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ebed-ebed   n. The tissue-like material betweeen the bones of the pectoral and dorsal fins. . Ma t'ngnga' iting, ya katas-daing inān, ya hē' niōnan ebed-ebed." In the middle of the spines, the fish-tissue, that is what is called ebed-ebed.

ebod   n. The whorl of hair on the crown of one's head.

ebog   adj. a-. Desirous of; drawn to. Saliꞌ kita agbeyaꞌ maka mattoꞌata amꞌlli ai-ai ni Mꞌddas, boꞌ aniyaꞌ bay tōꞌta hēꞌ, boꞌ mbal billi heꞌ mattoꞌata, pinaebog heꞌ tagdapu tinda hēꞌ, supaya tabꞌlli. It's like going with our parents to buy this and that in Siasi, and there is something we point to but our parents won't buy it, the shop owner shows us how nice it is so it will be bought.

ebol   v. AStat aN-. To make the sound of vigorous movement through water, as of people wading, schooling fish. Bang kita pakapoꞌ boꞌ angebol kita, aheka ma buliꞌanta magbuliluk sala. When we wade and move vigorously, little whirlpools sort of form behind us. Category:  Sounds of water. Gram: AStat. aN-

ebol-ebol   n. The drain hole in a container, as in a water tank or boat. Nihinang ebol-ebol pamalabayan tahik. Sinꞌnsong pabalik bang halam na tahik ma deyom mohang. A drain hole is made to allow the seawater to pass out. The hole is plugged when there is no seawater in the hull.

ebot-ebot   1 • v. AO-2. To caution someone not to forget. Niebot-ebotan aku, sinohoꞌ amꞌlli minsan ahunit. I was told to make sure of it and instructed to buy even if expensive. Gram: AO-2 link: amay-amay.

2 • v. AStat zero. To remember carefully what one is told, only used as an instruction. Gram: AStat./zero

ekang-ekang   1 • n. Fetter; handcuff.

2 • v. AO-2. To fetter or handcuff someone. Bang aꞌa tajīl inān, kinarenahan saliꞌ, niekang-ekangan. When a person is jailed, he is sort of chained, fettered. Gram: AO-2 linkset: bilangguꞌ, karena, kili-kili.

eddok-eddok   adj. zero. Fake; fictive. Anak eddok-eddok koꞌ inān. That child is adopted (i.e. not born to her). cf.: bolloꞌ.

egot   v. AO-2. To urge someone to follow a particular course of action. Bang kami angahellaꞌ paraw angegot-ngegot kami. When we're dragging a canoe we keep on urging. cf.: logos.

egot-egot   v. AA pag-. To strive to persuade each other. . Sinukayan si Mmaꞌ. Yukna, “Daꞌa.” Magegot-egot sigā mainaꞌan. Ubus niꞌndeꞌan sīn ni si Mmaꞌ inān, ubus niꞌndeꞌan sīn ni bagay kami. Dad was paid for the ride. He said, "Don't." They strove with each other. First the money was handed to Dad, next it was handed to our friend. . Magegot-egot kami bang kami maghellaꞌ maka si Jani. Jani and I strive together when we pull at each other. . Gram: AO-2 link: taꞌas-taꞌas.

ehe   Variant: bataŋ ehe. n. Shaft or axle. . cf.: kapay.

eheꞌ   v. AStat aN-. To neigh, of a horse. Gram: AStat. aN-

eleꞌ   locative. Indicates remoteness from speaker.

elleꞌ-elleꞌ   excl. A call to draw attention to something special.

ellog   n. A species of wading bird. Aheka kaginisan ellog. Aniyaꞌ bilu, aniyaꞌ poteꞌ, aniyaꞌ ettom, aniyaꞌ kausun, aniyaꞌ gaddung. There are many kinds of ellog. There are blue ones, white ones, black, brown and green. Category:  Birds.

elo   v. AO-1. To preserve something in ice. Gram: AO-1 Note: SPA cf.: aes.

