TOBO
n.
USAGE
Nabari’ yo tobo.
“The pipe broke.”
Pomintok yo tobo.
“The pipe sprang a leak.”
Nag-agi sa tobo yo tobig.
“The water passed through the pipe.”
NOTES
Distinct from tobo’ “mushroom” and tobo’ “grow; sprout.”
Minimal pairs:
tobo
“pipe; sugarcane”
tobo’
“mushroom”
tobo’
v.
“grow; sprout; develop”