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tokbas
pibangbangan— "watching over" or "minding" a person or thing, emphasizing the object being cared for or monitored
rori’— Hypersensitive individual, an individual who exhibits excessive sensitivity or reactivity to illness or injury, often manifesting in persistent complaints or demands for attention, much like the persistent sound of a cicada.
itoro’— to point
kagem
lanka’— jackfruit
paraparibok— Habitual troublemaker; agitator; rabble-rouser; one constantly involved in causing conflict.
korokandila’
ti-es
ninatkan
Pominaoli‘ kita kasoodma’.— We (including you) returned yesterday,
malipet— cold
pararorang— (historical / contextual) One associated with mountain-side rorang cooking, sometimes linked to the preparation of illicitly obtained meat
lolokaren— A coconut fruit that is still in the process of ripening, with an endosperm that is still flexible and not as tough as a fully ripe coconut. The water inside a lolokaren coconut is sweeter than that of a fully ripe coconut
polsit— Squeezing with the intention of ejecting something, like juice from a fruit or seeds,
kaskas— fast; swift; rapid; speedy
a’wet— to remove food being cooked from the fire, stove, embers, or other source of cooking heat.
/G/
Yamada 1/29— Yamada, Yukihiro. A Buhi Bikol Vocabulary; Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Kochi University, No. 24, Series I. Kochi: Faculty of Education, Kochi University (1972)
[para-]— a directive speech act, aiming to influence the driver's action (stopping the vehicle). This polite tone helps maintain social harmony and avoids direct command often perceived demeaning.
magsayod— To tell or affirm the truth, conveying honesty or accuracy.
dara— Describes the movement of objects or people through being carried or conveyed, whether directly or indirectly, by someone or something. This encompasses various forms of transportation or transfer, highlighting the action of bringing, taking, or sending.
soso— breasts of woman
mari’genaoyam— Extremely annoyed or frustrated, possibly to the point of being overwhelmed
lontog
ragmak— lots of things scattered around; clutter
korokod— A traditional technique used to catch chickens roosting in trees at night A traditional Boie’nen hunting technique for capturing chickens roosting in trees at night by inducing them to transfer onto a movable perch. The hunter slowly raises a bamboo pole fitted with a tuft of coconut husk beneath the bird. Mistaking it for a stable perch, the chicken steps onto it and is gradually lowered to the ground.
kasapakat— conveys the idea of someone working together with others to deceive or victimize someone else.
switik— cunning, crafty, or devious
longtaye’— describes something as flaccid, limp, or lacking firmness, typically used for objects or body parts that hang loosely or lack tension, like a wilted plant or a slack rope.
Sa'ri yo balon ko?— Sa’ri yo manga abiyo / kaipowan ko? (Where are my provisions?)
pamato’— puck; often using a flat stone
pangseg— Delayed muscle soreness or fatigue, often experienced a day after intense physical activity.
gora’— to loosen or turn over the earth using tools such as a sharpened stick, hoe, or plow, typically for planting, cultivation, or other agricultural purposes, preparing the soil for growth.
Pite’
aswang— A malevolent nocturnal being in Boie’nen folklore, commonly imagined as a humanlike creature that goes out at night to hunt, abduct, kill, or consume people. It may fly or possess extraordinary powers and may appear outwardly human while concealing its supernatural nature.
inag— Sparse: Thinly scattered or distributed, implying a lack of concentration or density.
lo-og— fish bone
riboki— Make noise on; disturb; bother.
langan— to tend to, handle, or guard with deliberate care and attentiveness, especially toward someone or something regarded as highly valuable, vulnerable, or significant; to assume a role of protective custodianship, often with an element of vigilant or overprotective concern
ata-as— tall
se-bad— refers to the moment when a fish bites or nibbles on the bait attached to a fishing line, indicating potential interest or attraction; bite the action of a fish taking the bait, strike, the moment when a fish bites or hits the bait
tapsek— slave
,(kami)— we (exclusive)
lindeg— to rise up, shoot upward (of objects bouncing, tossed, or propelled)
ribokan— To disturb a place or person; bring conflict upon; quarrel over; make trouble involving someone or something.
