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wakil   1 • n. A representative.

2 • v. AO-2. To appoint as one's representative. President Nixon bay angwakil ma dakayuꞌ milikan ni lahat dakayuꞌ ambasadol. President Nixon appointed as his representative a certain American to another land as ambassador. Aku na angwakil ma kaꞌa. Pehēꞌ na ka, bāꞌin sigā. I am sending you to represent me. Go there, tell them. Gram: AO-2

waktu   1 • n. A point in time; a period of time viewed as a single unit. Bang taꞌabut waktu subay ka amasꞌlleꞌ. When the time comes you must give someone else a turn. link: masa.

2 • v. AO-2. To establish a time. Gram: AO-2 link: idda.

3 • v. AStat. pag-. To be governed by a time schedule. Magwaktu isāb lansa ni Pasangan. The launch to Isabela runs to a timetable. Gram: AStat. pag-

waktu ni waktu   adv. of time. Time after time. .

wadjit   n. A confection of glutinous rice cooked with coconut cream and sugar. Wadjit itū nihinang putan, sokal maka gataꞌ. Wadjit is made of sticky rice, sugar and coconut cream. Category: Sweetmeats. cf.: suman.

waen   1 • n. The winder of a watch.

2 • v. AO-2. To wind a watch. Gram: AO-2

waham   v. AO-1. To say something without having definite knowledge about it; to rumor something. Niwaham itu saliꞌ tinokod, boꞌ halam giꞌ atꞌkka. This waham is like something guessed at, but hasn't yet arrived. Gram: AO-1 link: lapal, tuhuma.

wahoy   n. A game of chance of Chinese origin. Category: Gambling.

wajib   1 • aux. particle. Particle indicating permissibility or mild obligation, usually translatable as: allowed to, may, should, had better. Wajib ka pinanduꞌan heꞌ mattoꞌanu. You should be taught by your parents. cf.: arapun, subay.

2 • adj. zero. Morally binding or permitted.

3 • v. AO-2. To authorize some status or action. Kawajibanku anak siyaliku. I authorized my younger brother's child.

wali   n. The consanguineal kin on the mother's side. These rank second to usba (kin on father's side) in authority, responsibilities and rights. Ameyaꞌ anuku kawalihan. Relatives from the mother's side agreed to give support. . Bang wali mbal anokat, subay usba buwat si Basiri, mattoꞌa makagaꞌos. Kin on the mother's side cannot claim bride-wealth, it has to be usba kin like Basiri, an elder who can prevail (in negotations). synonyms: waris.

walnaꞌ   n. The color of something. . Ibarat badjuꞌku, magpinda na walnaꞌ. Bay bilu makani-poteꞌ. Like my shirt, its color has changed. It was blue tending to white. SKR varna 'color'; Hindi caste. specific: abu-abu₁, bilu, biyaning, gaddung, keyat₁, kuning, taluk, hidjaw, ettom, poteꞌ₂, kausun, kulit₂, kalas; linkset: bꞌttik, kolol.

walup   v. AO-1. To hit a ball hard (a volleyball term). Bang kita magwalup boꞌ akosog, aladjiꞌ. When we wallop (a ball) powerfully, it goes a long way. . Gram: AO-1

waluꞌ   num. (clitic). Eight.

wanni   n. The kuwini or fragrant mango, an odorous species that retains its green skin color even when ripe. . Category: Fruit tree. Mangifera odorata.. link: mampallam.

wapan   v. AStat pag-. To yawn. Gram: AStat. pag-

wapat   adj. a-. Dead, of important or high-born people. Category: Die. Gram: a- link: matay₁.

waris   n. The consanguineal kin on mother'side. These rank second to usba (father's side) in authority and in their rights and responsibilities with regard to providing and sharing the bridewealth. synonyms: wali; cf.: usba.

waꞌad   v. AO-1. To make a statement intended to be binding. Bay makawaꞌad iya inãn subay pinakawin anakna. He has declared that his daughter is to get married. Taꞌabut na waktu bay tapangawaꞌad. The appointed time has come. Category: Utter. Gram: AO-1 link: subahat.

waꞌi   auxiliary. Indicates that the state or action described has begun and is still current. Waꞌi na atuli. He has gone to sleep (and is still sleeping). A: “Waꞌi na hꞌllanu?” B: “Halam waꞌi.” A: "Has your husband gone (fishing) already?" B: "Not yet." link: bay.