B - b

ba   interrogative particle. Adds a questioning tone to the statement. . cf.: ka₁, sa.

baba   conj. During; while. Inumun kahawa itū baba apasuꞌ. Drink this coffee while it is hot. link: sabu.

babak   v. AO-1. To scare off prey. Saliꞌ kita amuwang. Sakali aniyaꞌ palabay ma pamuwanganta īꞌ. Yukta, “Daꞌa babakun daing.” For example, when we are fishing with a line and then someone passes by the place we are fishing. We say, "Don't scare off the fish." Gram: AO-1

babakan   n. A puffer fish. The presence of lots of these fish inshore is said to indicate the coming of the southwest monsoon. Bang aniyaꞌ babakan, ya hēꞌ pandoga habagat. When there are puffer fish, that is the signal for the southwest monsoon. Category: Saltwater fish.

babag   1 • n. A main structural crosspiece, as the floor bearer of a house. Ahogot babag lumaꞌnu, mbal ahꞌbbaꞌ bang akosog baliyu. The floor beams of your house are firm, it won't fall if the wind is strong. Category: Framing. link: sulad; cf.: dagan₂, salsal.

2 • v. ASite pa-. To be transverse to.

3 • v. AO-2. To fit a cross piece to a frame. Gram: AO-2

babal₁   v. AO-1. To heat metal in a forge. Gram: AO-1 linkset: sasal, subu₂, tawtaw.

babal₂   Variant: bəbbal. v. AO-1. To train a child in right behavior. . Subay aꞌa toꞌa amanduꞌ ni arikiꞌ boꞌ niōnan amabal. It has to be an old person teaching a child, in order for it to be called babal. Bay binabal si Sibal min karikiꞌ-dikiꞌna. Sibal has been brought up well from early childhood. Gram: AO-1 link: biꞌat.

babantugun   n. A person who is famous or notorious.

babaran-baran   v. AStat pag-. To attend personally to one's concerns. . Asal iya magbabaran-baran min bay kabataꞌna sampay ni katoꞌana na. He in fact has dealt personally with issues from his youth right up to his old age. Magbabaran-baran saliꞌ anūd. He returned it in person. Gram: AStat. pag-

babarapa   n. Things of all kinds. link: indaginis.

babas   adj. a-. Ceased, of rain. Aheka boheꞌ mariyataꞌ karut. Pagbabas ulan, na pasobsob na, pahꞌllop pareyom. Lots of water on the sacks. The rain having ceased, it soaks in, slips inside. Gram: a- cf.: bba.

babat   n. The stomach; the belly. link: bꞌttong₂.

babauluhan   n. A mold, usually of heavy brass, in which baulu cakes are baked.

babaw₁   adj. a-. Shallow; low of tide. Subay kohap sabab ababaw tahik. Should be afternoon because the sea will be shallow. Gram: a- cf.: kababawan; antonym: lalom₁; link: tꞌbba.

babaw₂   n. A rat or mouse. Category: Rodent. synonyms: ambaw.

babawan   n. A species of fish, one of several classed as daing pote' (white fish), highly esteemed for their firm white flesh. Category: Saltwater fish. family Carangidae.

babaw-dunya   n. The earth as the sphere of the living. Satꞌggolta aꞌllum ma babaw-dunya itū. As long as we live here on earth.

babaw-tanaꞌ   n. The surface and subsoil of the earth. Aniyaꞌ konoꞌ bay takali eꞌ sigām baꞌul-bulawan ma babaw tanaꞌ. We heard that they dug up a golden chest from the ground. Satꞌggolbi aꞌllum ma babaw-dunya itū. So long as you live on this earth. cf.: tanaꞌ deyoꞌ, gintanaꞌan, kuwit.

babay   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

babaꞌ   1 • v. AO-1. To carry something on the back. Babaꞌun giꞌ ondeꞌ ilū ma aku ni nasuri. Carry that child on your back for me, to the nursery. Gram: AO-1 linkset: balung, tanggung₁, tumpay.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To ride on someone's back. Gram: ASite a-pa-

babaꞌan₁   n. The handle of a container. Angamuꞌ aku mital babaꞌanan ilu. I'm asking for that can with a handle. link: tangkay.

babaꞌan₂   n. The spotted pomadasid, a fish species. Category: Saltwater fish. Pomadasid sp.

babbal   n. A person who is severely impaired mentally.

babbel   v. AO-2. To cut the hair short in a bob. Gram: AO-2 cf.: gunting.

babet   n. A weighted bar for diving. Bang aku atuhun ma deyoꞌ lalom limampūꞌ subay aku ameyaꞌ ma babet koꞌ alꞌkkas pareyoꞌ. When I am diving to a depth of fifty fathoms I must go on a weighted bar so as to go down quickly.

babuꞌ   1 • n. Parent's female sibling or cousin, i.e. aunt. Category: Kinship.

2 • voc n. Address term for woman in parent's generation, esp. parent's sister or female cousin. cf.: bapaꞌ, siꞌit.

bakakka   n. A kingfisher. Category:  Birds.

bakag₁   adj. a-. Swollen, of stomach due to the accumulation of gas; suffering from indigestion. Abakag bꞌttongta bang kita bay amangan pinutu boꞌ sangom na. Our stomach gets swollen if we eat steamed cassava when it's night already. Gram: a-

bakag₂   n. A cardboard carton. link: labban.

bakal   v. AO-2. To plant seedlings or cuttings. Gram: AO-2 link: tanom₁.

bakas-bakas   Variant: bakkas. n. The final stages or traces of some activity, especially of tidal flow. . Category: Tide.

bakat   1 • n. A wound caused by cutting; a cut in the flesh. synonyms: paliꞌ; cf.: langgahiꞌ.

2 • adj. a-. Wounded by cutting. Kabakatan ni bilaꞌ kassaꞌ. Cut by broken glass. Gram: a-

3 • v. AStat pag-. To break out in sores, giving the appearance of multiple cuts or abrasions. Gram: AStat. pag-

bakat atay   adj. a-. Suffering emotional hurt. Abakat atayku pasal panipu eꞌ bagayku lissi. I am hurt emotionally because of the treachery of my closest friend. Category: Idioms with atay.

bakaꞌ₁   n. A basket woven of bamboo or rattan, with a rigid handle, as used for marketing. Buwat ambung, subay aniyaꞌ babaꞌanna. It is like ambung, it should have a handle. Category: Baskets. synonyms: basket.

bakaꞌ₂   1 • n. Yellowish build-up or tartar on teeth. cf.: balakang, kikiꞌ.

2 • adj. -in-. Yellow, of the teeth due to staining. Kinikiꞌ bakaꞌ iya. His teeth are stained yellow. Gram: -in-

bakbak   v. AO-1. To cut fish into small slices to use as bait. Bakbakanta daing nihinang umpan. We cut up the fish to make bait. Category: Cut. Gram: AO-1

bakbakan   n. A species of tree, the wood of which is used for canoe hulls. Category: Shore tree.

bakkas   n. The final stages or traces of some activity, especially of a current phase.

bakkaw   n. The mangrove species; mangrove swamp complex in general. Category: Swamp tree.

bakkel   v. AO-2. To remove the abrasive surface film from the skin of certain fish, as from a shark or stingray. Gram: AO-2 cf.: lꞌngnges, lapu-lapu.

bakkid-bakkid   n. A species of fish, the butterfly bream. Category: Saltwater fish.

bakkug   1 • adj. a-. Painful due to sudden movement, of a wound or sickness. Bang aniyaꞌ kalibubut ma paꞌata subay kita daꞌa maglꞌngngan boꞌ mbal abakkug. When we have a boil on our thigh we shouldn't walk, so that we won't suffer pain. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To jolt a sensitive area of living tissue so as to cause a recurrence or increase of pain.

bakiyaꞌ₁   v. AO-1. To sew something with a back stitch. Apagon tahiꞌan bakiyaꞌ min tahiꞌan malkina. Back stitch is more hardwearing than machine stitching. Gram: AO-1 link: laꞌit.

bakiyaꞌ₂   n. Wooden-soled slippers. Alahang magsulug bakiyaꞌ buwattinaꞌan, luwal bay timpu Kastilaꞌ. People rarely wear wooden-soled slippers nowadays, only back in Spanish times. Category: Footwear. link: taumpaꞌ₂.

bakiꞌ   n. The catfish eel, a species of catfish. . Bay aku amꞌlli daing taga-sisik, mangkuꞌ. Bakiꞌ halam aniyaꞌ sisikna. I bought skip-jack tuna, a fish with scales. Catfish have no scales. Category: Saltwater fish. Clarias gilli or Plotosus sp.. link: taoteꞌ.

baklaw   n. An amulet consisting of a knotted cord, sometimes threaded through a coin or piece of bamboo and worn around a child's neck. . Baklaw, ya ginantung ma kꞌllong, ya hampan ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ. Bang mattoꞌa subay buku, hadjimat, habay-habay. A baklaw is the one that hangs around the neck, that protects a child from sorcery. In the case of adults it should be an amulet round the wrist, or words from the Koran, or charm round the waist. Category: Amulet. link: hampan.

baklay   v. ASite aN-. To travel by foot on land. Hal kita amaklay bang tꞌbba. When the tide is low we just travel along the shore. Gram: ASite aN- cf.: lꞌngngan₂; linkset: bihing-bihing, susul.

bakokang   n. A kind of ulcer. Category: Skin disease. cf.: dugsul.

bakol   n. The thumb or big toe. Category: Finger, toe. whole: tangan; synonyms: tambōꞌ, nggoꞌan-tangan.

baktiꞌ   1 • adj. a-. Appreciative of the teaching of a religious teacher, shown by serving him in menial work. Subay kita maghusaꞌ pinaꞌan amowa boheꞌ, kayu. Subay kita abaktiꞌ. We should work hard there, carrying water and wood. We should be appreciative (of our teacher of religion). Gram: a-

2 • v. AStat pag-. To perform menial duties while in a disciple-teacher relationship. Gram: AStat. pag-

bakul   n. A lidded basket of closely woven bamboo or rattan, used for holding small items. A bakul lid containing cassava meal is used to invoke the cassava ancestor (mbo' panggi'). Aniya atibulung, aniyaꞌ pasagiꞌ. Subay aniyaꞌ turungna. There are round ones, there are square ones. They should have a cover. Category: Baskets. Anth: The grated cassava used to invoke the cassava ancestor (mbo' panggi') is placed in a bakul lid.

bakul-bakul   n. A trinket container of closely woven bamboo or rattan.

bakung   n. A variety of pandanus that lacks the typical spines along the outer edges of the leaves. Category:  Shore plants.

bakwet   1 • n. A person forced by civil unrest or natural disaster to leave his home place; an evacuee. Atiꞌil kami ma pagkakan buwat bakwet. We are suffering from lack of food, like evacuees.

2 • v. ASite pag-. To evacuate from one's home area due to a natural disaster or civil unrest.

badbad   1 • adj. a-. Unfurled; unfolded; opened up, as a flower. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To unroll or unravel something which was tightly folded, as a sail or a mat. Badbarun na banog apa aniyaꞌ baliyu. Unfurl the sail because there is wind. Gram: AO-1 cf.: bꞌllat.

badding-badding   adj. zero. A protruding stomach. Gram: zero link: bꞌttong₂.

badjang   n. A species of plant (probably wild yam), the fibre of which is provides a durable cord used in making thatch panels. Category: Vines, creepers. cf.: lubid; linkset: bamban₂, hidjuk, lanut, lupis.

badjangan   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish. synonyms: mana-mana.

badjaꞌ   1 • n. A rake for dredging items such as pearl oysters.

2 • v. AO-1. To catch something by dragging a hook along, specifically to grapple a line that connects two deepwater fish traps. Magbadjaꞌ kami. Ya binadjaꞌ bahan abōꞌ niāꞌ bubu bay pagpalit kami. We find (our traps) with a hook. It is actually a piece of vine that we hook in order to find the bubu traps which we were inspecting. Category: Hook and line. Gram: AO-1 cf.: palit₁.

badjaꞌ sau   n. An anchor-like hook attached to a line for grappling deepwater fish traps.

badji   v. AO-2. To throw something to a distance, with connotation of force. Oy, badjihanta ka. Hey, I'll throw you out! . Gram: AO-2 link: laruk.

badji-gandang   n. A species of tree that provides durable timber. Roots are also used medicinally. . Ahāp pangayu bang atohoꞌ. Tahinang hāg bang aheya. Patomoꞌ ma tanaꞌ. It is good for firewood when it is dry. When it is big it can be made into houseposts. It grows on land. Category: Shore tree. Scaevola frutescens.

badju   n. A storm; a typhoon. Bang alandos badju alꞌbbos lumaꞌ. When the typhoon is strong houses collapse. Category: Weather. link: baliyu.

badjuꞌ   1 • n. Clothing in general. Category: Clothing. link: tamongon.

2 • n. A garment of the upper body, as a blouse or shirt. Category: Clothing. cf.: jaket, polo.

3 • v. AStat pag-in-. To be dressed; to wear a shirt. .

badjuꞌ-bandung   n. A long-sleeved shirt, traditional style.

badjuꞌ-batawiꞌ   n. A traditional shirt of black cloth, decorated with gold pieces. Niantuwilasan pamakayna, ya badjuꞌna batawiꞌ. His clothes are decorated with buttons, specifically his batawi shirt.

badjuꞌ-maꞌas   n. A traditional shirt with long tight sleeves and no collar.

badjuꞌ-sablay   n. A long-sleeved blouse, part of a woman's traditional dress together with a sarong.

badjuꞌ-samda   n. A short-sleeved blouse, traditional.

badjuꞌ-supa   n. A traditional tight-sleeved shirt worn by men, now rarely seen.

badlis   n. A row of planted items. linkset: dairit, diril-diril, tād, tagik, dirit₁.

baek   1 • n. A bicycle.

2 • v. ASite pag-. To ride a bicycle. Tinagi-tagi toꞌongan aku magbaek. I am very fond of riding a bicycle.

baga   1 • n. Live coals. Apakpak bagana angkan atunuꞌ. Its live coals fell down, that's why (the house) burnt. linkset: buling, dūk, unggun.

