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Pålåbran 08/23/2010: Måmåhlao
Måmåhlao (muh-MAH-lao): Ashamed; be ashamed; shamefaced; bashful; shy; emarrassed.Note: This is also spelled/said as måmålao.
Uses:
"Måtåtå'chong i lahi sa' måmåhlao gue' bumaila." = "The guy is sitting down because he's ashamed to dance."
"Kånno' fan... munga måmåhlao." = "Please eat... don't be embarrassed."
"Gakgao na boi, ti måmåhlao manggåggao." = "The boy likes to ask for things, he's not bashful about begging (for stuff)."
Pålåbran 07/12/2010: Taiguenao
Taiguenao (tie-GWEH-now): That is the way (something is done); that is how; that is why; that is the reason--talking to and about addressee.Note: This definition comes from Topping's dictionary, but an easier, more enlightening definition would be "like that," or "that way."
Uses:
"Munga taiguenao." = "Don't be like that (that way)."
"Håfa na un ippe' i niyok taiguenao?" = "Why did you split the coconut like that?"
"Ti taiguenao mama'tinas nu kåsiyas." = "You don't build a chicken coop that way."
Pålåbran 06/12/2010: Fatå'chong
Fatå'chong (fa-TAH'-chung): Sit down.Note: Fatå'chong is used either as a future tense or as the command, otherwise matå'chong is used.
Uses:
"Matåtå'chong yo' gi siyå-hu." = "I was sitting in my chair."
"Fatå'chong fan gi fi'on nånå-mu." = "Please sit down by your mother."
"Para u fatå'chong gi hilo' guåfak." = "She's going to sit on the mat."
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