pantek— to stake, pierce, spear, impale
sarap— Boie’nen traditional push-net fishing implement made of two bamboo poles opening in V-form, fitted with fine abaca net (poraw) forming a central catch-bag; used to harvest sinarapan (Mistichthys luzonensis). ← from sara’ “to sieve.” Derivatives: sinarapan (fish yield/species), parasarap (fisherman).
palaki’nen— A female person who exhibits traits, behaviors, or characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity.
istranyo
sonka— A traditional Filipino two-player board game of strategic "count and capture" gameplay, where players sow shells in pits to outmaneuver opponents and collect the most shells in their "head" pit. Played on a wooden board with 16 pits, the game requires tactical thinking to capture shells and emerge victorious.
[ma-]— prefix transforming a verb to an adjectictive
dinereka— Was tickled (completed action, object-focused).
dila’— tongue
mangerew— dull (as a knife)
korot— pinch with one’s fingers
babayi— female, girl, woman
opos— Cigarette butt; the remaining portion of a cigarette after it has been smoked. By extension, any short burnt remnant of a cigarette discarded after
ba’net— Involving or requiring a lot of effort; very difficult and tiring; Arduous
be-et-be-etan— Someone who disregards others' property or personal boundaries; lacking respect
yaonyaon
pengpeng— describes the accumulation or jamming of waterborne debris, such as branches, leaves, or other materials, in a narrow channel or waterway, significantly impeding the flow of water.
ilemlem— bird sitting on a clutch of eggs to incubate them; brood
posog— Sturdy or robust; Describing objects, structures, or constructions that are solidly built and durable.
la’bog— The act of wallowing or bathing, particularly referring to carabao (water buffalo) or similar animals, either in a muddy wallowing pit or cooling off in a river, often guided or accompanied by their caretaker. This term captures the animal's behavior of seeking relief from heat or comfort in water or mud.
le-em— hide; conceal; keep out of sight
kawang— not full; partially filled; of a container or vessel, lacking some of its expected contents.
kedat— kedat adj. Describing something (meat, muscle, fabric, fruit) as stiff, hard, and somewhat dry - often implying it's tough or unpalatable
tedak— The act of draining or releasing pus from a boil or abscess, typically through manual pressure, such as squeezing or piercing, to facilitate healing.
tibor— a type of ceramic or earthenware jar or container, often used for storing food, water, or other household items.
karibok— One’s opponent or counterpart in a quarrel or dispute.
kalami-as— skeleton; bone
parapakia’got— a seasonal abaca-hand-stripper worker
tanka’— people-watch: to observe others in a casual, often detached manner especially when they are busy with something interesting that they are doing without being directly involved or concerned.
idaw— longing for, yearning for, aching for, pining for, desiring, craving, lamenting the absence of, wanting or craving
le-pes— the state or condition of being deflated, contracted, or reduced in size or volume, often referring to objects (such as a tire, balloon, or container) that have lost internal pressure, or to living beings (such as a person or animal) that have become thinner or lighter due to loss of mass, fluid, or vitality.
tatsar— To criticize or disparage someone or something by commenting negatively on their appearance, quality, capabilities, or other characteristics, often with the intention of belittling or diminishing.
yayamnan— toy
[si]— an honorific marker that indicate respect, familiarity, or affection towards a person, pet, or object that has been given a name, especially cars.
sapsap— silver pomfret (often called white pomfret or pampus argenteus) - a highly regarded fish in the Philippines, frequently dried, salted, and fried as a popular breakfast item known as baldi’ in Boie’nen
sokol— to measure, evaluate, or determine the size, amount, or degree of something, often to assess its fit, suitability, or accuracy.
niligid— Rolling (present continuous tense).