2 • v. AState aN-. To form live coals. Atꞌggol ilu amaga. That will take a long time to form coals. Gram: AStat. aN-

bagahak₁   n. A species of coral fish. . Category: Saltwater fish.

bagahak₂   n. A greedy person.

bagahak-lanus   n. A species of coral fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

bagala   v. AStat. pag-. To assume a bodily form, of beings usually invisible, typically for the purpose of haunting. Bang aniyaꞌ amatay amandaꞌan dina. Magbagala saliꞌ. When someone dies, he makes himself able to be seen. He assumes bodily form. Category: Appear, of spirit. Gram: AStat. pag- linkset: bahanaꞌ, pangguwaꞌ, lutaw, panyataꞌ.

bagambul   n. (See kalitan-bagambul).

bagangan   n. Various species of bream. Category: Saltwater fish.

bagas   adj. a-. Forceful; rough, of waves, wind or manner of speech. Aniyaꞌ isāb sꞌllog, baliyu abagas. Akosog saliꞌ. There are currents too, and rough winds. Kind of powerful. . Paꞌagak du ka bang amissala, daꞌa ka abagas. Be careful when you speak, don't be rough. Gram: a- cf.: landos.

bagat   v. AO-1. To fasten a door securely; to lock. link: tambol₁.

bagay   1 • n. A friend. linkset: agay, beyang, bō, gge, lundang-lundang, panon; antonym: banta.

2 • v. AO-1. To befriend someone. Patibagayun saga Milikan mainaꞌan. The Westerners there are very friendly. . Gram: AO-1

3 • v. AA pag-. To be friends to each other. Bilahi aku magbagay maka Milikan. I want to be friends with the American. Gram: AA pag-

bagaybay   n. Newly opened flowers of the coconut palm, used as a decoration on ceremonial occasions. Category: Parts of a plant. whole: niyug.

bagaꞌang   n. The back teeth; the molars. Nilarutan bagaꞌangna pasal ahaluꞌ na maka apꞌddiꞌ. His molars are pulled out because they are rotten and painful. Category: Tooth. link: empon.

bagbag   adj. ta-. Smashed; broken up. Tabagbag pelangna. His canoe is broken up. Gram: ta- link: lopot.

baggis   adj. a-. Ridiculously quick. Bang lumꞌngngan alꞌkkas atawa bang amusay alꞌkkas, abaggis. Saliꞌ magkayas-kayas dī-na. When (he) walks swiftly or paddles swiftly, it looks ridiculous. It is as though he is putting all his effort into it. Gram: a- link: kasay.

baggok   n. A bittern or brown heron. Category:  Birds.

baggot   v. AO-1. To lash something to a main part. Epoꞌ itu saliꞌ laring-laring atalom binaggot ni tapeꞌ manuk. A spur is like a small sharp knife, tied to the leg of the rooster. Category: Cordage. Gram: AO-1 linkset: bīt₁, gakut, laggos, tabul-tabul₂.

baggungan   n. An edible marine monovalve. Category: Shellfish. Cerith sp.. synonyms: bagumun.

bagguꞌ   n. Various cowries, marine molluscs. Amihing-mihing tampe si Jiani tudju ni Simulsiddi amiha bagguꞌ. Jiani goes along the edge of the shore towards Simulsiddi looking for cowries. Category: Shellfish. Cypreaea spp..

bagguꞌ-ettom   n. A species of cowrie, dark-shelled. Category: Shellfish.

bagguꞌ-lumpay   n. A species of cowrie. Category: Shellfish.

bagguꞌ-sigay   n. A species of cowrie. Category: Shellfish.

bagid   n. 1 • Matches for lighting. cf.: santik.

2 • A matchbox.

bagimbin   v. AA pag-. To unite forces; to cooperate in a cause. Bang maguyun kamemon, ya heꞌ niōnan magbagimbin. Bang dusa dangan subay dusa kamemon. Yukta, ꞌꞌTindan-tindan.ꞌꞌ When everyone agrees, that is called bagimbin. If one sins it should be the sin of all. We say, "In this together." Gram: AA pag- cf.: tindan-tindan.

bagiyas   Variant: pagias. 1 • n. A woven trap for small fish and baby turtles. Category: Trapping. link: bubu₁.

2 • v. AO-1. To trap small fish. Pamagiyasanku ni Bakal, amagiyas aku pellok mainaꞌan. My trapping-place is Bakol. I trap wrasses there. Gram: AO-1

bagiꞌad   v. AStat pag-. To speak a language with an unacceptible mix of non-native words. Magbagiꞌad, saliꞌ bang ahꞌlling buwat Sama Lipid maghꞌlling Sama, boꞌ magbagiꞌad maka lling Sama. Magdambilaꞌan, saliꞌ maglamud-lamugay. Bagi'ad is like when Land Sama speak Sama, and they mix non-native words with the Sama words. It's made up of two parts, mixed up. Gram: AStat. pag-

bagnet   v. AO-1. To shock someone with an electric current. Gram: AO-1 cf.: batu-balan.

bagod   v. AO-1. To oppose someone verbally. Magbagod na paꞌin, saliꞌ anaggaꞌ. Buwat aku sinohoꞌ amꞌlli, yukku, “Nggaꞌi ka itu bīlli, inaꞌan bīlli.” Arguing, sort of resisting. Like when I am told to buy and I say, "This is not the one to buy, that's the one." Gram: AO-1 link: palilu.

bagoggol   Variant: baguggul. 1 • adj. Hairless, of head. . cf.: tugak.

2 • v. AO-1. To shave the head. link: bagong₁.

bagong₁   v. AO-2. To shave the hair of the head or beard. Gram: AO-2 linkset: bagoggol, himangot, sꞌssol₂.

bagong₂   n. The elephant's foot, a plant of which the fibrous stalks are cut and eaten before they divide from the main stem. The tuber is eaten only in famine times and after elaborate preparation. . Category: Trunkless plants. Amorphophallus campanulatus.

bagoꞌ   1 • n. A disease characterized by massive swelling of the abdomen, both front and sides. . Category: Stomach illness. cf.: bahaꞌ, pꞌngkong.

2 • adj. -in-. Afflicted with massive abdominal swelling. . Binagoꞌ, bꞌttongta aheya, nggaꞌi ka kalog. Min bꞌttong saꞌ tabowa piꞌitu ni timbanganta. When afflicted with bago' a person's stomach is large, but not from worms. It begins in the stomach but extends to his sides. Taluwaꞌ mboꞌ angkan binagoꞌ. Affected by ancestors that is why the stomach is swollen. Gram: -in-

bagsak₁   Variant: bagsaʔ. v. AO-1. To sew a hem or seam with large stitches; to tack. Binagsak na sꞌmmek, hal sala pinabalut. The cloth is sewn with big stitches, just to sort of hold it. Gram: AO-1 link: laꞌit.

bagsak₂   n. A swampy area suitable for growing paddy rice.

bagsaꞌ   v. AO-1. To sew a hem or seam with large stitches; to tack. Gram: AO-1 cf.: dahut.

bagting   1 • n. The sound of a bell ringing. cf.: bēl.

2 • v. AO-1. To ring a bell, as to summon children to school. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: tingting.

bagubuꞌ   adj. -in-. Affected by mold, of cloth. Binagubuꞌ sꞌmmek bang abaseꞌ boꞌ mbal magtūy pinatohoꞌ. Cloth gets moldy when it is wet and not immediately dried. Gram: -in- linkset: kapu-kapu, tagimtim, tagutuꞌ.

baguggul   v. AO-2. To shave the head.

bagul   v. AO-2. To remove the fibrous husk of a coconut. Bagulin ma kita lahing ilū ati usalta bunutna panapa kihampaw. Remove the husk of the coconut for us so we can use it for roasting the sand ray (a fish). Gram: AO-2 synonyms: banut.

bagumbilya   n. Bougainvillea, a flowering climber. Category: Shore tree. Bougainvillea sp..

bagumun   n. A species of marine mollusc, an edible monovalve. Category: Shellfish. Cerith sp.. synonyms: baggungan.

bagunbun   n. Dust. cf.: hamud-hamud.

baguy   adj. a-. No longer fresh but not yet rotten, of fish. Abaguy, saliꞌ ahaluꞌ na, saliꞌ ma olangan ahaluꞌ maka halam giꞌ. Like it is rotten, sort of between being rotten and not yet (rotten). Gram: a- link: haluꞌ.

bagꞌllal   1 • n. An appointed official; a local headman. Category: Person in authority. cf.: botang-mattoꞌa.

2 • v. AO-1. To appoint someone to an official position. Tabagꞌllal kita. Saliꞌ kita magimam atawa aꞌa kita parinta. We are appointed to office. Like we serve as the leader of a Muslim congregation or we are government personnel. .

baha   n. The shoulder. Category: Torso. synonyms: punggubaha.

baha būd   n. The middle slopes of a hill or mountain.

bahabaꞌ   n. Russell's snapper. Category: Saltwater fish. Lutjanus russelli.

bahak   v. ASite pa-. To lie down, as when sleeping. Gram: ASite pa-

bahagiꞌ   1 • n. A share or division. Aniyaꞌ na nnompūꞌ pilak bahagiꞌ kami para dangan. There is a share of sixty pesos for each one of us. linkset: pahampit, lamit-lamit, timtim.

2 • adj. a-. Divided up. link: butas.

3 • v. AO-1. To divide something into parts or shares. Gram: AO-1

4 • v. AO-2. To assign someone a share. Gram: AO-2

bahagiꞌ-buyung   idiom. Uneven distribution of shares. synonyms: bahagiꞌ-tempang.

bahagiꞌ-tempang   v. AStat aN-. To distribute shares unevenly. synonyms: bahagiꞌ-buyung.

bahal   adj. a-. Old but still in use. Abahal na, atꞌggol na, sagwāꞌ pagguna na paꞌin. It's worn, a long time already, but still in use. . Gram: a- cf.: bahaꞌu; link: ndang.

bahalaꞌ   n. A responsibility; a liability. Bahalaꞌ ma kaꞌa bang itu alungay. The responsibility is yours if this is lost. Iya lagiꞌ bahalaꞌ anganjaga. He is still responsible to keep watch. link: atas₁.

bahan   n. A vine, generic for plants with vine-like growth; vine used as rope. Bang aku angahūg bubu binahanan ni Serom, palebod ma batu bahanna. When I drop a fish trap tied with vine near Serom, its vine winds around rocks. Category: Vines, creepers.

bahanaꞌ   v. ASite aN-. To manifest itself to someone by making a noise or giving off a characteristic odor, of the ghosts of dead people. Aniyaꞌ amahanaꞌ, buwat aniyaꞌ amatay, paligay asekot ni kita. Something makes its presence known, like when someone dies, especially someone close to us. . Category: Appear, of spirit. Gram: ASite aN- link: bagala.

bahani   1 • n. Courage; recklessness.

2 • adj. zero. Courageous, with connotation of foolhardiness. Bahani buwat aꞌa magdabayan, buwat aku amoleꞌ sangom min Sibaud. Yuk aꞌa hēꞌ, “Bahaninu, amoleꞌ dangan-dangannu man bowaꞌ Lapak.” Bahani is like people in the same canoe, like me when I go home at night from Sibaud. People say, "How brave you are to go across Lapak Bay on your own." Gram: zero cf.: aykalas₁, esog.

bahangi   1 • n. Night as a period of time rather than in contrast to daylight. Category: Stages of day. cf.: dibuhiꞌ.

2 • Classifier. Units of 24 hours. Aniyaꞌ na saga mpat bahangi. There were about four days.

3 • adj. -in-..-an. Left overnight, as fish without cooking. Gram: -in--an

4 • v. AState aN-. To be away fishing overnight. Gram: AStat. aN-

bahangi-dibuhiꞌ   adv. of time. The night before last. Category: Stages of day.

bahangi-diꞌilaw   adv. of time. The day before yesterday. Category: Yesterday, today, tomorrow.

bahangi-heꞌin   adv. of time. Two days before yesterday. Category: Yesterday, today, tomorrow.

bahasa₁   n. Language; speech. Category: Inform, report.. linkset: bissala, lling₂.

bahasa₂   1 • adv. By way of inquiry; as one might say; so to speak. Akatis paꞌin aku bay pinasiga, manjari na atilaw ipalku īꞌ bahasa bang nsaꞌ taga-tunang. When he had finished giving out cigarets, then my brother-in-law asked inquiring whether he did not have a sweetheart. Ahoꞌ, pinasugsug na eꞌ imam, kinawin na bahasa. Yes, joined in marriage by the imam, kawin (wedded) as they say.

2 • v. AO-1 pag-. To voice an idea that is outside the literal meaning of the words used; to speak non-literally. “Minsan kami makaleyang,” yukna, “pinagbahasa taga-kepet kami.” "Even though we could fly," he said, "having wings, as one might say." Aheka manusiyaꞌ itū, pinagbahasa magduwa-tꞌllu hatus. These many people, one could say two or three hundred. Barang itū boras, tepo. Ya heꞌ pinagbahasa barang, ya palamud maka sīn. The barang referred to are rattan mats, pandanus mats. Those are spoken of as barang, things included with with the {bride price} money.

bahaya   adj. a-. Envious; covetous. Abahaya itū, saliꞌ kita aheya matata angꞌndaꞌ pilak. This word bahaya is like our eyes growing big looking at money. Gram: a- link: napsu.

bahaꞌ   1 • n. A swelling of a body part. Category: Disease. cf.: bagoꞌ, pꞌngkong.

2 • adj. -in-..-an. Affected by swelling, of soft bodily tissue. Binahaꞌan kita, amꞌngkong. We are affected by swelling, distended. Gram: in--an

bahaꞌu   Variant: baʔahu. 1 • adj. zero. New; fresh. cf.: bahal.

2 • Adverb. Recently. Bahaꞌu aku atꞌkka. I just arrived.

bahāꞌ   1 • interrogative particle. Affirms the interrogative function of utterances. Ai bahāꞌ pamūngna? What was it he said? Yuk kuyyaꞌ inaꞌān, “Buwattingga na bahāꞌ pangꞌlloꞌan bulawan itū?” That monkey said, "What will it be like, this place of getting the gold." .

2 • adv. Indicates doubt but somewhat more certain than kalu-kalu. . Aniyaꞌ boheꞌ bahāꞌ ma nusa itu? Could there possibly be water on this atoll? . link: tantu.

bahembas   v. AStat pag-. To make a splashing noise by hitting water. Bang kita anūꞌ sinohoꞌ kita daꞌa magbahembas koꞌ daꞌa alahi daing. When we go fishing with a lantern we are told not to make splashing noises so the fish don't move away. . Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. pag-

bahi   adj. a-. Going bad, of cooked food. Abahi ai-ai basta kakanta. (We say) things are bahi when it is our food. Gram: a-

bahibū   n. Body hair of humans in contrast to hair of the head. Category: Hair. link: buꞌun.

bahingaw   v. AO-1. To hear something. A: “Bay tabahingawnu pagtulak aꞌa magpꞌssian dibuhiꞌ?” B: “Bay tabahingawku, tasayuku, ati atuli aku pabīng.” A: "Did you hear the departure of the men going fishing last night?" B: "I heard, I was aware of them, and I went back to sleep again." Gram: AO-1 link: kale.

bahiꞌ   adj. -an. Mature, of bamboo. Pꞌttung bahiꞌan, atoꞌa na sidda. Akeyat isina. Mature bamboo, very old. Its inside is red.

baho   Variant: bahuꞌ. n. A boom (nautical). Category: Sails and rigging.

bahonos   1 • n. The light sound of something moving; a rustling noise. Category: Sounds. synonyms: kulanas, ussab-ussab.

