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NOTES

Landscape Features:

 

 

Mountain:

Sabåna

 

Hill:

Okso'

 

Cliff:

Kantít

 

Valley:

Kañåda

 

Road:

Chålan

 

 

 

 

The Environment:

 

 

Rock:

Åcho'

 

Lava:

Hommon

 

Tree:

Trongkon Håyu;
Maya;
Tinaitai

--Generic word for Tree;
--Shade tree;
--Bent by wind but still attached to the land

Leaf:

Hågon

 

Fruit:

Gulusina;
Tinekcha';
To'a;
Lañayon;
Inasahan

--Sweet fruit;
--Fruit on a plant;
--Mature fruit;
--Spoiled fruit
--Fruit that ripens on a tree before harvesting

Wind:

Månglo';
Guaifon;
Béndabat

--Wind
--Windy
--Western wind

Typhoon:

Påkyo;
Papåkyo

--Typhoon, tropical storm;
--Stormy; typhoon conditions.

Rain:

Uchan

 

Water:

Hånom;
Hånom uchan;
Hånom sinaga

--Water;
--Rain water;
--Collected rain water

Freshwater Spring:

Matan Hånom;
Bo'bo'

--Freshwater spring;
--Freshwater spring, or a brackish spring near the seashore

 

Agriculture:

 

 

To Farm:

Guålo'

To produce crops

Farmland:

Guålo'

Cultivated Land

 

Hatdin

Garden

 

Låncho

Ranch

Digging Stick:

Dagao;
Tanum;
Akao

--1.5 meters, of strong wood;
--For taro, opening coconuts;
--With a stone blade

Taro:

Suni;
Baba'

--Small taro;
--Giant swamp taro

Sweet Potato:

Kamuti

 

Yam:

Gaddo';
Dågu; Dågon Å'paka'
Dågon Håya

--Wild Yam;
--Winged Yam
--Finger Yam

Coconut:

Niyok

 

Banana:

Chotda

 

Breadfruit:

Dokdok;
Lemmai;
Essok; Essok Somnak

--v. Mariennensis; with seeds;
--v. Altilis; without seeds;
--Dried; Dried in the sun

Sugar Cane:

Tupu

 

Betel Nut:

Pugua';
Mamå'on;
Pupulu;
Amme; Måma'

--Betel nut tree;
--Betel nut;
--Betel pepper;
--To chew betel nut

Pandanus:

Kaffo';
Påhong

--Pandanus Fragrans;
--Pandanus Dubius

Rice:

Fa'i, Pugas;
Hineksa';
Chå'guan agaga'

--Rice
--Cooked rice
--Jungle rice

Freshwater Eels:

Asuli

 

Freshwater Shrimp:

Uhang

Generic name for shrimp

 
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