elod-elod   v. AO-2. To persist futilely in doing something. Si Otoꞌ hal angelod-ngelod mainaꞌan, mbal pakattup. Oldest Son just struggled vainly with it but it wouldn't click shut. Gram: AO-2 linkset: kuttung, mikakkul, llet₂.

elom   adj. a-. Dark , of skin or fur; dusky.

elong-elong₁   v. AStat pag-. To express incredulity or astonishment by shaking one's head. Bang kita saupama nihalgaꞌan boꞌ kataꞌuwanta nggaꞌi ka tuꞌud halgaꞌna, hal kita magelong-elong. When we are given a price and we know it's not really the price, we just shake our head in disbelief. . Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: linga-linga, keleng.

elong-elong₂   adj. maka-. Dazzled, as from looking at the sun; figuratively, dazzled at the the overwhelming number or splendor of something.

elong-elong₃   v. AO-1. To chase a player in games of tag. Category: Games. Gram: AO-1

embet   1 • v. AO-1. To chase someone in a game of tag. Category: Games. Gram: AO-1

2 • v. AStat pag-. To play games which involve chasing. Gram: AStat. pag-

emon   adj. a-. Tame; unafraid of humans. Aemon itū, saliꞌ bang kita anūꞌ ma deyom kulaet, saliꞌ mbal alahi, pakꞌnnos sadja. This word emon is like when we fish in the light of a pressure lantern, they don't escape, just stay perfectlystill. Gram: a- cf.: adla.

empon   n. A tooth, specifically a front tooth. Category: Tooth. cf.: baŋkil; linkset: bagaꞌang, sengel, taling.

empon talus   n. A wisdom tooth. Category: Tooth.

endong   n. The moray eel. Category: Saltwater fish. synonyms: tagōꞌ.

enok   (See paenok).

entom   v. AO-1. 1 • To remember someone or something. Gram: AO-1 linkset: sangpit, suligpat, tomtom, magtak, tambung; cf.: paluli.

2 • To long for or be homesick for. Alaꞌat bang pangentom llum, makasakki. Longing for the living is not good, it causes sickness. .

entos   v. AO-1. To grind something with a roller; to press out juice from something as sugar cane. Angentos tꞌbbu tahinang gulaꞌ. Press the sugar cane to make syrup. Gram: AO-1

engas   Variant: aŋas; heŋas-heŋas. n. The small branches growing from main branch; twigs. whole: kayu; cf.: tagay, pangayu.

engket   v. AO-2. To remove from a fire or stove something which is being cooked. . Subay ma lapohan boꞌ niengketan. Must be on a cooking-fire to be removed. . Gram: AO-2 cf.: haun.

engkeꞌ   v. AStat pa-. To stand on tiptoe. Subay paengkeꞌ boꞌ taꞌndaꞌ. Must stand on tiptoe for it to be seen. . Gram: AStat. pa-

engkeꞌ-engkeꞌ   v. AStat pag-. To hop on one foot. Gram: AStat. pag-

engkot   Variant: heŋkot. 1 • n. A knot in a line. cf.: buku₁.

2 • v. AO-2. To tie something up; to attach something by tying. Amꞌlli aku goma pangengkotanku karsitinku. I buy rubber bands for tying up my socks. Category: Cordage. Gram: AO-2 antonym: hubad.

engkot buta   1 • n. A thumb knot made around the standing part of a line to keep the knot from undoing.

2 • v. AO-2. To secure a knot by making an extra hitch in the line. . Binutahan engkot pelang abōꞌ ahogot. Tie a slip knot on the rope of the canoe so it will be firm. Gram: AO-2

engkot sintak   n. A knot that can be released by pulling on one end of the line.

epang   Variant: apaŋ. v. AA pag-. To be of matching thickness. Bang mbal dasaliꞌ bihing pelang maka tapiꞌ mbal magepang. Bang akapal dakayuꞌ, anipis dakayuꞌ. If the sides of the canoe and the uppper planks are not the same they won't match in thickness. When the one is thick, the other is thin. Gram: AA pag-

epe   v. ASite aN-. To propel a canoe with one hand on the paddle, using one foot as a fulcrum. Category:  Move by paddling. link: busay.