2 • v. AState aN-. To rustle; to make a sound by moving. Amahonos, buwat malabuhuk bang taluwaꞌ baliyu. Saliꞌ takaleta. Rustling, like the pine tree when the wind hits it. Like we hear it. Gram: AStat. aN-

bahoꞌ-bahoꞌ   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

bahubuk   1 • v. AO-2. The sound of movement between water and something solid. Category:  Sounds of water.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To make the splashing sound of an object moving through water, as when wading or paddling a canoe. Bang pakapoꞌ atawa amusay, agbahubuk. When wading or paddling (a canoe), a splashing sound is made.

3 • v. AO-2. To strike something against water in order to make a noise. Gram: AO-2

bahudjiꞌ   n. A heavy rope or chain used to secure an anchor or to moor a boat. Amꞌlli aku bahudjiꞌ pangengkotku ma kumpitku ko daꞌa tinangkaw. I will buy an anchor chain to tie up my boat with so that it won't be stolen. cf.: kanyamun.

bahug   1 • adj. a-. Wet from being immersed in a liquid.

2 • v. AO-1. To dip food into something that will enhance its flavor, as some starch staple into soup, a cracker into coffeee, or boiled bananas or cassava into sugar. . Buwas binahug maka lohoꞌ boꞌ tasꞌllong magtūy. Rice is dipped into soup so that it can be immediately swallowed. Gram: AO-1 linkset: tublak₁, butag, tꞌnnoꞌ.

bahungan   

bahurungan   n. The ridgepole of a house. Bahurungan itū ma deyom lumaꞌ, bubungan itū man diyataꞌ. The ridgepole is inside the house, the ridge of the roof is on top. Category: Roof. synonyms: batang-buhungan; cf.: bubung, buhungan.

bahuꞌ   adj. -in-. Adversely affected by the pervading smell of an unfamiliar place, indicated by a variety of mild physical symptoms such as headache, stomach complaints or general malaise. It is believed that these symptoms can be prevented by taking a stone from one's home place when travelling and by bathing immediately on arrival at the new place. Binahuꞌ si Salawal. Mbal biyasa ma hamut lahat īꞌ. Salawal is sick. He is not used to the smell of that place. Gram: -in-

bahūꞌ   

bahꞌssek   1 • n. A faint noise. Halam bahꞌssek. Not a sound. Category: Sounds.

2 • v. AState aN-. To make a faint noise, as a fish breaking the surface. Gram: AStat. aN-

bai   n. A previous stage or condition. Mindaꞌ pinaludjuꞌ eꞌ mmaꞌ si Minya, pinabīng ni baina. Just as well Minya's father initiated the renewal of negotiations and got things back to where they had been. Pabīng ka ni bainu. Go back to where you were. cf.: takas.

baibad   Variant: baybad. 1 • v. AO-1. To reject someone during a courting relationship. . Bang aniyaꞌ magtunang abōꞌ lꞌlla hēꞌ makaꞌndaꞌ dꞌnda dakayuꞌ, nā binaibad dꞌnda hēꞌ. If a couple are courting and the youth sees another girl, then the first girl is rejected. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AA pag-. To break off marriage negotiations. . Gram: AA pag-

baihuꞌ   n. The face; appearance.

baila   Variant: bayla. v. AA pag-. To dance with a partner, as in western style dancing. Magbaila kita. Balutanku ma hawakannu. We dance. I hold you by your waist. Gram: AA pag- cf.: igal.

baili   n. A species of low growing field herb or grass. Parang-parang baili itū mbal asagmot toꞌongan. This baili grass isn't really weedy. Category: Grains & grasses.

bainat   Variant: baynat. 1 • n. The physical evidence of some event, as a wound. Bang kita abakat boꞌ busulan, aniyaꞌ bainatna. When we are wounded and there is bruising, there is physical evidence. link: bꞌnnal.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To be clearly determined on a course of action. Magbaynat pahāp si Jaji ameyaꞌ ma Milikan. Jaji is clearly set on going with the American.

bait ul mukaddis   n. An Arabic phrase for the temple in Jerusalem.

balabak   v. AState aN-. To fall in mass or in quantity. Buwat buwaꞌ kayu, bang nijogjog aheka ahūg. Amalabak hūgna. Like fruit on the tree, when it is shaken many fall. The fall is of great quantity. Category: Falling. Gram: AStat. aN- linkset: laganas, lanas, latak, lagonos.

bala-bala   n. (See sowa-bala-bala).

balakang   1 • n. The permanent yellow discoloration of teeth. cf.: bakaꞌ₂, kikiꞌ.

2 • adj. -in-. Suffering from discoloration of the teeth. Gram: -in-

balakat   1 • n. Divine favor, especially the gift of supernormal abilities.

2 • adj. a-. Divinely favored. Kaꞌa sabꞌnnal-bꞌnnal man bihing batu itu, bang ka abarakat du mampaꞌin patubud api itu. You who are truly from the edge of this rock, if you have power then may this fire flare up. Gram: a-

3 • v. AO-2. To confer divine favor. Gram: AO-2

balakkal   n. A person of great wisdom.

balad   n. A board or place on the ground for spinning dice. Bang atoꞌon legot, subay pinatꞌnnaꞌ sīn ni deyom balad. If you bet in a dice game you must place money inside the gaming board. cf.: dahun₂.

balambangan   n. (See teheˈ-teheˈ balambangan).

balan   n. Ferrous metal; magnetised metal.

balandaꞌ₁   adj. zero. Foreign, European; Dutch. . Used in identifying a few non-indigenous items, e.g. kuting kubing, lit. 'dutch cat.' . Gram: zero

balandaꞌ₂   n. A sailing vessel rigged in the western style. Nijudjal eꞌna jungal balandaꞌ, mundaꞌ balandaꞌ. He pushed the jungal of the schooner, its prow.

balanjaꞌ   1 • n. The generic term for basic necessities such as food, firewood, cigarets. Taꞌāꞌ kami duwa hekana. Aniyaꞌ na pamꞌlli balanjaꞌ. We got two. There is something now to buy supplies with. . linkset: gastu, kahirupan, lutuꞌ₂.

2 • v. AO-2. To provide someone with basic necessities. Halam aniyaꞌ pamalanjaꞌ. There is nothing for providing food. Gram: AO-2

balang   1 • n. A long fillet of flesh from a large sea creature such as a shark or stingray. . Amꞌlli aku dambalang kalitan. I will buy one fillet of shark. cf.: ballul, gōt-gōt.

2 • Classifier. Fillets of flesh. .

3 • v. AO-1. To cut up a large sea creature into fillets that run the length of the body. Gram: AO-1

balaruꞌ-balaruꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To keep the eyes downcast, as a bride is supposed to do during the formal stage of waiting for the wedding ceremony. Gram: AStat. pag-

balasa   v. AO-1. To shuffle cards. Gram: AO-1

balat   v. AO-2. To interrupt someone so that he cannot complete what he was doing. Kabalatan aku, daka ai bay pamissalaku. I have been interrupted, goodness knows what I was saying. cf.: lamud₂, jauꞌ-jauꞌ.

balatak   n. A large-meshed basket of rattan or bamboo laths, used for holding large items such as fish or root crops. Category: Baskets.

balat-daya   Variant: badat-daya. n. An offshore wind that varies in direction from southwest to northwest depending on the location of landforms. . Category: Winds. This wind name is not widely known. cf.: hilagaꞌ.

balatin   1 • n. A children's game played on a marked court by two teams, one of which attempts to run the length of the court. The members of the other team each guard their section of the court. . synonyms: huru.

2 • v. AStat. pag-. To play the catching game of balatin. Gram: AStat. pag-

balatu   n. Various cakes and sweetmeats. . Category: Sweetmeats. linkset: bāng-bāng₁, mamun.

balayang   n. Various types of paddy rice. Category: Grains & grasses.

balaꞌ   n. A disaster or serious trouble, esp. trouble resulting from offence to superior supernatural beings. Bay na amuwas huwas-huwas. Halam aniyaꞌ magjallat iya. Apuwas na iya man balaꞌ. He has discharged the obligation. There is nothing now to encumber him. He is free from serious trouble. linkset: mulkaꞌ, najaꞌ.

balbal   adj. -in-. To harm a person by sucking out his essential fluids, the action of a balbalan. Bang asaki aꞌa yukna, “Binalbal aꞌa inān, bay ma lahat dakayuꞌ. Ya hēꞌ poꞌonan sakina.” Hatina bay binalbal. When a person is sick they say, "That person has been harmed by a balbalan, he has been staying in another place. That's the cause of his sickness." Meaning to say he has been attacked by a balbal spirit. . Gram: AO-1 linkset: kowang, uwak.

balbalan   n. A supernatural monster with a long tongue that it uses to suck up various human fluids, bringing sickness or death to its victim. This creature is said to have the power of travelling long distances under cover of darkness, and to form a close relationship with certain humans. Category: Supernatural being. cf.: sambal₂, uwak-uwak.

balbero   n. A barber.

balkan   adj. -an. Selfishly wealthy. Dayahan isāb si Anu, aꞌa balkanan ya mbal alasa ma miskin. Ya paꞌin niharap heꞌna hinangna. So-and-so is wealthy, a rich man who does not love the poor. He always has his work in his sights. . Gram: -an link: daya.

balkehet   1 • n. A slice taken off the whole, as a strip of meat.

2 • v. AO-1. To slice a small piece from the whole. Gram: AO-1

balkon   n. The front verandah of a house, usually fenced. Category: Rooms. link: pantān.

balda   v. AO-1. To oppose or contest someone's order or intent. Ai-ai sinohoꞌ heꞌ mastal subay daꞌa binalda, subay bineyaꞌ-beyaꞌ. Whatever the teacher tells you to do you should not dispute it, you should obey. Gram: AO-1 link: sulang₂.

baldapat   n. An unreliable person.

baldusa   n. A sinner, especially an habitual sinner.

bale₁   1 • n. A supporting stake or prop. cf.: lusuk-lusuk.

2 • v. AO-2. To support with stakes. Bang aku angampas subay baleanku boꞌ mbal ahꞌbba apa alandos sꞌllog. When I go fishing with the fence trap I need to support it with stakes, so that it won't fall down, because the current is strong. Gram: AO-2

bale₂   v. AO-1. To borrow money. Pabalehun aku sīnnu. Lend me your money. Gram: AO-1

bale₃   n. Something of importance, especially an issue which might be considered cause for offense. Usually in negative constructions. Minsan aku mbal makahampit nsaꞌ du bale ma aku. Even though I don 't get a share, I don't make anything of it.

bale₄   adv. In one's judgment or estimation. . Bale sangpūꞌ hekana. {I would guess} about ten in number. bale waktu itū cf.: bꞌnnal.

balebol   Variant: bolebol. 1 • n. A volleyball; the game of volleyball. Bang akatis balebol nihapus aku. When the volleyball is finished I am out of breath. cf.: bola.

2 • v. AStat. pag-. To play volleyball. Gram: AStat. pag-

baleꞌ   adj. -in-. Tired from physical activity. Binaleꞌ giꞌ aku, bay na aku angāꞌ boheꞌ. I'm still tired, I have fetched water. Category: Fatigue.

balguru   n. A person who is characterized by his devotion to religious learning.

bali   (See sabali).

balibag₁   v. AO-1. To hit a target with something thrown. Gram: AO-1 link: laruk.

balibag₂   v. AStat pag-. To perform an action such as paddling without the right balance between the strokes. . Bang ka amusay magbalibag, makarugtul ka ni pelang aꞌa. If you paddle too much on one side, you will bang into other people's canoes. Gram: AStat. pag- link: lenggang.

bali-bali   adj. -in-. Hardened and unpalatable, of defective portions of certain root crops and fruit. Binali-bali wanni, apoteꞌ, saliꞌ luwa tagok. The wanni mangoes have defects in them; white stuff, looks a bit like sap. Gram: -in-

balik   1 • v. ASite pa-. To return to a previous point or place. Pabalik kita ni bay yuknu insiniꞌ. Let's go back to what you said earlier. Gram: ASite pa- linkset: bīng₁, duwa.

2 • v. AO-1. To revisit a previous location in order to get something left behind. Gram: AO-1

3 • v. AO-2. To repeat something said or done. Balikin konoꞌ. Say it again please. Mbal kabalikan kalingkatna. Her beauty cannot be repeated. Gram: AO-2 cf.: isab.

4 • v. ASite aN-. To rebound, as a curse or something thrown. Gram: ASite aN- cf.: pelleng, likid.

balik salawat   v. AO-2. To get back to what was being said. Balikanku salawat. Getting back to what I was saying.

balikat   n. Good quality cloth used in sarongs. Buwat hōs tadjung, boꞌ aꞌaslag sapakna. Like an ordinary check sarong, but with large squares. Category: Fabric.

balik-mata   1 • v. AStat pag-. A conjuring trick; sleight of hand.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To do conjuring tricks; to perform sleight of hand. Ataꞌu magbalik-mata. Bigi ipil-ipil sinaꞌoban maka turung kassaꞌ. Pinatokod kita bang maingga. He can do sleight of hand. An ipil seed is covered with a jar lid, and we are to guess where it is.