Payong niya adi.— This is his/her umbrella.
i-siw— a young bird especially newly hatched ones, chick
lampaso— A traditional floor scrubber crafted from a mature coconut cut crosswise in halves, with the meat removed and the shell intact. The outer edge of the shell is chipped away, receding it from the husk-fiber edge, which serves as the scrubbing surface. To use, place the scrubber upside down on the floor, apply body weight, and scrub effectively with a back-and-forth leg movement.
lesa’— A nit; the egg of a human head louse, laid and firmly cemented to a strand of hair, usually near the scalp. The term may also refer to the attached egg casing that remains on the hair after the young louse has hatched.
sindak— startle; surprise
ibalaybay— Formed by adding the [i-] prefix to “balaybay,” creating an imperative. It commands or expresses a need to hang wet items (typically laundry) for air or sun-drying.
borokil
terengeteng— an intense situation or condition of the rays or sunlight reaching the earth
bo’ok— (N / V) a physical fight; to engage in direct bodily combat
ponas— erase, rub clean
sogod— the inside or outside bottom or lowest part of a vessel or container, providing support or forming the foundation of the container
naknak— drainage such as from boil or old wound
inek-inek— making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body.; writhing
limonsitong-kastila’— lime berry
galpong— To pound, crush, grind, or pulverize a substance with a mortar and pestle until it is broken into smaller particles or transformed into a finer-textured product; Used when the substance itself—not merely its husk or covering—is deliberately reduced, as in making rice flour, powdered spices, medicinal preparations, or similar finely crushed materials.
omon— An egg; the reproductive body laid by a bird, reptile, fish, insect, or other egg-laying animal, within which an embryo may develop.
tikrag— to fall or drop from a higher elevation
arag-arag— people clamoring for help in the face of an emergency
langew— housefly; ordinary fly. A common, medium-small fly frequently found in houses, kitchens, animal enclosures, refuse areas, and places where food or organic matter is exposed. It typically settles on food, utensils, people, walls, and other surfaces and may breed in manure, garbage, spoiled food, and moist decomposing material. fly
axdat— smarting pain that particularly pertains to wound
mag-sagwan— to go boating in a small canoe using a hand paddle
barabad— throw any small objects such as stone, baseball and the like
Asog— The stratovolcano mountain about a kilometer (13°27′24″N 123°27′24″E) from Lake Buhi. It rises 1,196 m (3,924 ft) with a base diameter of 10 kilometers (6.2 mi). It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche. Asog generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642. After these eruptions, it remained dormant.
bonga— the result or reward of work or activity; offspring
barengbareng— stormy weather
gominiseng— woke up
liklik— to keep away from, stay away from, steer clear of, circumvent, or avoid.
e’xi— do sit, do sit on
omininom— drank
erew— rain stops, rain subsides, rain lets up /stops
rew-rew— describes a sick chicken but also applies to other fowls
mag-gi-ek— will tresh the rice using one’s feet
pag-alin— the act of leaving or removing an object
borok-borok— stomach rumble, bowel sound
era’— storm or typhoon has subsided, calmed down, turbulence has stopped, has died down in force or intensity, to die down" or "to subside", may be used too to describe a situation where a noise, a disturbance, or a problem is becoming less
bo-ong— split open a head of coconut either in the husk or de-husked
exe’— yes
ansag
no’no’— external nasal drip
taririk— twirl, pirouette
lakang— a step or pace; to take a step or move one's foot in a specific direction,
irik— tonsure
ingos— mouth
tokod— A prop, brace, post, column, stake, or other structural member placed to bear weight, maintain position, or prevent movement, collapse, or displacement. May be temporary or permanent. Unlike /teken/, a /tokod/ functions as a stationary load-bearing support rather than as a handheld implement. Core function: structural support
antax— bumpy ride
mongan— dwarf
meya-meya— event, party, celebration, bash, function
reg-reg— to get worse, degenerate,
ngoso’— mouth
kagaxaki— people on the groom’s side
a’got— hand stripping of abaca fiber
abo— ash, the color grey
po’law— (suprasegmental) depending on tone, intonation and syllabic stress could mean “I dare you to speak” in a threatening manner OR “Don’t say that”
otek— brain
riponpon— gather together
mag-ga-od— to row with oars
rokdok— To intentionally stab or pierce a person or animal with a sharp object, often with the intention of harming or killing, such as in the context of butchering.
