aff: ma-.

'itus   v. boil s.t. to evaporate and reduce the volume.

'ityug   n. testicle.

'iwat   v. turn s.t. long on a horizontal plane.

'iyà   voc. term of address for younger female.

'iyak  

pa'ngiyak   v. scream.

i'yan   part. yes; emphatic particle usually of agreement.

iyan-'iyan   adj. yes it is.

kaiyan-'iyan   adj. daring.

maiyan-'iyan   adj. tricky; fond of twisting information.

'iyas   n. maggot.

'iyom   v. smile. Aff: pa-.

i'yu   pro. you; your; second person plural oblique case pronoun.

i'yut   v. copulate.

bagi'yut   adj. fond of copulation.

pangi'yutan   n. part of the body nearest to the anus (between the anus and the sexual organs).