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a-gwihen or egwihen/ egwiha or a-gwiha/ inggwik,
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menggwik/ man-aeggwik or man-eegwik/ iyanggwik,
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ma-gwik/ iya-gwik
To butcher pig by piercing it with pointed stick.
Ingwik Juan i banay a kechel.
Juan butchered the big pig.
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i-gwik/ in-egwik,
mengi-
mengi-gwik or mengiegwik/ man-eegwik/ engi-gwik or engiegwik,
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may-egwik/ emangkai-gwik or emangkaiegwik/ iyay-egwik
To use a particular object to pierce the neck vein of a pig.
In-egwik chiy chaan a egwik; isonga bimonget iriy iyangkaama.
They used a previously used stake (to butcher the pig); that’s why the old men were angry.
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i-gwihan/ i-gwihi/ in-egwihan,
may--an
may-egwihan/ emangkai-gwihi/ iyay-egwihan
To butcher a pig for someone.
In-egwihan Pedros Juan tep eg to amten menggwik.
Pedro butchered the pig for Juan because he (Juan) does not know how to butcher (pigs).
In-egwihan kos ahik tep nagwiy pilak to.
I butchered a pig on behalf of my brother because he did not have the money.
Penggwik ka!
You butcher!
Egwik mo!
You butcher it!
Enog i egwik!
Don’t butcher!
Enog i inggwik!
Don’t butcher it!
Egwik ‘pointed stick’ is used only once to kill a pig. A new stick is used for each pig killed. The stick is wedged in a rafter in the roof of the house of the family that butchers the pig. The stick is stored there for good luck and for future use.
Ways to Butcher
| egwik
| | To butcher pig by piercing it just behind the front leg with stick.
| gwa-tek
| | To butcher water buffalo or cow by chopping it at the base of the head with an axe.
| palpal
| | To butcher chicken by beating its head and wings with stick.
| peng-ol
| | To butcher dog by hitting it on back of head with heavy object.