ligwat v Affixes -an, ma-an English To make excuses for not doing s.t. or for postponing s.t. n Affixes -an English Excuse. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ining taw dakel pang ligwatan ya, ega pa' mapanaw. English That fellow has so many excuses that he still hasn't gone. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ining wa'wa', máat ya may pagrúru'an ya, arit kalabta' gay buwát ya! Ligwatan na lamáng isa'un ega mata'eg. English This child said he had a pain, but all heś doing is playing! He was just making excuses so he wouldn't be given any chores. See alsoku'mul See alsoda'awa Overlapping synonym alyus