3 • v. AO-1. To perform a trick by sleight of hand. Gram: AO-1

balidja   v. AO-2. To deceive someone by giving misleading information. Buwat aniyaꞌ amabꞌllihan sꞌmmek. Aku amalidja ni kaseheꞌan boꞌ supaya hal aku. For example, someone is selling clothes. I misinform the others so that I alone can buy. Gram: AO-2 link: akkal₂, ambahan.

balig   adj. zero. Deviating from a norm, as ungrammatical speech, uneducated behavior. . Bang kita sinohoꞌ boꞌ saddī bꞌllita min bay panohoꞌan kita, yuk-i, “Balig sinohoꞌ ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ.” If we are sent on an errand and buy something other than we were told to, they say, "The child hasn't been instructed to be sent on an errand." Gram: zero cf.: akil-balig.

baligbig   1 • adj. a-. Asymmetrical; unbalanced in shape. link: kamigmig.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To grow out of shape. Na, ya buwat man deyom kandang, buwat saga magbaligbig kōkna, sahiliꞌ. Asal man deyom kandang. Now like (a child) still inside the womb, its head is misshapen, something congenital. It's already that way inside the womb. Gram: AStat. pag-

balihan   Variant: kutambak-balihan. n. A sea perch. Category: Saltwater fish.

baliman   n. A person characterized by strong faith in God; collectively 'the faithful.'.

balimbing   n. The carambola or star apple. Category: Fruit tree. Averrhoa carambola. linkset: ibaꞌ, kamyas, kisas₁.

baling   n. A paste of pickled shrimp, known throughout the Philippines as bagoong.

baling-baling   n. A species of tiny edible shrimp. Category:  Crustaceans.

balis₁   v. AO-2. To open fire on someone, not necessarily to kill. Gram: AO-2

balis₂   n. The vowel marks in Arabic script.

balis₃   n. A species of forest tree, provides good flooring material. Kayu balis itū kayu talun. Ahāp pangalantay lumaꞌ, akeyat esokna. This balis tree is a forest tree. It is good for flooring a house, its heartwood is red. Category: Shore tree.

baliskat   Variant: baliskuat. 1 • adj. a-. Inverted from the proper position; upside down. Bang ka anurungan garapun, yuknu hēꞌ, “Ahāp na.” Pagꞌndaꞌnu pabalik, abaliskat. When you put the lid on the jar you said, "That's fine." On looking at it again, it is upside down. . Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To reverse the position of something by turning it up-side-down. Gram: AO-1

baliskuwat   v. AO-1. To reverse the position of something. Gram: AO-1

baliyakaw   v. AO-1. To see where something went. Usually with a negative. . Halam bay tabaliyakaw. Didn't even see what happened to it. Magtūy tinelopan bay mahūg ēꞌ, halam tabaliyakaw. The thing that fell was promptly carried out of sight and could not be seen. . Category: See. Gram: AO-1 link: luꞌaw.

baliyang   adj. ta-. Affected by giddiness due to height or sudden shock. . Buwat kita ameyaꞌ ma ariplano, boꞌ mbal biyasa, na tabaliyang kita. Saliꞌ kita auling matata, saliꞌ kita lango goyak. When we travel by plane and are not accustomed to it, then we suffer vertigo. It's like our eyes are unfocussed, as if we were seasick. Gram: ta- link: lango.

baliyu   1 • n. Wind. . Category: Winds. Wind directions in Sama meteorology are modified by topography, so that an offshore wind such as balat-daya may blow from different directions on the opposite sides of a high island. The description of winds in terms of compass directions is of necessity imprecise. linkset: badju, hunus.

2 • adj. ka-..-an. Exhausted from paddling against a contrary wind. Category: Fatigue. Gram: ka- -an

3 • adj. ka-..-an. Exposed to the air. Panggiꞌ kayu, aniyaꞌ saliꞌ bay atꞌbbag, ya bay kabaliyuhan. Ya hēꞌ nihinang hapit-hapit. Cassava, some of it kind of tasteless, left exposed to the air. That's what is made into hapit-hapit (a sweet).

balīn   1 • v. AStat pa-. To take the place of another. Pinabalīn pelangna ma si Jainal. He leaves his canoe with Jainal (in exchange). Gram: AStat. pa- link: sambiꞌ.

2 • v. AA pag-. To take turns. Kami asal magdamundaꞌ. Pagꞌllaw dakayuꞌ yuk kami, “Magbalīn na, abōꞌ na paꞌin aheka taꞌāꞌ.” We usually go in the one canoe. One day we say, "Let's use the other boat so that we keep catching a lot." Gram: AA pag-

baljanjiꞌ   1 • n. A dedication ceremony during which the section of the Koran known as baljanji' is read.

2 • v. AO-2. To make a vow of religious service on someone's behalf (as object) with the purpose of restoring good health or safety. Gram: AO-2

ballabi-labihan   adv. Beyond measure in abundance or worth. Lidjikiꞌ ballabi-labihan min saga danakanna. Blessings beyond measure over those of his brothers.

ballak   n. A species of coastal tree. The long palm-like leaves are used for medicinal purposes; their fibre is used for decorative tufts on the boom ends of a square sail. Category: Shore tree. Tournefortia argentea.

ballag   adj. a-. Clearly seen; sharply outlined. Mbal saliꞌ agabul pangꞌndaꞌta. Magtūy du aballag. It is like our vision is not blurry. It is immediately clear. Gram: a-

ballas   v. AO-2. To recompense someone, the action of God, generally in the sense of imposing a penalty. link: bayad.

ballay   n. A house in process of building. . Mbal niōnan ballay bang akatis na. Lumaꞌ na. It is not called ballay once it is finished. It is a house then. Category: Types of buildings. link: lumaꞌ.

balleng   1 • v. ASite pa-. To travel through the air in a short trajectory. . Saukku boheꞌ. Pagsaukku makaballeng ni iya. I scooped up some water, and as I scooped it flew through the air at him. Gram: ASite pa- link: laruk.

2 • v. AO-2. To throw something at arm's length. Gram: AO-2

balling   n. A species of wrasse. Category: Saltwater fish. synonyms: pellok, pullay.

ballit   adj. a-. Transposed or reversed, of two items. link: bīng₂.

balloꞌ   adj. zero. Related through the re-marriage of a spouse or a parent; related fictively, as when someone acts as mother to another woman's child. Inaꞌku balloꞌ. My stepmother. Gram: zero synonyms: tēꞌ₂.

ballul   1 • n. A long fillet of flesh cut from a shark or stingray in order to facilitate drying. cf.: balang, gōt-gōt.

2 • v. AO-1. To cut a large fish into long fillets. Gram: AO-1

ballum   neg. Negates an assertion; gives a negative answer to a question. Ballum lagiꞌ. Not yet. Ballum tantu, asarap-duwa. Not certain, two possible outcomes. Note: MLY belum ''not'' link: mbal.

balobok₁   v. AStat aN-. To blow air through the lips while under water. Gram: AStat. aN- synonyms: balombong.

balobok₂   n. A species of fish classed as white-fish, narrow in section and with spines. Category: Saltwater fish. cf.: daing-poteꞌ.

balombong   v. AStat aN-. 1 • To blow air through the lips while under water. Amalombong kita tahik bay inumta. Ya du daing poteꞌ ma deyoꞌ. We blow out seawater that we drank. It's also a kind of whitefish (in the sea) below, classed as white fish. Gram: AStat. aN- synonyms: balobok₁.

2 • To make the sound of water moving under pressure; to gurgle.

balos₁   v. AO-1. To offer a price lower than seller asks. Bay aku amꞌlli daing, nihalgaꞌan dakauꞌ pilak, balosku dambilaꞌ. I was buying fish priced at one peso and I offered fifty centavos. Gram: AO-1

balos₂   1 • v. AO-1. To perform a reciprocal or opposing action on something. Insiniꞌ bay sōn, boꞌ laꞌang amalos. Earlier it was the incoming tide, then the out-going tide flowed back. Asesek pꞌttung itū, subay binalos man dambilaꞌ. This bamboo is still holding, it needs to be cut from the other side. Gram: AO-2

2 • v. AO-2. To repay someone in kind; to take revenge on someone. . Bay aku sinuntuk eꞌ si Samoꞌ, halam aku makabalos. Samo punched me, but I didn't take revenge. Tuꞌud binalosan anakna. He is simply taking revenge for (what happpened to) his son. . Maghonaꞌ-honaꞌ sigām arakalaꞌ binalosan eꞌ si Yusup ma pasalan bay tahinang sigām ma iya. They considered that Yusup would in all likelihood take revenge on them because of what they had done to him. Gram: ASite aN- link: paluli.

3 • v. AA pag-. To meet head on; to clash. Duwa tahik magbalos, tahik uttaraꞌ maka tahik satan. There are two opposing sea-seasons, the season of the north wind and the season of the southwest monsoon.

balos₃   adj. a-. Turning rancid or fermented, of prepared food. Abalos gatas apa nihinang diꞌilaw. The milk is going sour because it was made yesterday. Gram: a- cf.: haluꞌ.

balosok   n. An incoming tide with an unusually strong current. Sōn subu. Min duwa na sōn, min duwa na balosok. Incoming tide in the morning. The tide comes in twice (in the day) and the strong current occurs twice. Category: Tide. cf.: duwasay.

balot   1 • v. AO-1 pag-. To mix different kinds together. Bang ka amꞌlli saging subay pinagbalot, subay daꞌa hal daginis. When you buy bananas you should get more than one kind, not just one kind. Gram: AStat. pag-

2 • v. AStat pag-. To have white hair mixed with dark. cf.: uban.

balowak   adj. ta-. Caused to retch. Saliꞌ ai-ai bay ma deyom bꞌttongta tauttaꞌan. Buwat aniyaꞌ mbal ameyaꞌ ma napsuta, tabalowak kita. As if whatever was in our stomach is vomited up. Like there is something not to our taste, it makes us retch. Gram: ta- link: uttaꞌ.

baloꞌ   n. The headache tree, the black wood of which is used to make the frame of diving goggles. The bark and roots are used medicinally. . Subay kulit baloꞌ nihinang tambal ugam. The bark of the balo' tree is used to treat white coating on the tongue. Category: Shore tree. Premna obtusifolia..

balu   1 • n. A person separated from spouse by death. Can refer either to the dead person or the living.

2 • adj. a-. Separated by the death of one's spouse; widowed. Gram: a-

balu-assang   n. A person whose betrothed died before the marriage.

baluba   1 • v. ASite aN-. To change color, esp. to a less desirable color. Bang bulawan pinahēꞌ ni tahik, amasi luwa bulawan. Bang tumbaga amaluba. If gold is put in the sea its appearance is still like gold. If brass, it changes color. Gram: ASite aN-

2 • v. AO-2. To modify the quality of a promise. Binalubahan janjiꞌnu. Yuknu salung, ati nggaꞌi ka. Your promise changed, because you said tomorrow and it isn't so. Gram: AO-2

balubak   v. AO-2. To whip someone. Kabalubakan paꞌin iya, na magtūy angalahod baranna. Once he had been whipped, his body immediately showed bruising. link: daplos.

balukakkad   v. AStat pag-. To make a noise by vigorous movement through water, as a canoe or someone wading rapidly. Daꞌa kam magbalukakkad, ilu giꞌ magtulihan. Don't make a splashing noise; people are still sleeping. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. pag-

balukad   v. ASite pa-. To rise up from a prone position; to get out of bed. Makabalukad na ka min kasakihan. Minsan mbal pahali makakoleꞌ na lumꞌngngan. You are able to get up from your sick bed. Even though you are not well you are able to walk. Category: Sit up. Gram: ASite pa- link: bungkal₂.

balud   n. Imperial pigeon. Category:  Birds. cf.: assang.

balunuꞌ   n. A strong-smelling fruit of the mango family. Category: Fruit tree. Mangifera caesia.. link: mampallam.

balung   1 • v. AO-1. To carry a person on one's shoulders. Balungku si Linda ni Tōng Batu amandi ma tahik. I will carry Linda on my shoulders to Tong Batu to swim in the sea. Category: Carry. Gram: AO-1 link: babaꞌ.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To ride on someone's shoulders.

balung-balung   n. A field shelter. Category: Types of buildings. link: kamalig.

balut₁   1 • adj. a-. Sticking to a surface. Tagimtim itū, bang abalut toꞌongan, mbal alaꞌan toꞌongan. Amasi limpaꞌna. When freckles adhere firmly they will not go away completely. The scars remain.

2 • v. AO-2. To hold something firmly to prevent its movement. Gram: AO-2 cf.: ntan₁.

3 • v. ASite aN-. To adhere firmly to something. Bang aku kaut hūgku sau boꞌ amalut ni batu. When I go out to sea I drop the anchor so it will hold firmly to a coral rock. Gram: ASite aN- link: pikit₁.

balut₂   v. ASite aN-. To adhere devoutly to someone out of affection or loyalty. Gram: ASite aN- link: lūt.

balut-balut   n. (See bāt-balutbatu).

balutu   Variant: bautu. n. An outrigger canoe of the pelang type. Category: Canoes. synonyms: pelang.

baluyut   n. A woven container of grassy fibre or leaf other than coconut. Ahāp silal nihinang baluyut. The buri palm is good for making woven containers. Category: Baskets.

baluꞌ   adj. a-. In an uproar. Bang sangom boꞌ aniyaꞌ bay tatangkaw, boꞌ saliꞌ ahiluhalaꞌ deyom paglūng, ya na hēꞌ abaluꞌ. When it is night and something has been stolen, and there is a great disturbance in the neighborhood, that is balu'. Gram: a- link: hiluhalaꞌ.

bamba   v. AStat. pag-. To be on the point of doing something; to be in the planning stage of something. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: imba-imba; synonyms: bantu-bantu.

bamban₁   v. AO-1. To boil grated cassava in a banana leaf wrapper or in containers woven of palm leaflets. Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1

bamban₂   n. A species of plant which provides a useful fibre. Daun badjang itū pagtahiꞌ atop. Atop batangna. Bamban bang ma lling kami Sama. The leaf of the wild yam is for tying the thatch, the rod of the thatch. In our Sama language it is bamban. Category:  Shore plants. link: badjang.

banak   n. Various species of mullet. Category: Saltwater fish. fam. Mugilidae. specific: bonte, kepak₂.

banag   n. A dragonfly. Category:  Insects .

banaꞌ   n. A species of tree. . Category: Shore tree. Glochidion sp..

bandaꞌ   v. AO-2. To inform or advise someone of a fact which will affect his decision. Carries the connotation of warning. Bandaꞌanku iya. Mbal pakaleyaku apa aniyaꞌ mundu. I have been warning him. I won't let him go inland because there are bandits. Gram: AO-2 cf.: pamarā, lāng, sanggup; linkset: dangka₂, sanggup.

bandehaw   n. A shallow tray of metal rather than brass, usually enamelled. link: garul.

bandilaꞌ   n. A large decorative flag; a pennant. Bang ndaꞌnu bandilaꞌ itū tauwaꞌ baliyu uttalaꞌ angillay-ngillay sadja. If only you could see the flags blown by the north wind, fluttering away. link: panji.

banding   v. AO-1. To inspect something. Bandingun pahāp, tandingun pahāp, lilingun pahāp. Inspect it well, look at it well; examine it carefully. Category: Examine. Gram: AO-1 link: liling.

bandu   v. AO-1. To put the same price on items offered for sale, even though they are diverse. Buwat saga ma tabuꞌ ai-ai niragangan binandu. As at the market when a variety of things are offered for the same price each. Gram: AO-1

bandung₁   v. AO-2. To stimulate the performance of a person who sings the kata-kata epic. Bandung-bandungin ba abōꞌ paluwas tunisna. Stir him up so the melody will come out. Gram: AO-2 cf.: suꞌal-suꞌal.

bandung₂   v. AO-1. To lash something alongside an object that needs strengthening. Binandung na hāg ni bihing paraw, tinapil saga. Mbal tinundan, mbal niruwaꞌ. The post is lashed alongside the canoe, like a splint. It isn't towed or loaded on board. Gram: AO-1 link: hapid₁.

bannang   n. Strong thread or line. Amoleꞌ na kitam. Kolengun bannang naylon. Patandan na kitam. Let's go home. Wind up the nylon line. We'll head for shore. link: lubid; linkset: jiyay, salban, tanud, tingkal.

bannang tinabid   n. Stranded thread bought by the hank.

banog   Variant: banug. n. A triangular sail. Category: Sails and rigging. cf.: lamak, leha.

banog pelang   n. A four-cornered sail with the the upper corner held away from the mast by a sprit. Category: Sails and rigging.

banol   1 • adj. zero. Bruised internally due to repeated blows. Bang butugta, na abanol na. Apꞌddiꞌ ma deyom. When we punch someone, well, there is internal bruising. It is painful inside. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To pound something to soften the flesh, as unripe fruit; to pound someone in order to bruise. Gram: AO-1

banos   adj. a-. Plentiful. Abanos na lahing. There are plenty of coconuts. Gram: a- link: heka₁.

bansān   1 • n. A rudder. cf.: ulin₁.

