A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

kindof palm thatch. lang see lámang, 2c1. kini ug
kini, kanà ug kanà in giving excuses, reasons or alibis:
it is because of this, because of that. {1c} in response
to a question as to the identification of s.t.: yes, it
is the one. Mau ba ni ang imúha? Dílì mau, Is this
yours? No, that is not the one. Si Pidru na ba nà?
Mau na, Is that Peter now? Its him all right. {1d}
yes, that is the case, said esp. in response to negative
comments. Kusug siyang manghulam mu rag kamaung
muúlì.Mau, She likes to borrow things as if she
knew enough to return them (which she doesnt).Yes,
that is so. {1e} nang, na sa ginháwang [verb] doing
ones best, tiring oneself out doing [verb]. Mau na nga
pangítà nákù, (or mau na sa ginháwa nákung pangítà)
ug sápì apan kamu nagsígi lang ug ínum, I wear myself
out earning money, and all you do is drink. {1f}
ra pud núun thats the only thing thats wrong with
it. Dì man pasulayan sa dì pa mapalit.Mau ra pud
núun, Its good, but you cant try it out before you buy
it.Thats the only thing that is wrong with it. {1g} -y
(ang) pag-[verb], i-[verb] is the time [so-and-so] happens.
Mauy ipanangpit níya manday human na, He
calls you after hes finished eating. Pag-adtu níya mau
say pag-adtu nákù, When he went was the time I went,
too. {1g1} pa see pa-, 2e, 8b. {1h} nga [noun] the
aforementioned, said. Wà ku makaila sa maung táwu,
I dont know that particular person. {1i} pay ... pay
even though [such-and-such] is the case, [so-and-so] is
true of the same person anyway. Mu pay mangáyù
mu pay mangísug, He asks a favor, and yet he has
the nerve to get angry. {2} nga [sentence] therefore,
consequently. Sígi kung praktis, mau nà nga maáyu
kung mubayli, I always practice. Thats why I dance
well. Sa ámù kanúnay nga mangísug si Máma. Mau
gánì nga dílì layhang mupaúlì si Pápa, Mother is always
angry at home. That is why even Dad doesnt
like to go home. {3} ra no more, thats all. Adúna
pay láin?Mau ra, Is there any more?Thats all there is.
{3a} ra nga the same. Mau rang klasíha nà. Purus
tagdiyis, Those are of the same class. They are all ten
cents apiece. {4} ra ug {4a} it seems. Mu rag láin nà,
It seems to be a different one. {4b} rather. Mu rag
giuhaw ku, I am rather thirsty. Ang báhù dílì mangga,
mau rag nangkà hinúun, The smell is not that of the
mango, it is rather like that of the jackfruit. Mau ra
ug nahuwasan na ku sa ákung kakulbà, I feel a bit
relieved from my fright. {4c} as if [so-and-so] were
the case. Nagpaduludiskursu siya mu rag si kinsa, He
took it upon himself to give a speech as though he
were s.o. v {1} [B1256] turn out to be correct. Gisulaysuláyan
kug duut ang usa sa mga timbri, namau
bayà, I tried pressing one of the buttons at random. It
happened to be the right one. {2} [A13] be the same.
Bísan ug atbang ta sa pulitika magmau lang gihápun