Palåbran 10/05/09: Lamas

Lamas (LA-mass): (adjective) Rotten, decayed, decomposed, putrefied.

Uses:

"Munga måkånno' i lamas na hineksa'." = "Don't eat the rotten rice."
"Adahi nininok-mu na u lamas." = "Be careful of the thing you're hiding to ripen that it doesn't become rotten."
"Ma yute' i dankolo na troson kåtne sa' lamas esta." = "They threw away the large cut of meat, because it already became rotten."

Palåbran 10/02/09: Inetnon

Inetnon (ee-NET-none): (noun) Assembly, association, club, group, league, corporation, crowd, gathering.

Uses:

"Kao un atende i inetnon eskuela?" = "Did you go to the school assembly?"
"Guåha un inetnon mane'egga' gi aksidente." = "There was a crowd of onlookers at the accident."
"Dånkolo na inetnon taotao gi gipot." = "There was a large gathering of people at the party."

Palåbran 10/01/09: Atalaki

Atalaki (a-ta-LA-kee): (verb) Scowl, look at menacingly, to give a dirty look.

Note: Many times, people use atan båba (bad look) when they mean atalaki.

Uses:

"Ha atalaki i patgon." = "He scowled at the kid."
"Cha'-mu umatalaki yo'!" = "Don't give me a dirty look!"
"Hu atalaki i che'lu-hu sa' manoppe'." = "I gave my sibling a dirty look because he was talking back."

Palåbran 09/28/09: Tåftåf

Tåftåf (TOUGH-tough): (adverb) Early.

Uses:

"Makmåta yo' gof tåftåf gi egga'an." = "I woke up early in the morning."
"Humånao gue' tåftåf." = "He left early."
"Tåftåf ha baba i pachot-ña." = "He spoke (opened his mouth) too soon (early)."

Palåbran 09/25/09: Håle'

Håle' (HAH-lee'): (noun) Root, source, origin.

Uses:

"Hu tatme i simiyas, lao ti manmanhåle' trabia." = "I planted the seeds, but they have no roots yet."
"Dumokko' ta'lo i cha'guan, sa' ti hu laknos todu i hale'-ña." = "The weed sprouted back, because I didn't remove all its roots."
"Håfa i hale' enao na sinangan?" = "What is the origin of that saying?"

Palåbran 09/23/09: Laknos

Laknos (LACK-nus): (verb) Take out.

Uses:

"Hu laknos i leche gi kahon ais." = "I took out the milk from the refrigerator."
"Ma laknos i maletan-ñiha siha." = "They took out their suitcases."
"Ha laknos i salåpe' para i chenchule'." = "She took out the money for chunchule'."

Palåbran 09/22/09: Låña

Låña (LAWN-ya): (noun) Oil (generic term).

Note: Be careful how you pronounce this word, låña means "oil," but laña' is an expletive that can be considered very offensive depending on the company present.

Uses:

"Kao un tulaika i lañan måkina gi karetå-mu?" = "Did you change the engine oil in your car?"
"Na'maipe i laña ya ta aflitu lumpia." = "Heat up the oil and we'll fry lumpia."
"Hu yute' i lañan niyok sa' mahange'." = "I threw away the coconut oil, because it was rancid."