a'a |
Person; people. |
a'a liyu-liyu |
A person from a different place; a foreigner; outsider; stranger. |
a'a (a'a ga'i takiter)
|
Unseen being. |
alim |
A person gifted with second sight; a seer. |
Almasi |
The Messiah, Christ (the title given to Jesus signifying him to be the promised one from God). |
ambuwinang |
A servant of a sultan. |
amu |
Patron; master; boss. |
anak-apu' |
Members of a congregation. |
awliya' |
Certain very devout, wise men or women with special powers; a hermit; an ascetic. |
bakla' |
Homosexual male; a person who is acting in an effeminate way. |
bagellal |
An official; a titled one. |
bahi'1 2
|
An elder, a position in the community or mosque. |
balbero |
A barber. |
batalyon |
Battalion. |
bilal |
Assistant (in the mosque, lowest grade). |
kalgarul |
Porter, stevedore (any person that carries cargo as his job). |
kalpentero |
Carpenter. |
kapatas |
Foreman (in a work crew). |
kāpil |
Unbeliever; a Visayan; any non-Muslim. |
kapitan |
Captain (military rank or highest officer on a ship). |
Kastila' |
Spanish; Spaniard. |
katoliko |
Catholic. |
kelnel |
Colonel (military rank). |
kondaktol |
Conductor, collector of fares (in a public conveyance). |
kumpaniya 2
|
Company (a body of soldiers); a unit (as of infantry). |
kunsihal |
Counselor (in a municipality or a district thereof). |
datu' |
Chief; headman; datu (a rank bestowed on certain people). |
dayang-dayang |
Princess, daughter of a datu or sultan. |
doktol |
Doctor, medical doctor, physician. |
ewliya' |
Certain very devout, wise men or women with special powers; a hermit; an ascetic. |
eymulla |
Bless him; may he rest in peace; the late ... (Expression used with the name of a deceased person.) |
gapi' |
Assistant; a helper; s.o. taking one’s side in a fight. |
gellal |
A title of rank; new name after pilgrimage. |
gubelno 1
|
Government. |
gubelno 2
|
Governor. |
gubnul |
Governor. |
guru |
Teacher (of religious matter or karate). |
guwaldiya |
A guard, watchman. |
hadji' |
Hajji, hadji (a person who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca). |
Hapun |
Japanese; Japan. |
hatib |
An official position in the mosque. |
huwis |
Judge (in a government court). |
Ilanun |
Ilanun (Iranon) people. |
imam |
Imam, leader of a Muslim congregation. |
īpun |
Follower, adherent. |
Isa Almasi |
Jesus Christ. |
Ispanyul |
Spanish; Spaniard. |
istudiyante |
Student (in a secular school). |
jama'a |
A visitor (from another congregation for a religious occasion). |
jeneral |
General (military rank). |
landungan |
A shaman (a person who has a familiar spirit). |
liyu2 a'a liyu-liyu |
A stranger, outsider, foreigner. |
liyutenan |
Lieutenant (military rank). |
luwa'an |
Bajaw, Sama people (living on boats), Sea Gypsies. |
mahadja |
A title of rank (from Indian maharajah).
|
mahluk |
People, human beings (used only of many people). |
Malayu |
Malayan people of Malaysia; Malay language. |
malim |
A guide, one who leads and directs. |
Mam |
Madam, Mrs. (respectful term for older women or women with authority). |
manusiya' |
Mankind; human race; human being; people. |
mastal |
Teacher (in a secular school). |
Merikanu |
A Caucasian, a white person. |
muklu' |
Bandit; outlaw. |
mulid |
A pupil; student (esp.of one studying the Qur’an or in a Qur’an school madrasa).
|
mundu |
Bandit, outlaw. |
Muslim |
Muslim, Moslem, an adherent of Islam. |
nabi |
Prophet. |
nars |
A nurse, a paramedic. |
pakil |
A learned person (s.o.who knows how to read the Qur’an and to sing the mawulud).
|
pagkasi |
One’s fellow, peer; a person of the same group. |
pandey 2
|
Midwife; mortician, undertaker (a person who prepares a body for burial). |
pandu' |
A leader, guide (one who leads in an activity or leads the way). |
panglima |
A title (for a person who knows to judge minor cases). |
pari' |
Catholic priest; a nun (if specified as female). |
parinta |
Government. |
pililitu |
A person who trades as an occupation; trader. |
pilisu |
Prisoner. |
puntu |
Card players (other than the one dealing). |
salip |
A hereditary title (given to someone who claims descent from Prophet Muhammad). |
Sama2 |
Sama people, an ethnic group in the southern Philippines. |
sattre |
Tailor, dressmaker. |
sawe' |
A companion, associate, fellow, partner, spouse, any person one knows. |
sekuriti |
Security guard. |
sibilyan |
Civilian. |
Sina' |
China, Chinese. |
sitti |
Title for revered women. |
Sūk |
Jolo (an island in the Sulu sea). Tausug people and their language. |
suki'1 |
A regular seller or customer. |
sultan |
A king or sovereign (esp. of a Muslim state). |
sundalu |
Soldier. |
tabib |
Healer, practitioner (medical), specialist (a person knowledgeable in herbal medicine and magical formulas and incantations). |
ta'usamaya |
A small person; a dwarf. |
tindeg |
Adherent, follower, retinue or attendant (of an important personage); someone under the care of another person (as a relative, friend, companion). |
tininti |
Lieutenant (military rank). |
tirinis |
Trainees (some half-trained military forces during World War II). |
tomboy |
A female who acts like a male; a homosexual female, lesbian. |
Tuwan |
Term of address for a respected men; sir. |
ulama' |
A scholar in Islam, an authority on Muslim religion and laws. |
ummat |
People of God (as his created beings); people of a religious community; Muslim community. |
unsa |
A bisexual. |
ustad |
A teacher in the Qur’an school. |
uwangkaya' |
The title of an official in the mosque; an elder who helps judge cases. |
Yakan |
Yakan. |
Yahudi |
A Jew. |