2 • v. AO-2. To steer a boat with a rudder-like device. Bang kita amꞌssi ni Buliꞌ Pongpong, boꞌ akatis na amꞌssi, boꞌ aniyaꞌ baliyu, pinatꞌngge na banog boꞌ ka amansān man buliꞌ. When we go fishing to Bulipongpong, and we finish fishing and there is wind, we set up the sail and you steer over the stern. . Category: Sails and rigging. Gram: AO-2

bansil   1 • n. Teeth with metal covering, usually of gold.

2 • v. AO-1. To fit a gold shell over a tooth. Gram: AO-1

bansil lapus   v. AStat pag-. To have a full set of teeth covered with gold. . Magbansil lapus si Arung. Oldest daughter has a full set of gold-covered teeth.

bansing   n. A large axe. cf.: kapa.

banta   1 • n. An enemy. antonym: bagay; cf.: kuntara.

2 • v. AO-2. To treat someone as an enemy. Gram: AO-2

3 • v. AA pag-. To be in enemy relationship. Bang kami magbonoꞌ maka Sūk magbanta kami. When we fight with a Tausug, we become enemies. Gram: AA pag-

bantang   adj. a-. Horizontal. Gram: a- link: hangad.

bantayan   (See tulun-bantayan).

bantaꞌ   adj. -in-. Suffering from recurrence of a sickness. Bang aku bay asaki boꞌ aku maglꞌngngan binantaꞌ aku, saliꞌ pabalik sakiku. Tinandog aku pabīng. If I had been sick and I went out walking, I had a relapse, it was as though my sickness came back. I was feverish again. cf.: sangtiꞌ, boggat.

bantilan   n. The posts used to raise a canoe above high tide level for purposes of maintenance. synonyms: kalangan₂, tangonan.

bantu   v. AO-2. To plan future action. . Sōng binonoꞌ, pinaggaraꞌ-garaꞌ. Buwattinaꞌan hal magisun-isun, hal magbantu. They are about to be killed, they are being plotted against. At present they are just discussing, just planning. . Gram: AO-2 link: isun.

bantu-bantu   Variant: banu-banu. v. AStat. pag-. To be on the point of doing something, as of paying someone a visit, of going fishing. Gram: AStat. pag- synonyms: bamba.

bantuk   n. The appearance of something, esp. the lines of a canoe. cf.: luwa, bustan.

bantug   1 • adj. a-. Widely known; famous. Abantug na Sitti Bulkiyaꞌ, aheka bay amatay. Sitti Bulkiya (a passenger launch which capsized) is widely known, many died. Gram: a- linkset: buhanyag, hayag, hula-layag, tanyag, busling.

2 • v. AO-1. To make something widely known. Gram: AO-1

bantug-bantug   v. AStat pag-. To brag about oneself. Gram: AStat. pag- linkset: abbu-abbu, heya-heya, pasanglit.

bantunan   n. (See bāt-bantunan).

bantung   1 • v. AO-1. To strike a target with something thrown. . Bantungta maka kapa, pininsan ka. I will hit you with a thrown axe, and you will be knocked out. Gram: AO-1 link: laruk.

2 • v. AA pag-. To throw something to each other. Magbantung bola bang ma iskul. They throw balls to each other at school. Gram: AO-2

bantut   n. A transvestite; a person with homosexual tendencies. Ya bantut inān, ya lꞌlla magdꞌnda-dꞌnda dina, dꞌnda isāb maglꞌlla-lꞌlla dina. A bantut is a man who acts like a woman, or a woman who acts like a man. cf.: lꞌlla-lꞌlla₁.

banu-banu   v. AStat pag-. To be on the point of doing something, as of paying someone a visit. Gram: AStat. pag-

banug   n. A triangular sail. Category: Sails and rigging.

banusu   n. Processed tobacco leaf, used for chewing or as a cheroot for smoking. . link: tabakuꞌ.

banut   1 • n. The fibrous husk of a coconut. whole: niyug.

2 • v. AO-2. To remove the husk from mature coconut (lahing) in process of extracting meat from shell. Gram: AO-2 synonyms: bagul.

banwa   n. An ancient title for a person of high rank. . Bang niõnan banwa mbal patanam, sultan ka, datuꞌ ka. Those who are called banwa do not become comfortable, whether king or chieftain.

banyagaꞌ   1 • n. A slave, a status lower than ata. . Tahinang kita banyagaꞌ heꞌna. He made slaves of us. . link: ata.

2 • v. AO-1. To enslave someone. Gram: AO-1

bang₁   Variant: maŋ. conj. If, of a general condition of uncertainty, unrealized state or conjecture. Bang kami ma lahat kami, amangan kami panggiꞌ. When we are in our home place we eat cassava. Ndaꞌun ba, bang akulang pamikil. See that, when intelligence is lacking. Ā, bang ndaꞌnu saga aꞌa magpangigal inān. Ah, if you could see those people dancing. Bang bay engkotannu pahogot, halam bay alatas. If you had tied it securely it would not have come undone. linkset: abila, bangsiꞌ, basta, boꞌ₃, gana, pagka, talkalaꞌ, arapun du paꞌin, arapun, samantalaꞌ.

bang₂   conj. Introduces material that is the grammatical concommitant of verbs of speech, thought or hearing. Tilawta ka bang ai bay pahꞌllingnu insiniꞌ. I am asking you what it was you said earlier. Kinataꞌuhan du bang sai ya bay amonoꞌ. It is well known who did the killing.

bang ba   conj. If perhaps. Bang ba aku pehēꞌ binuwanan aku bahāꞌ. If I were to go there, would I be given some?

bang ma   conj. In the opinion of the person specified. Bang ma aku, ya kakanaꞌ maglowang-lowang. In my opinion it's the cloth with the holes. Bang ma lapana konoꞌ. According to his physical senses, reportedly. . Bang ma si Mmaꞌ lumanduꞌan ahunit. In Dad's opinion it is excessively expensive.

bang pasān   conj. At times; typically in a double construction indicating that sometimes one thing happens, sometimes another. . Buwat bay kitam ni Malaybalay ēꞌ, bang pasān aheka basket, bang pasān halam. Like when we went to Malaybalay, at times there are lots of baskets, at other times none. Asalut isāb si Yahiya bang pasān angkan bilang mbal katulihan. Yahiya is fretful at times, which is why {he} sometimes can't get off to sleep. link: sasāꞌ.

bang paꞌin   Variant: mampaʔin. conj. Provided that; so long as; if only. Ahoꞌ, makabola du ka bang paꞌin akatis bay pahinangku ma kaꞌa. Yes, you can play ball so long as what I had you do is completed. Bang paꞌin atahaꞌ umulnu. May your life be long. Mam paꞌin ka binarakatan eꞌ Tuhan. Mam paꞌin ka magkarayahan. May you be favored by God. May you become wealthy.

bang saupama   conj. If for example, as of material which is meant to be taken as purely illustrative. Bang saupama, sꞌlleꞌ puhuꞌ, magtiman ka maka ndanu. If for example, perish the thought, you and your wife separate.

banga   n. The areca or betel nut palm. Category: Betel chew. Caryota sp.. link: pola.

bangasan   n. The banded barracuda. Category: Saltwater fish. Sphyraena jello. cf.: pangaluwan.

bangat   adj. a-. To have reached a serious degree, of sickness. Asaki inaꞌku. Asidda abangat saki. Halam aniyaꞌ makatambalan iya. My mother is sick. Her sickness is very severe. There is no-one who can treat her. Gram: a- linkset: pangsan, sidda₁.

bangaꞌ₁   n. A round clay pot with wide mouth. Category: Cooking utensil. cf.: lꞌppoꞌ.

bangaꞌ₂   v. AStat pa-. To open, of the mouth. Pabangaꞌ bowaꞌna ni ulan. He opens his mouth to the rain. Gram: AStat. pa- synonyms: bongat.

bangkak   n. A bone, especially a small bone, of human, animal or fish. . Magpaletek iya bangkakna. He cracks his knucklebones. synonyms: toꞌolang.

bangkas   n. A horseshoe crab. Category:  Crustaceans.

bangkat₁   v. ASite pa-. To get up from somewhere, as from a chair. Pabangkat ka min paningkōꞌan bang ka binaleꞌ na magsulat. Get up from the chair if you are tired from writing. Category: Stand up. Gram: ASite pa- link: buhat₃.

bangkat₂   v. AO-1. To place one thing on top of another (as Object). Aheka batu pinagbangkat-bangkat nihinang halaman lumaꞌ. Lots of coral rocks piled up to make a yard for the house. Gram: AO-1 cf.: pangkat₂, susun₂, bingkis.

bangkat-saꞌam   n. The upper series of planks of a pelang-type canoe into which the outrigger booms are fitted. Category: Canoe construction. synonyms: durung-saꞌam.

bangkaw   Variant: bakkaw. 1 • n. Generic for two species of mangrove considered to be related. . Category: Swamp tree. specific: bangkaw-dꞌnda, bangkaw-lꞌlla.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To get firewood from the mangrove forest.

bangkaw-dꞌnda   n. A mangrove swamp tree. Category: Swamp tree. Brughiera spp.. generic: bangkaw.

bangkaw-lꞌlla   n. A mangrove swamp tree. Category: Swamp tree. Rhizophera spp.. generic: bangkaw.

bangkay   n. A corpse. Apꞌnnoꞌ heꞌ bangkay. It was full of corpses. linkset: mayat, patay₁; cf.: aymulla.

bangkayawan   n. The center rod of nipa thatch shingles around which the leaves are folded and sewn. Category: Roof.

bangkaꞌ₁   1 • n. The bank or banker in a gambling game. Tinilaw bangkaꞌ, “Angabunaw ka.” The banker is asked, "Will you take the bet? .

2 • v. AState aN-. To act as banker in a gambling game. Gram: AStat. aN-

bangkaꞌ₂   n. A dug-out canoe, generally without outriggers; the dugout base of a canoe. Magbangkaꞌ-bangkaꞌ aku ni Tōng Batu amandi. I'll go by dugout to Tong Batu for a swim. Category: Canoes. cf.: beggong.

bangkero   1 • n. A person who makes a living by ferrying people in a small boat. . Ameyaꞌ aku ma bangkero tudju ni jambatan Si Pawpaw. I go with the ferry person towards Si Pawpaw's wharf.

2 • v. AO-1. To ferry people in a small boat. Gram: AO-1

bangkil₁   v. AO-1. To remind someone of a favor shown to him in the past so as to cause embarrassment. . Bang aniya tapamuwannu aku, ati boꞌ kita makapagbonoꞌ, bangkilnu na. Tabangkil na heꞌnu ya bay ma aku, pamakaiyaꞌ saliꞌ. If you gave me something and then we have a fight, you recall that favor. You remind of what you did for me, to sort of shame me. . Gram: AO-1 link: tungbuy.

bangkil₂   v. AO-2. To mention the name of someone who has died. Daꞌa na paꞌin pagbangkilinbi si Mboꞌ. Don't keep saying Grandfather's name. cf.: sibahat.

bangkin...bangkin   adv. The more one thing, the more another thing. Indicates a parallel increase in the degree of two connected statements. Bangkinna kam sinohoꞌ ni tabuꞌ, bangkinna kam mbal bilahi. The more you are told to go to the market, the more you don't want to.

bangking   n. Various beetles such as stink bugs and bed bugs. Category:  Insects .

bangkit   n. Lime, the calceous powder used as an addition to the betel nut chew, or as the base for a cement used to repair cracks in wooden canoes. link: mamaꞌ.

bangkit keyat   n. Calceous lime which has been made red by the addition of juice from squeezed turmeric root.

bangko   n. A bank, as a financial institution. Bang kita saliꞌ sinukuran niōnan gusiꞌ ilu, bang kita makaisi dakayuꞌ pilak ma hatusan, buwat ma bangko inān. Saliꞌ anganak inān If we have the fortune of getting this thing called a magical chest, and we put in a peso by the hundreds, it's like in those banks. It earns interest (lit. gives birth). .

bangkug   Variant: bakkug. 1 • adj. a-. Painful due to sudden movement, of a wound or sickness. Buwat kita lumꞌngngan, boꞌ paꞌin kinalibubut, na abangkug kita. If we go walking, even though we have boils, then the movement will give us pain. Bang aniyaꞌ kalibubut ma paꞌata subay kita daꞌa maglꞌngngan boꞌ mbal abakkug. When we have a boil on our thigh we shouldn't walk, so that we won't suffer pain. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To jolt a sensitive area of living tissue so as to cause a recurrence or increase of pain. Gram: AO-1 link: singku.

bangkung   n. A heavy working knife. link: pangꞌntan.

bangkungan   n. (See bāt-bangkungan).

bangkuru   n. A small tree which bears edible fruit and is used extensively for medicinal purposes. Category: Shore tree. Morinda citrifolia.

bangkuꞌ   n. A bench on which a person lies or sits, who is to be possessed as the medium for a spirit controlled by another. Bangkuꞌ itū paghinang ni duwata. Palegehan ka, patingkōꞌan ka aꞌa sinangon. This bench is the place for performing the duwata spirit ceremony. The lying place or the sitting place of the person who is possessed.

bangday   v. AStat pag-. To fall in quantities so that one overlays another, as felled trees; figuratively, to die in large numbers so that corpses pile up. Atawa buwat bonoꞌ, aheka amatay magbangday. Or like a battle, when many die piled one on top of another. . Gram: AStat. pag- link: tangday.

banggala   n. Heavy gauge paper used for wrapping. link: katas.

banggaꞌ₁   v. AA pag-. To hit each other head on; figuratively, to have a head to head argument. . Gram: AA pag- link: dugtul.

banggaꞌ₂   v. AO-2. To cause a child to become sick due to violations of ritual taboos. Bang aniyaꞌ mboꞌ patꞌnnaꞌ ma kōkan boꞌ lahi-lahi ondeꞌ ma tꞌngngaꞌ, binanggaꞌan. Taluwaꞌ saki pasuꞌ sala. If an ancestor is in place on the upcurrent side of the house, and a child runs through, he will become sick. He'll get a fever or something. Gram: AO-2

banggaꞌ daꞌawa   v. AA pag-. To be in conflict, as the testimony of opposing witnesses.

banggaꞌ-banggaꞌ   n. The cowfish, similar to boxfish in appearance. Category: Saltwater fish. Ostracion cornotus. cf.: tabꞌllung₁.

banggid   Variant: ganggid; laŋgid. 1 • adj. a-. Abraded or scored, of a surface. . A: “Bay abanggid heꞌ ai?” B: “Hēꞌ ma deya, daka ai.” A: "What was it scratched by?" B: "{Something} there inland, don't know what." Gram: a- linkset: geges, langgad, pares₁, taꞌis, gidgid, leges.