dyolin— a small, spherical glass ball used in various games, often played on a flat surface with holes or targets
mintis— not hitting objective or target, inaccurate measurement
peyegaw— tipsy, unsteady, staggering, or foolish from the effects of liquor : fuddled
pingngig— cheek
libtong— hole-on-the-ground trap, quagmire
tıg-gatangan— the season when Boie’nen families run out their own-planted rice hence have to buy rice from other people measured particularly by volume using the wooden-local measuring implement called /otsaba/
pinanyo’— square
toltol— proper; well behaved; toe the line,
rora’— saliva, spit
axas— snake
rengan— at once, in unison, together, simultaneous,
atobangan— privates, genitalia
kepa-kepa— raising up and down both outstretched arms on the side in a similar manner as a bird flapping its wings
lapit— penis
agi-agi— routine, habit, experience
tagalpo’— stymie, to hinder, block, thwart, frustrate
ngiwi’— lip
loblob— the process of making particularly banana leaves ready for use in cooking as food wrap or lining by exposing these quickly over enough source of heat to wilt it thus making it soft and pliable
taeep— the process of manually separating chaff from grain, nuts and the like by putting it in a woven shallow-bamboo tray called ‘nigo’ which is then skillfully moved up and down to throw its content up then catching these back and in the process forces the lighter chaff to be blown away (see: taxpan)
sanga— branch
lakbang— width
baxangbang— the upper joint of the human arm and the part of the body between this and the neck; a part of something resembling a shoulder in shape, position, or function; shoulder
kinex-kinex— muscular spasm
andax— angst, dread, apprehension, worry
natek— Creamy extract obtained by grating and squeezing mature coconut meat. By extension: Any thick, creamy food extract prepared similarly. Compared with tagek, natek is specialized, referring primarily to coconut milk and analogous culinary extracts. Prototype: food cream
perengpeteng— hot-head, temperamental, hot-headed, prone to violence, quickly frustrated, impulsive, and having a tendency to act aggressively when angry or upset.
tila’tika’— flailing one's legs to regain balance and avoid falling; conveys a sense of sudden, reflexive movement to regain balance and stability
abot— reach, arrive, reach a place after a journey
garong— a traditional water-fetching tool consisting of a tin pail or bucket attached to a long bamboo pole, used for retrieving water from deep wells or water sources
mi-inomen— about to drink
anarayo’— measured distance, quantifiable distance, measurable distance
soki’— to turn and proceed towards the right or the left
singi— budding branch, offshoot, thin and flexible twig
esad— one
dayaday— again
bangot— refers to flavor-enhancing ingredients, such as dried fish, fermented shrimp, or various meats, used to infuse rich flavors into vegetables when cooked together through methods like sautéing or simmering.
pritos— fry
maostik— talented, gifted
siknit— female
kolibra— a viral infection that causes a painful rash, also called shingles or herpes zoster
iriwitiw— extreme height, utmost, summit, crown of trees
lapogo’— the fist-size newly formed underdeveloped fruit of the coconut tree some of which fall off
kaggatong— the person who built the fire particularly for cooking
axad— fence
soli’— to buy, buy back
ongkang— fall off from a higher level
garod— spear
ngola— mute, speechless, voiceless
alipadngan— passing lapse in focus, attention or memory
boli’— vagina
bilang— count
aganas— ladder traditionally fabricated from bamboo poles
talagin— infant
ostik— talent; gumption; sagacity; skills and traits that enable individuals to adapt, innovate and overcome challenges effectively.
lawed— midnight
e-neg— well-cooked rice that is ideal for good eating
sepa’sepa’— To chew food vigorously, heartily, or with obvious enjoyment; to munch with gusto. Emphasizes the pleasure or enthusiasm of chewing rather than merely processing food.
tagiliran— describes the condition of an object or person leaning or tilting to one side as a balance issue or resting on its side
ba’sing— grass or overgrown weeds and thicket cutting using a local machete
tya’— honorific identifier placed before the proper names or nicknames of older people referred to in speech by younger speaker
bisex— an irritating sensation of the upper surface of the skin; discomfort due to touch or contact (physical ticklishness), muscular discomfort

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