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obang n. The shavings from working wood. Bang sinosokan kayu aheka obangna. When wood is shaped with an adze there are lots of shavings. cf.: momok.
obeꞌ 1 • n. Ulcers in the mouth.
2 • adj. -in-. Affected with ulcers in the mouth, esp. at the corners. Gram: ni- cf.: dapal, ugam.
okat1 1 • adj. a-. Separated, of things normally together. Gram: a- link: butas.
2 • v. AO-1. To separate items normally or naturally together. Gram: AO-1
3 • v. AA pag-. To separate from each other. Buwat saga kita magbagay magokat. Kaꞌa tudju ni hospital, aku ni tabuꞌ. Friends like us who go separate ways. You go towards the hospital, I go to the market. Gram: AA pag- link: sihaꞌ.
okat2 1 • n. A bundle of six small leaves of tobacco or four large ones. .
2 • Classifier. Bundles of leaf tobacco.
okol n. A cob of corn after the grain has been removed.
okom 1 • v. ASite pa-. To live in someone's house, carries the connotation of providing security. . Atꞌggol na tahun halam makapagokom sigām magdanakan. It is many years since the siblings lived together. Gram: ASite pa-
2 • v. AO-2. To include someone in one's household, connoting acceptance of full responsibility for the care of that person. Gram: AO-2
okoman n. The sphere of someone's protective responsibility. linkset: deyoman, gomgoman, komkoman, milikan2.
okoy n. A fried dumpling or fritter containing pieces of fruit or root vegetable. .
okoꞌ-okoꞌ n. A sea urchin cooked with rice inside it. The spines are rubbed off the unbroken shell which is half-filled with raw rice and cooked by boiling. A strip of leaf is inserted to cover the hole and keep the rice from falling out. . Angāꞌ aku teheꞌ-teheꞌ ni Siyambing hinangku okoꞌ-okoꞌ. I will get sea urchins from Siyambing and make some sea urchin rice. link: teheꞌ-teheꞌ.
ogok-ogok v. AStat aN-. To bubble, as boiling water. Daꞌa giꞌ. Subay pinagogok-ogok lagiꞌ. Don't do it yet. It needs to be boiled a bit more. Gram: AStat. aN- link: bukal.
ogos n. The parrotfish, a coral grazer. . Category: Saltwater fish. Scarus spp.. linkset: lampet, tꞌmbug, ulapay2.
ohō exclamation. Indicates speaker's mild consternation at some item of information.
olang 1 • v. AStat aN-. To cry aloud. Gram: AStat aN- cf.: tangis; linkset: alud, asang2, galit, gasud, pahit.
2 • v. AO-2. To attract someone's attention by shouting; to show anger towards someone by shouting. Bay kami niolangan eꞌ mastal. The schoolmaster roared at us. Gram: AO-2
olangan n. The space between two points; the open water between islands. . Ma olangan paꞌin kami, magtūy abuhaw. When we were out in the middle (of the channel) we filled with water. synonyms: llot.
olen Variant: holen. n. A marble.
omang n. Various hermit crabs, useful for baiting small hooks. Category: Crustaceans.
omang-tatus n. A species of hermit crab. Category: Crustaceans.
ombe-ombe n. A species of fish suitable for keeping alive in saltwater tanks. Category: Saltwater fish.
omboꞌ-omboꞌ v. AO-1. To swing a child sitting on one's lower legs. Gram: AO-1 link: dundang1.
ompod adj. sama-. Level with the brim. Gram: sama-
ondeꞌ n. 1 • Offspring; a child. link: anak1; cf.: dēꞌ.
2 • A fetus in the second phase of gestation, which follows the conception phase which Sama view as lasting for about four months. . cf.: iram.
ondeꞌ-bahaꞌu n. A young adult. link: bataꞌ.
ondeꞌ-mattoꞌa n. Young and old collectively. Bang aniyaꞌ kagaraꞌan subay magisun-isun ondeꞌ-mattoꞌa. When there is a planning meeting young and old should discuss things.
ondeꞌ-ondeꞌ n. A small child. synonyms: anak-anak2, makannak.
onse v. ASite aN-. To run; to pursue. Gram: aN- synonyms: dagan1, lahi-lahi.
ongkaꞌ 1 • n. A festivity; an entertainment. Aniyaꞌ ongkaꞌ sangom ilū. There is an entertainment on tonight. synonyms: deyag.
2 • v. AStat aN-. To play. Gram: AStat. aN-
ongkop adj. sama-. Level with the brim. Gram: sama- link: intib.
ongpod Variant: ompod; oŋkop. adj. sama-. Level with the brim. Gram: sama- link: intib.
opera v. AO-1. To operate surgically on someone. Gram: AO-1
opēt (See paopēt).
opis n. An office; a government office; a courtroom.
oplak 1 • adj. a-. Peeling off, as the outer leaves or layers of a plant. . Gram: a- link: kanit.
2 • v. AO-1. To remove the outer layer of something. Oplakta kuwit batang saging anꞌngge. We peel off the outer skin of a standing banana plant. Gram: AO-1
ora v. AO-2. To set a time for some planned event. Gram: AO-2 link: idda.
oroꞌ-oroꞌ1 exclamation. Used as a taunt by children rejoicing in someone else's misfortune.
oroꞌ-oroꞌ2 v. AStat aN-. To shiver; to tremble. Bay aku taluwaꞌ ulan diꞌilaw, asidda aku angoroꞌ-oroꞌ. I was rained on yesterday and I shivered very much. Category: Tremble/shiver. Gram: AStat. aN- link: kogkog.
oseg 1 • adj. a-. Unstable, as something on an eneven surface, something not properly fixed in place. Gram: a- linkset: henggol, hibal, tangkug.
2 • v. AO-1. To make something wobble. Daꞌa osegun lām ilū. Don't shake that wick lamp. Gram: AO-1 cf.: hibal.
3 • v. AStat pag-. To be restless, unable to settle in one place. Daꞌa kam magoseg-oseg! Stop your wriggling!
osol v. AO-2. To put a post or stake in the ground or sea floor. Osolin pelang ko daꞌa atā. Drive a stake in for that canoe so it doesn't go any distance. Gram: AO-2
osto adj. zero. Sufficient.
otas adj. a-. Faint from hunger; famished. Gram: a- linkset: bongtas, gotom, gustang, hanu, lingantu, punung.
otoꞌ voc n. Address to eldest son; familiar address to any younger male.
owak n. A crow. Category: Birds.
owak-owak v. AStat aN-. To make the noise of a crow; to caw. Gram: AStat. aN-
owaꞌ1 n. A milkfish (mature female). Category: Saltwater fish. Chanos chanos. cf.: bangꞌllus.
owaꞌ2 Variant: hoaʔ; oyaʔ. 1 • exclamation. A call to get the attention of a person some distance away. link: lingan.
2 • v. AO-2. To hail someone by calling out, especially someone in a house. Bay kami niowaꞌan, pagtandaw itu, halam aꞌa. We were hailed, but on looking out the window, no-one was there. .
oyaꞌ 1 • exclamation. A call to get the attention of a person some distance away, or to let people in a house know you are approaching.
2 • v. AO-2. To hail someone, esp. someone in a house. Gram: AO-2
oyoꞌ-oyoꞌ v. AStat. pag-. To shake. Gram: AStat. pag- cf.: henggol.
oꞌō excl. Calls attention to something being pointed out.