Yakan - olos

olos

Tubular skirt, sarong (type of skirt); cover to sleep under, blanket.

The garment consists of a length of cloth sewn together. It is folded over at the waist and tucked in to hold it in place. It is worn by women as an every day garment. Men also wear it for worship service and to sleep in (that is often a longer one olos binūs). An olos is also used by women for bathing in. Then it is wrapped around under the armpits and tucked in. Often it is used as a sabley, a cloth worn diagonally over one shoulder, or as a head covering to keep off the hot sun, or as a hammock for the baby or just to tie things up into a bundle.

Taha' olos inin.

This sarong is long.

Oloskun bang ku tuli manta.

My tubular skirt (serves as) blanket when I sleep.

tadjung lampin1 manta palda

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olos palantup

Handwoven, striped, knee-length skirt, worn by women over the traditional trousers in older times.

olos kusta budjang

A very large, checked sarong, traditionally handwoven on an unusually broad loom, and used at weddings to cover the bride on the eve of the wedding.

olos inalaman

Handwoven skirt with a smallish square pattern, may be short or long. (If it is long two pieces are joined.)

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To wear or put on a sarong; to wrap (cloth like a sarong); to cover s.t. (with a sarong).

Olosanun nakanak iyan duk manta.

Wrap that child with a blanket.

Magolos kew duk ga'i kew kahaggutan.

Put a tubular skirt on so that you won’t be cold.

Sine ngōsan akuhin?

Who covered me with a sarong?