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

epol   n. The apple.

epoꞌ   n. An artificial spur lashed to leg of fighting cock. Saliꞌ laring-laring atalom binaggot ni tapeꞌ manuk. Like little sharp knives, tied to the cock's feet. cf.: tahod.

eral-eral   n. A species of edible monovalve, like a small helmet shell in shape. Category: Shellfish. synonyms: kulallit₂.

eres   v. AO-2. To erase something, esp. writing from paper. Gram: AO-2 cf.: papas₂.

erom   Note: QU or pale Variant: elom. adj. zero. Dusky; dark, of skin or fur. Erom, ma olangan ettom maka poteꞌ. Erom is in between black and white. Gram: zero cf.: ettom.

eroꞌ   n. 1 • A dog. . Category: Mammal.

2 • A derogatory term for a human being. Dogs are considered to be unclean creatures. Bang aniyaꞌ saliꞌ magsuli-suli, ubus palabay sadja kita. Mbal minsan magtabiyaꞌ. Hatina hēꞌ saliꞌ niyatta eroꞌ in manusiyaꞌ. When there are people talking and we just go by them. We don't even say excuse me. In short, we treat human beings as dogs. . Gram: AStat. aN- cf.: hanjing-binatang.

eroꞌ-eroꞌ   v. AO-1 pag-. To treat someone as if he was a dog. Pinageroꞌ-eroꞌ si M. Sinohoꞌ angandarutan hāg lumaꞌna. M is treated like a dog. Ordered to pull out the posts of his house. Gram: AO-1 pag-

eskedyul   n. A timetable; schedule. Used in reference to contexts such as travel or formal appointments.

eskoba   n. A broom; a brush.

eskwela   1 • n. School, especially a school of the government system.

2 • v. AStat aN-. To attend school. Bay aku angeskwela ma Matina. I went to school in Matina.

esok   n. The woody material at the heart of a tree, either pith or hard wood. linkset: kubal₁, sapan₂, tupas₁.

esok-mata   n. The white part of the eyeball.

esog   adj. a-. 1 • Courage; bravery.

2 • Brave; fierce; aggressive. Gram: a- cf.: aykalas₁, bahani.

espalton   n. Bitumen. cf.: kitlan.

espowen   n. Sailcloth. Category: Fabric. link: tolda.

estawran   n. A restaurant or cafe where customers sit down to eat. link: tinda.

estenles kitara   n. A steel string for a guitar. Subay konoꞌ sinangonan estenles kitara. It needs, he says, to have a stainless steel guitar string fitted. . Category: Metal. cf.: basiꞌ₂.

estēp   v. AStat pag-. To play a game in which a block is kicked from square to square on a marked field. Category: Games. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: ulat₂.

etang-etang   n. The mid-rib of coconut frond. whole: niyug.

etek   n. A duck. Category:  Birds. cf.: patuꞌ.

etoꞌ-etoꞌ   n. A strong natural fibre from a climbing fern, used in the weaving of fine containers and hats. Lygodium sp.. cf.: nituꞌ.

ettom   adj. a-. Black; dark-coloured; dark-skinned. Gram: a- generic: walnaꞌ; antonym: poteꞌ₂; cf.: erom.

eyaw   v. AStat aN-. To mew, as a cat. Gram: AStat. aN-

eyaꞌ   excl. A way to get a baby's attention. Eyaꞌ! Mimiꞌ ka! Halam maitu inaꞌnu. Ha! You're all alone! Your mother isn't here.

eyok   Variant: keok. v. AStat aN-. To make a squawking noise, as a chicken being slaughtered. Bay aku pinꞌkkol eꞌ si Muli. Angeyok, aheya manuk! Muli throttled me. I squawked, what a bird! Gram: AStat. aN-

eyot   n. A lobster-like crustacean. Category:  Crustaceans.

eꞌ   aux. particle. By the agency of. Bay aku kineket eꞌ ero. I was bitten by a dog. Buwattingga eꞌta angahinang taguriꞌ? How does one make a kite? synonyms: ni₂.