2 • v. AO-2. To abrade the surface of something. Gram: AO-2

banggud   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

banggul   v. AA pag-. To bang together hard. Pinagbanggul kōk ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ boꞌ samapꞌddiꞌ. The children's heads were bumped together so as to be equally painful. Gram: AA pag- link: dugtul.

banghad   1 • n. The bride-wealth value put on girl by elders when she is asked for in marriage. . “Pila,” yukna, “banghad si Linda bang kinawin? Dakayuꞌ lumaꞌ ahāp maka dangibu pilak.” "How much bride-price will be demanded," he said, "when Linda marries? One good house and one thousand pesos." linkset: basingan, punggit, mahal, ungsud₁, tinabawan.

2 • v. AOS-1. To state the price asked for a marriageable girl. Gram: AOS-2

banglut   n. A species of soft-stemmed flowering shrub, rather like a vine in its manner of growth. The stalk is used as an antidote against food poisoning. Category: Vines, creepers.

bangsa₁   1 • n. A major classificatory division of living things; a tribe, nation, race, or species. Bangsa Sama kami. We are of the Sama nation (or tribe). linkset: pihak, ummat.

2 • adj. -in-. Created or established as a distinct race or species. Ya binangsa manusiyaꞌ itū. Those (of us) created as human beings. Gram: -in-

bangsa₂   adj. a-/-in-. Well-born; of high rank. Abangsa ōnna. He has an honorable name (i.e. he is of a good family). Gram: a-/-an

bangsa maglꞌlꞌngngan   Variant: maglələŋŋan. n. Spirit beings of various unrelated kinds, literally the walkers. This euphemism avoids mentioning any by name, an action that might draw the attention of the named spirit towards the speaker. . Category: Supernatural being. synonyms: ya mbal taꞌndaꞌ; link: saitan.

bangsa mananasat   n. Spirit beings which trouble humans. Category: Supernatural being.

bangsa paleyang   n. Beings that fly about unseen; various demons and monsters. Category: Supernatural being.

bangsa poteꞌ   n. A Caucasian; a European. cf.: milikan₁.

bangsiꞌ   conj. If only, as of an outcome desired but not fulfilled, in past or future. Buwat mmaꞌku amatay, yukku, “Bangsiꞌ aku bay makadongdong.” Like when my father died, I said, "If only I could have attended the wake." Bangsiꞌ aniyaꞌ ulan llaw ilu. If only there will be rain today. link: bang₁.

bangun₁   1 • v. ASite pa-. To get up from reclining position. Pabangun ka bang ka bay atuli. Get up if you have been asleep. Category: Sit up. Gram: ASite pa-

2 • v. AO-2. To raise someone or something from prone position, as to erect the framing of a house. Gram: AO-2

bangun₂   v. AO-2. To perpetuate something across generations, as by maintaining a family name, occupation, or tradition. Tuꞌud aku amangunan mmaꞌku, angkan aku magmatuyuꞌ ma bay ntanna. I am simply perpetuating my father's memory, so I am committed to carrying on his livelihood. Gram: AO-2

bangun₃   v. AO-2. To restore something damaged; specifically to restore a damaged relationship by compensating the relatives of a person accidentally injured or killed, the obligation of the person resopnsible for the injury. linkset: ayuꞌ, diyat, masangka.

bangun₄   v. AO-1. To .

bangungngut   adj. -in-. To experience a kind of paralysis when waking during the night, attributed to demonic activity. . cf.: bolelong.

bangꞌllus   n. The milkfish, known widely in the Philippines as bangus. Category: Freshwater fish. Chanos chanos. cf.: owaꞌ₁.

bapaꞌ   1 • n. Male in parent's generation, esp. parent's brother or cousin.

2 • voc n. Address term for older male. Category: Address terms. cf.: babuꞌ, siꞌit.

bara   n. A crowbar. Bara itu pangalugitku lantay. This crowbar is what I use to pry up the flooring. synonyms: lalandak.

barakat   Variant: balakat. 1 • n. Divine favor, especially the gift of supernormal abilities. cf.: lidjikiꞌ.

2 • adj. a-. Divinely favored. Bang kaꞌa sabꞌnnal-bꞌnnal man bihing batu itū, bang ka abarakat du, mampaꞌin patubud api itu. If you are truly from the edge of this rock, if you do have power, then may this fire flare up.

3 • v. AO-2. To confer divine favor on someone. Sai-sai angandol ma iya binarakatan heꞌna. Whoever trusts in him is blessed by him. Gram: AO-2

barakkal   n. A person of great wisdom.

baran₁   n. 1 • The main part of a structure; the body of an animate creature. Tambal pamakosog baran. Medicine to make the body strong. cf.: puhuꞌ.

2 • The physical condition or appearance. Ahãp baranna. She is beautiful (lit. her body is good).

baran₂   1 • n. One's person; oneself. Aku baranku bay makaꞌndaꞌ. I myself saw (it). Maitu iya diꞌilaw, baranna du. He was here yesterday, himself.

2 • v. AO-1. To meet someone in person, i.e. rather than by sending a representative. Mbal kita bilahi pinagtambuku-tambukuhan, subay binaran. Ya hēꞌ niōnan subay kita minahaldikaꞌ. We don't like being sent repeated messages, we should be contacted in person. That's what's called showing us honor. linkset: solab₂.

3 • v. ASite pag-. To go somewhere in person. Magbabaran-baran saliꞌ anūd. Subay kam magbaran anūd apa bay indamanbi. Returning something in person. You should return it yourself because you borrowed it. Gram: ASite pa- linkset: tampal₂.

baran-baran   v. AStat pag-. To do something in person.

barang₁   n. The components of bride-wealth other than money. Halam aniyaꞌ barang palamud. No valuables other than money included.

barang₂   (See sabarang).

barapa   Variant: babadapa. n. Things of various kinds. . Inda wa barapa ginis. All sorts of things. . Amꞌlli kita ai-ai babarapa kamemon ni Mꞌddas. We buy all kinds of miscellaneous things in Siasi.

baras-baras   n. Unsawn building materials consisting of more or less straight lengths of branches less than 5 cms in diameter, as used in flooring or as poles for tying nipa thatch shingles. Subay lansang atahaꞌ pangalansangku baras-baras. I must have long nails for nailing rough unsawn wood. Category: Floor, Roof. cf.: hanglad.

barat-daya   n. An offshore wind that varies in direction from southwest to northwest depending on the location of landforms. . Category: Winds.

barena   1 • n. A brace for turning a drill bit. Category: Work and occupation, Cutting tool. cf.: sangkap.

2 • v. AO-2. To drill a hole in something. Ai hinangnu ilu? Amarenahan aku kayu. What are you doing there? I am drilling a hole in some lumber. Gram: AO-2

barese-barese   v. AStat pag-. To speak unintelligibly, of a person in the trance-like condition of spirit possession. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: sawiꞌ.

barilis   n. A metal container or barrel.

baris   Variant: balis. n. The vowel marks in Arabic script. Aniyaꞌ barisna man deyoꞌ man diyataꞌ. It has vowel marks above and below. cf.: sulat, batang-sulat.

bariꞌ   n. A general purpose working knife. link: pangꞌntan.

bariꞌ-bariꞌ   n. Various sweeper fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

bariꞌ-pira   n. A working knife.

baro   n. A round metal container with lid. Category: Metal.

barung   n. A heavy-bladed fighting weapon. linkset: kalis, punyal; cf.: pangꞌntan.

baruwang   n. A bear. Category: Sattuwa. A borrowing from Malay, not widely known.

basak   n. The remains of something that is worn out or broken down. . link: langkat.

basag   1 • adj. a-. Strong. Abasag si Jiyani amowa boheꞌ duwa mital. Jiyani is strong, carrying two (4-gallon) cans of water. Gram: a- cf.: paslod; linkset: bastig, kosog, kulasog.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To do something with energy. . Pabasag ka. Be strong. Gram: AStat. pa-

basagan   n. (See sowa basagan).

basal₁   n. A rust-resistant metal used for making hooks. Atꞌggol-tꞌggol ginahaꞌ basal itū, alꞌkkas alꞌngngat. This basal takes quite a long time to rust, it's quickly straightened.

basal₂   n. The name given to shops arranged by departments; a bazaar-type shop. .

basalsalan   adj. zero. Overloaded, as a platform crowded with people. Basalsalan pantān ilu. That porch is overloaded. Gram: zero

basbas   v. AO-2. To whittle or carve something into shape; to pare down; to trim. Basbasanku kōk katig itu koꞌ alampung. I will trim this outrigger horn so it will be light. Gram: AO-2 linkset: labas₂, sapsap₁, sosok.

baska   1 • adj. a-. Soft but not squashy, of cooked starch foods. Ahāp tahakna, halam amataꞌ, halam apetak, abaska. It is well cooked, not underdone, not squashy, it is baska. Gram: a- link: lunuk.

2 • v. AO-1. To cook rice properly (so that it is soft but still firm). . Category: Cooking methods. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: kꞌttiꞌ₂.

basket   n. A basket woven of bamboo or rattan with permanent rigid handle, as used for carrying market goods; any basket of conventional Western shape. Category: Baskets. synonyms: bakaꞌ₁.

baseꞌ₁   adj. a-. Fresh in contrast to being salted or dried, of fish. .

baseꞌ₂   1 • adj. a-. Wet. Abaseꞌ badjuꞌku heꞌ ulan. My shirt is wet from the rain. Gram: a- linkset: buggaꞌ, bugbug₃, tomog; cf.: gimiꞌ-gimiꞌ; antonym: tohoꞌ.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To occupy a wet environment. Sūk ya magtohoꞌ, kami magbaseꞌ. Tausugs are the ones who occupy the dry, we the wet.

baseꞌ bulan   n. The phase of the moon immediately after new moon. Category:  Moon days. cf.: kōpan, damlag.

baseꞌan   v. AStat pag-. To do something which involves getting wet, as a person wading. Palꞌngngan kita ma tahik, magbaseꞌanan kita. We walk in the sea, we get thoroughly wet.

baseꞌ-kayu   n. The sap of newly cut wood.

basingan   n. A component of the bride price, usually a gold pin. This, together with a monetary gift, makes up the share of the bride's parents. Pinunggitan heꞌ sigā min karꞌndahan limampūꞌ pilak; nihinang mahal maka basingan. They of the women's side required fifty pesos as mahal and basingan (i.e. the share of the bride's parents). link: banghad.

basiꞌ₁   n. The element of virility; physical prowess. Aꞌa basiꞌan, saliꞌ kobolan. A man of physical prowess; invulnerable, so to speak.

basiꞌ₂   1 • n. A ferrous metal. Category: Metal. cf.: estenles kitara.

