balyan Root form balay v Affixes mag-, m-, pa-en, i-, -an English To treat; give medicine (by a shaman). Example sentence Tagbanwa Nagpabalyan sirát ki Tangkulaw. English They went to Tangkulaw to be treated. Example sentence Tagbanwa Sarut ku ngaytú, napu'un it namalyan akú, ka da'ku tiyangdanan. English This illness of mine originated from when I medicined someone, because I wasn't paid. Example sentence Tagbanwa Mákuring buwát i pamalyan, ka in ega ústu'uy tangdan, sumuli' asat imu i sarut it biyalyanan mu ngayáng taw. English Itś tricky work medicining people because if the pay doesn't fit it, the illness of the person you have treated will come back on you. n babalyan English Spirit medium, shaman. Example sentence Tagbanwa Magdiwata i babalyan. Mga li'yen i pagta'wagan ya. English The medium contacts spirits. The li'yen are the ones she calls up. See alsoKatungkulan See alsouba'ubat