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A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

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{3} [A123P; a4b4] have an obstructing bone in the<br />

vagina. Gibalitang (gibalitangan) man si Títa, galisud<br />

ug anak, Tita had an obstruction in her vagina<br />

so that she had a difficult delivery. {4} [AN; a] make<br />

a whippletree for a plow or piece <strong>of</strong> wood for a net.<br />

balítang n female sexual organ.<br />

balítaw a {1} an improvised courtship song consisting<br />

<strong>of</strong> stanzas sung alternately by a boy and the girl he is<br />

asking the hand <strong>of</strong> (in practice by their spokesmen).<br />

The stanza consists <strong>of</strong> four rhymed lines, in any rhyme<br />

scheme, with the last two repeated. Each line ideally<br />

consists <strong>of</strong> twelve syllables, though this number is <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

not strictly adhered to. In modern times the balítaw<br />

is not used in courtship, but for social occasions where<br />

people show their skill at improvisation. {2} = bítaw.<br />

v [A; a] sing a balítaw.<br />

balíti = dalakit.<br />

balituk v [A; b6] {1} do a back somersault, flip over<br />

backwards. Maáyung mubalituk ang sirkadur, An acrobat<br />

flips over backwards with ease. {2} go back on<br />

a promise. Mibalituk siya sa íyang sáad, He took back<br />

his promise. {3} switch party loyalty. Ang Nasyunalista<br />

mauy íyang balitukan, Hell defect from (or defect<br />

to) the Nacionalista Party. {4} [B26] for a contribution<br />

to be returned to the author. Mibalituk ang íyang<br />

tampu, His article was rejected.<br />

balitùtù a very tightly tied. Bugtúa na lang kay balitùtù<br />

pagkabaligtus, Just cut it because it is knotted<br />

tight. v [A; c1] make a knot very tight. -in- n knot<br />

tied in such a way that it is hard to undo.<br />

baliug (from líug) v [A; c] wear s.t. around the neck.<br />

Nagbaliug siyag panyù, He wore a handkerchief around<br />

his neck. n band around the neck.<br />

balíus v [C13; c3] pass one another going in different<br />

directions. Nagkabalíus mi kay pag-abut nákù mu say<br />

íyang paglakaw, We missed each other because when<br />

I arrived, he had just left.<br />

baliw n {1} k.o. tall pandanus, the leaves <strong>of</strong> which<br />

are used for coarse mats and baskets: Pandanus<br />

copelandii. {2} mat made from this pandanus.<br />

báliw n divine punishment, usually for incest, consisting<br />

<strong>of</strong> being struck by lightning and turned into stone.<br />

Báliw ímung maánig pahimuslan mung ímung anak,<br />

Youll earn divine wrath if you make love with your<br />

daughter. v [a4] {1} be struck with lightning and<br />

turned into stone. {2} be hit by lightning. Gibáliw<br />

ang lubi, The coconut was hit by lightning. {3} be<br />

crazy. Wà ka balíwa. Tigúwang ka na makigminyug<br />

diyisisayis? Are you out <strong>of</strong> your mind? At your age<br />

you want to marry a sixteen-year-old?

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