2 • adj. zero. Made of iron or steel. Kappal basiꞌ inān palayo ma llot Mꞌddas maka Siganggang. That steel-hulled ship is anchored between Siasi and Siganggang.

basiꞌ-basiꞌ   n. Wire. comp.: korente, kowat.

basiꞌ-dongan   n. The element of strength in a human body which causes rigor mortis. Basiꞌ-dongan itū, satꞌggol kita allum kosogta saliꞌ koꞌ. Bang amatay atuwas na. This basi'-dongan, as long as we are alive, it is our strength. When we die it hardens. Nilukbuꞌ tanganta, tapeꞌta, bang apuwas na bay nihawasan basiꞌ. O hands and feet are manipulated after rigor mortis has been removed. . cf.: anggautaꞌ.

basnig   n. A large motor-powered outrigger vessel used for haul seining. Category: Netting. synonyms: palakaya.

bassa   v. AO-1. To read something. Gram: AO-1 linkset: hatam, hidja-hidja, lansal, paham.

basta   conj. Given the situation indicated; in the case of. . Basta kami angusaha, mbal kami ameyad ma deya, subay ma pelang ma dilaut. On the occasions when we are fishing we do not dry the fish ashore, it needs to be on the canoe out at sea. Nsaꞌ pagdaꞌawa basta bangsa Jipun. There was no arguing in the case of the Japanese. link: bang₁.

bastig   adj. -an. Having great physical strength; very fit, as an athlete. Bastigan pahāp aꞌa ilu amusay. That man paddles very strongly. Gram: -an link: basag.

bastun   n. A stick carried for use as a walking stick or a weapon of defense. cf.: tungkud, kakakal.

basu   n. A handle-less cup. link: panginuman.

basung   n. A conical spool on which twine or thread is wound.

bat   conj. Because; so that. Usually in a compound construction with sabab or supaya. Binowa na payung eꞌ sigām piꞌitu, dumaꞌin na aku amowa, bat sabab lꞌngnganku he angꞌndeꞌ. They brought the umbrella here, not me, because I returned it by walking. link: boꞌ₁.

bata   v. AO-1. To scour metal to inhibit rust or discoloration. Binata maka nsꞌllan koꞌ daꞌa ginahaꞌ. Scoured with oil, so it won't rust. Gram: AO-1 cf.: kaskas₂.

batal   adj. a-. Nullified, of the ritually pure state required for prayers, or the cultural restrictions on physical contact between a man and a woman. Bang bay anambahayang si Mantahuna ma langgal boꞌ pasagid eroꞌ, abatal na iya. Mbal na makasambahayang. When Mantahun goes to pray at the mosque and a dog brushes against him, his (ritually pure status) is nullified and he cannot now pray. Gram: a-

batang₁   n. The long, more or less rigid objects such as the main longitudinal part of a rigid structure. Alutuꞌ kami duwambatang tꞌbbu. We had as provisions two sticks of sugar cane. Category: Framing.

batang₂   n. The trunk of a tree in contrast to its branches. linkset: poꞌon₁, sanga, taroso, angas, seket.

batang₃   adj. -in-. Machine-made cigarets in contrast to hand-rolled ones. . Pehēꞌ ka amꞌlli siga binatang, daꞌa ka amꞌlli pasta. Go and buy some cigarets by the piece, don't buy loose tobacco.

batang ehe   n. Shaft or axle.

batangan   n. An outrigger boom. Category: Canoe construction. linkset: katig, saꞌam, tarik.

batang-baran   n. The body of an animate creature as distinct from limbs or tentacles; the trunk of a human. Category: Body.

batang-batang   v. AO-1. To impose a time restriction on parties wanting divorce or various requirements on a person discharged without sentence. Buwat kami magtiman maka hꞌndaku. Pinatꞌnnaꞌan hād, ma deyom duwambulan subay daꞌa kami maghꞌnda ni saddī. Binatang-batang kami. For example, if my wife and I divorce, then a limit of two months is imposed on us before we can remarry. We are placed under a restriction. Gram: AO-1

batang-buhungan   n. The ridgepole of a house. Category: Framing. synonyms: bahurungan.

batang-kꞌllong   n. The larynx or voice box. Category: Body. synonyms: buwaꞌ-jakkum.

batang-panaꞌ   n. A device for propelling an arrow or spear, i.e. a bow. .

batang-pāy   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

batang-saging   v. AStat. pag-. To support a dead body prior to wrapping it in shroud cloth by laying it across the extended legs of seven men. Banana trunks (batang saging) were formerly used. Sinalinan na in bay magbatang-saging, ya aꞌa pituꞌ puhuꞌ maghꞌnnat inān. The men who were holding the body on their legs change their clothes, those seven men who had been sitting with their legs stretched out. Gram: AStat. pag-

batang-sulat   n. A letter of the alphabet. . cf.: sulat, baris.

batang-tubu   n. The skeletal framework of a body. Category: Body. link: pangdayaw.

batang-ūng   n. The bridge of the nose. Category: Nose.

bataꞌ   adj. a-. Young, of someone or some animal that is physically mature. Abataꞌ lagiꞌ aku. I am still young (said by someone in mid-twenties). Gram: a- linkset: hoben, lungbuꞌ-lungbuꞌ, ondeꞌ-bahaꞌu.

bataꞌan   n. A junior employee; an errand-boy. Bang kita magbihing aningkōꞌ, boꞌ aku sinohoꞌ heꞌ si Mām, minsan du aniyaꞌ bataꞌanna, aku ya kaiddahan dahū, aku ya nilinganan. When we are sitting side by side, and I am sent by Mum, even though she has an errand boy, I am specifically ordered first, I am the the one she calls. link: ata.

bataꞌ-bataꞌ   (See saging-bataˈ-bataˈ).

batbat₁   v. AO-1. To utter something. Ya hēꞌ batbatta. That's what we say. Category: Utter. Gram: AO-1 link: bāꞌ₃.

batbat₂   v. ASite aN-. To set out for a destination. Waꞌi amatbat min tꞌngngaꞌ lān. He's on his way down the middle of the road. Gram: ASite aN- link: kꞌtta.

batbatan   n. The sense or real content of an utterance. Ya batbatan lling si Nujiral saliꞌ halam. Hal suwala. The real content of Nujiral's speech is like nothing. It is just a voice.

batik   n. The part of the constellation of Orion formed by the belt and sword. Category: Star. cf.: bubu₂.

batil   n. An archaic metal container. Yuk siyaka inān, “Buwangku batilku makani-aꞌa pagpanggal.” “Nā,” yuk pasunuꞌ, “buwangku batilku makani-aꞌa pagbubu maka ni kōk kumay.” Older brother says, ''I will toss my container to the person making the basket trap.'' ''Well then,'' says the next one, ''I will toss my container to the one making the box fish trap and to the head of the kumay fish.''.

batin   1 • n. Something to be kept secret, especially a woman's private parts. Bang taꞌndaꞌ lahil batin, makatamparasa. When someone's genitals are seen openly, it causes shame. .

2 • v. AO-1. To keep something secret or private. Pinalahil, halam binatin. Caused to appear, not kept secret. Gram: AO-1

batiyaꞌ   n. A heavy basin used for washing clothes. Batiyaꞌ pagdakdakan binowa ni boheꞌ. A basin used for washing, taken to the water. Category: Wash clothes. link: undam.

batiꞌ   1 • adj. a-. Awake after sleeping. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To awaken someone. Bang aku atuli, niꞌddikan aku eꞌ siyaliku, tabatiꞌ na aku pabīng. When I sleep my older brother steps on me, and I am woken up again. Gram: AO-1 cf.: pukaw.

batri   n. A battery as a power source.

battik   n. Cloth hand-printed by the wax-dye method, used for skirts.

batu₁   n. Rock in general; coral. . Category: Coral rock. cf.: bussuꞌ₁, lakit.

batu₂   n. A mile or kilometer, the distance between markers.

batu₃   n. (See kalitan-batu).

batu manunggul   n. A rock which stands alone in the sea and is exposed by low tides.

batu patollok   n. Distinctive coral formations which stand alone in a sandy area of the sea floor.

batu-balan   n. A magnet. cf.: bagnet.

batuk₁   v. AO-1. To look for something hidden or lost. . Bang aniyaꞌ bay takalipat subay binatuk bay patꞌnnaꞌan. Kalu masi. If something has been forgotten, we should look for it in the place it was. Maybe it is still there. Gram: AO-1 link: piha.

batuk₂   v. AO-1. To connect two items that have a functional relationship, as to do up a button, to insert a plug into a socket. Batukun tambuku badjuꞌnu ilu. Saliꞌ sangonun. Do up the button on your shirt. It's like fitting the parts together. . Gram: AO-1 linkset: asok, sangon₁.

batu-kawin   n. A fee paid to a civil or religious leader who solemnizes a wedding. cf.: talmal.

batu-ettom   n. A hard non-coral rock.

batul   v. AO-1. To lay out strands to begin a piece of weaving. Batulun pandan ilū, saliꞌ pinagsama-sama. Lay out the pieces of pandan, make them all the same. . Gram: AO-1 link: lꞌppit.

batu-lakit   n. A rock or boulder of hard non-coral rock.

batulan   n. The manner or pattern of laying out strands for weaving. Ai-ai anomta subay aniyaꞌ batulanna, bubu ka, tepo ka. Bang banog sukuran. Whatever one weaves there should be a pattern for laying out the strands, whether it's a fish trap or a mat. With a sail there are measurements. . Category: Weaving baskets and mats.

batung₁   n. The peanut. Arachis hypogaea. cf.: tausiyu.

batung₂   n. Various legumes with edible pods or seeds. Phaseolus aureus & vidalis; Vigna sesquipedalis. cf.: monggo, taoge.

batung hidjaw   n. Green beans.

batu-timbang   n. The weights of a beam scale.

bau   1 • n. An odor, good or bad. Alaꞌat bauna. Its smell is bad.

2 • adj. -an. Odorous. Bauwan talingana, niantil. His ear smells, he has an infection. Gram: -an linkset: bꞌngngi, hamut, hangsu, langsa, langtu.

3 • v. AO-1. To detect something by smell. Amau aku eroꞌ bay amatay. I smell a dog that has died. Gram: AO-1 linkset: bbu, hamut.

bau pꞌllut   n. The smell of old urine or rotting fish. synonyms: pꞌngngak.

baubabag   v. AA pag-. To lie in various directions, in contrast to lying parallel. Ya du bang magtulihan magbaubabag, sinōꞌ magleson. Likewise when everyone is sleeping cross-wise, they're told to straighten up. .

bauballiꞌ   n. The payment, mainly cash, made to a midwife for assisting at births other than the first. link: bayad.

bau-bau   n. Black spots in the skin which may remain for several months. . These are believed to be the result of working in the smoke of a fire, or eating rice crust during a funeral ceremony. link: tagimtim.

baud-baud   n. A toy consisting of a rotating disc on two strings, spun by alternately pulling and relaxing the strings.

baulu   n. Cakes containing egg which are baked in a special mold with a lid in which coals can be placed. Category: Cakes.

bautu   n. An outrigger canoe of the pelang type.

bautut   1 • n. A boil or furuncle. Bowaꞌ kassaꞌ pinehēꞌ ni bautut, boꞌ pinꞌppok na, subay ma patulihan. Ya matana alaꞌan. The mouth of the glass is put on the boil, then it is struck sharply, should be while on a bed. Its core comes out. linkset: bularut, kalibubut.

2 • adj. -in-. Afflicted with boils. Gram: -in-

bauꞌ-bauꞌ   v. AStat. pag-. To pretend to be or do something. Magbauꞌ-bauꞌ aku ni boheꞌ boꞌ saliꞌ nggaꞌi ka boheꞌ ya tinantu. I pretend I'm going to get water but it is not the water that I'm really intent on. Gram: AStat. pag- link: laku-laku.

bawang   n. Garlic. Category: Flavourings. Allium sativa. cf.: siboyas.

bawi   n. A pig; pork. Category: Hoofed animals. synonyms: bāꞌ₁.

bawi-bawi   adj. -in-. Suffering from seizures, especially in regard to epilepsy. The remedy is said to to be an application of pork lard. Category: Mental illness. Gram: -in- linkset: belaw, kangog, sawan-sawan.

bawis₁   n. The rabbit fish, a small weed-eating fish with an unpleasant smell. . Panggal itū pamanggal bawis maka bꞌllong. The panggal basket is used for trapping bawis and b'llong. Category: Saltwater fish. fam. Siganidae.

bawis₂   v. AState aN-. To suffer loss of consciousness after surfacing from a dive. Amawis ma kulit tahik apa atꞌggol na bay ma deyoꞌ. Amulibud ma kulit tahik. He passed out at the surface because he was a long time below. He turns end for end on the surface of the sea. Gram: AStat. aN-

bawiꞌ   v. AO-1. To recoup a loss; to replace something lost. Tabawiꞌ bay lapis diꞌilaw. We have made up the loss we took (in trading) yesterday. Gram: AO-1 cf.: puli.

bay   auxiliary. Indicates that an action or state is completed and done with. Alꞌssin na, bay na ka amandi. Clean now; you have bathed. cf.: atas₂; linkset: hēꞌ₂, sōng₂, waꞌi, ēꞌ₂.

baya-baya₁   adv. Indicating imminence of something. Baya-baya paꞌin magkamatay, na taꞌabut tambal. When he was close to death, the medicine began to work. link: maraiꞌ₂.

baya-baya₂   n. A mishap or misadventure, usually with the negative halam. Magsalamat aku bang iya amoleꞌ ma halam baya-baya. I will celebrate a thanksgiving if he gets home without harm. Bang paꞌin makasampay ni tanganbi ma halam baya-baya. May it reach your hands without incident.

bayad   1 • n. The payment for goods received, either in cash or in the form of other goods as agreed upon. linkset: bauballiꞌ, hokas, tiyandā, tulahan, tungbas, susuk, tambahan, tunay, ballas, gadji, lampak₁.

2 • v. AOC-2. To pay someone for something. Bang aniyaꞌ utangnu bayarin magtūy. If you have a debt pay it immediately. Gram: AOS-2

bayan   v. AO-1. To use something as a conveyance. Mbal tabayan bangkaꞌ itū, alꞌssuꞌ. This canoe is unusable, it leaks. Angindam aku pelang bayanku ni Mꞌddas amꞌlli ai-ai. I will borrow a canoe as my conveyance to Siasi to buy things. Gram: AO-1 cf.: beyaꞌ₃, sakay₁.

bayanan   n. A means of transportation. cf.: pahinggaman, pameyaꞌan.

bayaw   v. AO-1. To lift something up. Binayaw pariyataꞌ, binuhat saliꞌ. Lift it up, same as buhat. Gram: AO-1 link: angkat₁.

bayaꞌ₁   1 • v. AO-1 pag-. To be in control; to have the right to choose. Kaꞌa na pinagbayaꞌ. You be the one to decide. Gram: AO-1 pag- link: agi.

2 • v. AStat. pag-. To exercise one's personal preference. Gram: AStat pag-

bayaꞌ₂   1 • n. A desire for something. cf.: bilahi.

2 • v. AO-3. To like or want something. Ai kabayaꞌannu? What is it that you want? Gram: AO-3

bayaꞌ-bayaꞌ₁   n. A personal choice, with connotation of no interference or involvement by others. Bayaꞌ-bayaꞌnu na. It's your business (or your choice). cf.: siyal, dūl-bayaꞌ.

bayaꞌ-bayaꞌ₂   1 • v. ASite a-. To love someone romantically. . Amayaꞌ-mayaꞌ iya ma anak si Jaji. She is in love with the son of Jaji. Sai pamayaꞌ-mayaꞌannu? Who are you in love with? Gram: AA pag- linkset: hīng, istrōk.

2 • v. AA pag-. To be romantically attracted to each other.

baybad   v. AO-1. To reject someone during a courting relationship. .

bayhuꞌ   Variant: baihuʔ. 1 • n. The face. Category: Head. link: luwa.

2 • n. Facial expression; appearance.

3 • v. ASite pa-. To face towards someone; to appear in person. Bang magpahꞌnda subay pabaihuꞌ mattoꞌa sin lꞌlla ni mattoꞌa sin dꞌnda. When an engagement is being negotiated the elders of the man should face the elders of the woman in person. link: alop₂.

4 • v. AA pag-. To be face to face. cf.: anggop₁.

bayla   v. AA pag-. To dance with a partner, Western style.

baynat   v. AStat pag-. To be clearly determined on a course of action.

baŋkil   n. Fang or canine tooth. cf.: empon.

baꞌahu   adj. -an. New. Gram: Only with the suffix -an, and for some speakers.

baꞌan   1 • n. A group or cluster. Limampūꞌ dambaꞌan, dambaꞌan. Fifty in each group. cf.: palti; linkset: botang₁, puntak, tumpuk, kompolan.

