A type of prayer; directed to Kabonian, ancestors, or God for purpose of obtaining help or blessing.
If person is sick, then family may butcher a chicken or other animal as a sacrifice to the ancestors, kaapowan. They will make a madmad prayer asking the ancestors to forgive the sick person for whatever wrong he has committed, and to heal him. [JB 9.88]
i- (TH)
imadmad/ inmadmad,
mengi-
mengimadmad/ manmadmadmad/ engimadmad,
may-
maymadmad/ iyaymadmad
To say a madmad prayer.
Manoteng i aanak cha batbat; isonga nat mahi-ngel i niyan-imadmad na aama.
The children were noisy during the batbat ritual; that is why the madmad prayer that the old man was saying could not be heard.
-an
madmaran/ madmari/ miyadmaran
me--an
memadmaran/ emadmaran
To say a madmad prayer for something.
Ngini-ngian ches Juan nonta siyodsod to i miyadmaran to i onbaknang.
They lauged at Juan when he explained that he had prayed a madmad prayer that he would become rich.