2 • v. AStat pag-. To occur in groups. Gram: AStat. pag-

baꞌanan₁   v. AStat pag-. To sneeze. Gram: AStat. pag- synonyms: aksi.

baꞌanan₂   adv. Many. Some speakers use this word to mark simple plurality. . Bang ndaꞌnu baꞌanan Jipun inān. If you could have seen all those Japanese. Gram: -an

baꞌas   1 • n. The gleam of marine phosphorescence. Halam na aniyaꞌ llaw, hal baꞌas-baꞌas. Sōng sūꞌ palitaꞌan na. There is no sun anymore, just the glow on the water. It is nearly lamp-lighting time. cf.: mata-tinaꞌung.

2 • v. AState aN-. To gleam with phosphorescence, as seawater sometimes does when agitated. Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: betong-betong.

baꞌas-baꞌas llaw   n. The glow of sunlight in water after the sun has set.

baꞌat   v. AO-1. To make particular mention of something; to state something. Bay pinagbaꞌat heꞌ nabi. It was mentioned by the prophet. Category: Utter. Gram: AO-1 link: bāꞌ₃.

baꞌi   1 • n. The parent of ego's son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

2 • voc n. Address term to the parent of one's son-in-law or daughter-in-law. .

3 • v. AA pag-. To be related to each other as the parents of a married couple. Gram: AA pag-

baꞌid   1 • n. Permission. Ahoꞌ, basta labay baꞌid ni mastal. Yes, so long as the teacher's permission has been given. .

2 • v. ASite aN-. To ask permission of someone, as permission to leave his presence or sphere of influence, permission to get something from someone's land. Tuwan Guru, itiyaꞌ aku amaꞌid amoleꞌ. Teacher, I am asking your leave to go home. Gram: ASite a synonyms: puhun.

baꞌis   v. AO-1. To desire someone sexually, with connotations of an illicit desire. Gram: AO-1

baꞌis-baꞌis   v. AStat. pag-. To behave in a sexually aggressive way; to be lascivious. Bang aniyaꞌ dꞌnda sidda magbaꞌis-baꞌis, saliꞌ hinang puta. If a woman acts in a sexually aggressive manner, she is like a prostitute. Gram: AStat. pag-

baꞌit   n. A species of forest tree, the large seeds of which are used to make money boxes. Category: Shore tree. cf.: kansiya.

baꞌugan₁   n. A curved rod, as the rod on which multiple fishing lines are spread, or a bow in contrast to the bowstring. Nihinangan baꞌugan bang duwa nihūg, boꞌ mbal magsaꞌud. We made a rod if there are two (lines) to drop, so they won't get caught up together. link: papagan₂.

baꞌugan₂   n. A species of tree. Category: Trees, shrubs.

baꞌul₁   n. A canoe paddle in unfinished form. Tꞌllu maka dambilaꞌ, baꞌulna sadja. Three fifty, for the roughed-out paddle only.

baꞌul₂   n. A wooden chest or suitcase. This is an important item of furniture in a Sama house, used for storage and as a container for invoking a ritual ancestor. . linkset: maleta, tuꞌung; cf.: labban.

baꞌung   n. A money-box made from coconut shell. link: pagtauꞌan.

baꞌung-baꞌung   v. AStat pag-. To appear small and indistinct due to distance. . Būd magbaꞌung-baꞌung ēꞌ, atā kita. Pasōng kita, pasōng, na aheya na. That mountain looks small, we are far away. As we progress, it becomes large. Gram: AStat. pag- link: hanaw-hanaw.

baꞌuꞌu   n. A fresh water turtle. Category: Turtle. cf.: kula-kula.

bāb   n. A chapter; a heading. cf.: ayat, jūd.

bāk₁   1 • v. AO-1. To meet and welcome someone on their arrival. Kalu-kalu kami bināk eꞌ luma itū. Perhaps we will be met by someone from the house here. Gram: AO-1 linkset: langgal₂, samban, sampang, abang.

2 • v. AA pag-. To meet someone face-to-face. Bay aku magbāk maka bituꞌanunku, buliꞌ-buliꞌku mataku. I came face-to-face with my former spouse, looked at her obliquely. .

bāk₂   v. AO-1. To find something without deliberately looking for it. . Nilahuꞌ bulan, nā, subay nilisagan min kalumaꞌan. Nilisagan na turung kaldero mital, kulintangan, agung, ai-ai na tabāk-bāk īꞌ. There is a lunar eclipse, well then, things should be struck for it. Pot lids, brass ensemble, large gongs, whatever comes to hand. Gram: Only with ta- (Object focus perfective). link: puwaꞌ; cf.: imut.

bāg   n. Various Western style bags with a carrying strap, in contrast to the hand-woven local bags.

bāng₁   1 • v. AO-1. To prepare for prayer (by cleansing the building and surrounding area of any demonic activity). Magbāng abōꞌ halam aniyaꞌ saitan pasekot. We do the bang ceremony so that no demons come near. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AStat pag-. To carry out the first stages of Muslim prayer. Gram: AStat. pag-

3 • v. AO-2. To sing over a male child immediately following birth, in order to ensure that he grows free from defects, and in good health. Gram: AO-2

bāng₂   n. Earrings. Category: Jewelry. link: anting-anting₁.

bāngaw   n. A rainbow. synonyms: andalahoꞌ.

bāng-bāng₁   v. AO-1. To manage something successfully, usually with a negative. Mbal tabāng-bāng pasuꞌna. The heat of it (the coffee) is unbearable. Gram: AO-1 link: balatu, koleꞌ.

bāng-bāng₂   n. A cookie or cracker. Category: Sweetmeats.

bāt   n. Generic term for trepang or sea cucumber (also known as beche-de-mer), edible varieties of which are collected in close inshore waters and form an important item of diet, especially in rough weather. . Category: Holothurians. genus Holothuria. cf.: daga₂.

bāt-balutbatu   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-bantunan   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-bangkungan   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-bodbod   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-bohean   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-kandong-kandong   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-kangan   n. A species of trepang. synonyms: bāt-legetan, bāt-taumpaꞌ.

bāt-kitut   n. A species of trepang about 8cm long and as thick as a finger, edible.

bāt-kumbatang   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-kuting   n. A species of trepang.

bāt-duruꞌan   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-ettom   n. A species of trepang, dark-skinned.

bāt-gamat   n. A species of trepang.

bāt-labuyuꞌ   n. A species of trepang.

bāt-legetan   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-kangan, bāt-taumpaꞌ.

bāt-llaw   n. A species of trepang, edible. .

bāt-lubu₃   n. A species of trepang which excretes edible, sticky, thread-like strands.

bāt-nggoꞌ-nggoꞌ   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-saꞌi.

bāt-pasan   n. A species of trepang.

bāt-poteꞌ   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-saddoꞌ   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-sandulay   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-saꞌi   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-nggoꞌ-nggoꞌ.

bāt-serol   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-timpū.

bāt-taddik   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-tagokan   n. Various edible trepang noted for their sticky entrails.

bāt-talipan   n. A species of trepang, edible.

bāt-taumpaꞌ   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-legetan, bāt-kangan.

bāt-timpū   n. A species of trepang, edible. synonyms: bāt-serol.

bāꞌ₁   n. A pig; pork. Category: Mammal. synonyms: bawi.

bāꞌ₂   v. AO-1. To suppose something. Only with Object focus. Bang kahōpan bāꞌnu tinundun buwahan. When he becomes spirit-possessed you will think you have been showered with lansones fruit (i.e. experience intense pleasure). Gram: AO-1

bāꞌ₃   v. AO-2. To speak to someone; to tell someone. Bāꞌin paꞌin inaꞌnu. Just tell your mother. Category: Utter. linkset: mūng, kꞌbbat₂, baꞌat, batbat₁, sambat₁; link: lling₁.

bāꞌ-bāꞌ   n. Something said; a message. Bang aniyaꞌ tandaꞌta hayaꞌ, aniyaꞌ sadja bāꞌ-bāꞌna. When we see a cloud of the omen type, it always has something to say.

bāꞌ-bāꞌan   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

bba   1 • adj. ta-. Left behind. Taꞌbba na ka. You'll be left behind.

2 • v. AStat pa-. To cease or diminish, as of a weather feature or a sickness. Paꞌbba na ulan. The rain stops. Paꞌbba na ka! Stop it! Gram: AStat. pa- cf.: babas.

3 • v. AO-2. To release hold on something; to leave something or someone behind. Bay niꞌbbahan si Arung ma lumaꞌ. Oldest daughter was left behind in the house. . Saliꞌ bay aniyaꞌ kaꞌbbahan mattoꞌa ai-ai na, kaꞌbbahan ma panubuꞌ sigā. It's like when elders have left something behind, whatever, it is left for their descendants. . Daꞌa bbahin papan ilū ko daꞌa tagipit tapeꞌku. Don't let that plank go lest my foot be pinned down. synonyms: mban.

4 • v. ASite aN-. To take leave of someone. Angꞌbba na aku min kaꞌa. I am leaving you now. Gram: AA pag-

bbet   (See tabuli-bbet).

bbos   1 • adj. a-. Collapsed into water, as a house. Gram: a-

2 • v. AO-1. To move something down into the water, esp. to launch a canoe by dragging it from a beach or lowering it from a platform. Bay na nilꞌbbos pelang. The canoe was put into the water. Gram: AO-1

bbot   adj. a-. Having a hole which permits leakage, of a container or canoe. Gram: a-

bbu   1 • v. AO-1. To detect something by smell. Gram: AO-1 link: bau.

2 • v. AState aN-. To emit a smell. Gram: AStat. aN- link: angil.

bbung   n. A dolphin or porpoise. Category: Whales & dolphins. synonyms: lombaꞌ-lombaꞌ.

bebang₁   n. A cattle tick. Category:  Insects .

bebang₂   n. A species of fish. Category: Saltwater fish.

bebeyaꞌan   n. A supporter or adherent. cf.: ata, tendog.

bekloꞌ   Variant: bikluʔ. v. ASite pa-. To deviate from a straight course; to go around something. Gram: ASite pa-

bekloꞌan   n. An angle or junction of a road.

bekloꞌ-bekloꞌ   v. AStat. pag-. To be circuitous, of a road. Gram: AStat. pag-

bekos₁   n. Transverse stripes, as the marking on some snakes and fish. . linkset: bꞌkkos, gꞌttos.

bekos₂   n. Collar of a shirt or dress.

beggong   Variant: bigguŋ. n. A type of canoe without outriggers. Category: Canoes. cf.: bangkaꞌ₂.

begod   adj. a-. Ungrammatical and lacking fluency. Amissala kita, bang mbal abontol bissalata niõnan begod. We speak, if our speaking is not correct it is called begod. Gram: a- cf.: bellod₁.

belad   adj. -in-. Suffering from infection of the eyes, symptomized by redness and pain. Binelad mataku. My eyes are infected. Gram: -in- cf.: liblib, bussik.

belas   n. A swordfish. Category: Sattuwa. Pristis microdon.

belaw   1 • adj. -in-. Temporarily insane, attributed to demon possssion. Binelaw iya, saliꞌ aniyaꞌ saitan pasalin ni iya. Mbal alaꞌan. He is insane, as if there is a demon taking him over. It won't leave. Gram: -in link: bawi-bawi.

2 • v. AStat. pag-. To act irrationally, as from grief or rage. Gram: AStat. pag-

belaw-belaw   n. Fish stunned by dynamiting and writhing on the surface of the sea. link: hantak₂.

belleꞌ₁   n. The white-fronted sea eagle; raptors in general. Category:  Birds. cf.: sambulaꞌan.

belleꞌ₂   v. AO-1. To collect dynamited fish, usually by diving. Angabay kita ma aꞌa animbak daing, amelleꞌ. We will accompany the dynamiters and gather fish. Category: Dynamiting. Gram: AO-1

belleꞌ-belleꞌ₁   n. A type of kite made from the skeletal leaf of the plant of the belle'-belle' vine. Category: Kites.

belleꞌ-belleꞌ₂   n. A creeper that grows on the trunks of trees. Belleꞌ-belleꞌ aheka tanganna, magdirit. Belle'-belle' has many runners, in parallel rows. Category: Vines, creepers.

bellok   n. A species of snapper, said to be a fullgrown kutambak. Category: Saltwater fish. fam.Lutianidae. link: kutambak.

bellod₁   adj. a-. Ungrammatical; lacking fluency. Gram: a- cf.: begod.

bellod₂   v. AO-1. To deceive someone in fun; to trick someone. Gram: AO-1

belong   n. A bivalve with pearl-like shell and multiple surface curves. Category: Shellfish.

bembet   v. AO-1. To carry a load. Magbembet sigā duwangan. The two of them are carrying {something}. cf.: pendet.

benten   v. AO-1. To carry something in one hand. Ya bay amenten bāgku ni jambatan. The one who carried my bag to the pier. Gram: AO-1 synonyms: pendet.

bentol   adj. a-. Dried to a powder. Niranos panggiꞌ, pinatꞌnnaꞌ ma deyom ambung. Abentol luhūy. The cassava is pressed down and put into a basket. It inevitably becomes dried out. . Gram: a-

bengkang   v. AStat pa-. To spread the legs wide apart, as when sitting. Gram: AStat. pa-

bengke   n. A flying fish, small-scaled. Category: Saltwater fish. Cypselurus oligolepsis.

bengket   v. AO-1. To raise something by lifting with the hands. Pabuhatun mital inān ma aku apa mbal takoleꞌku binengket. Raise up that can for me (to my shoulder) because I cannot lift with my hands. Gram: AO-1 link: angkat₁.

bengkok   adj. a-. Bent or curved. Luwa tipay saꞌ abengkok. The appearance of an oyster but curved. Gram: a- cf.: kelloꞌ.

bengkol₁   n. The reinforced rim of a circular basket. link: lengkol.

bengkol₂   n. The place where there is current movement in deep water. Ō ba hēꞌ, bengkol sꞌllog. Saliꞌ abal. Look there, the deep current. Like the meeting of two currents. Category: Movement of water.

benglod   n. Cracked pieces of rice grain. cf.: dorok, bitiꞌ₂.

bengog   Variant: boŋog. 1 • n. Someone who has learning difficulties and is not aware of consequences of his actions. Bang kita ma deyom iskul, boꞌ mbal pasōd ni deyom utukta, niranglay kita bongog. When we are in school but {the lesson} doesn't penetrate, we are nicknamed bongog. link: bꞌllod.