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go-on v To seize or confiscate something, usually an animal, for payment of a debt or to reclaim something, as an animal, which has not been paid for. 1.1v To be seized or confiscated, usually an animal for payment of a debt. "Maniò to ian a now ogkago-onan to kuddò ka warò utang ku kaniu?" “Why is it that I am the one from whom you confiscate a horse for a debt [when] I have no debt to you?” [Property seized is often not that of the debtor but may belong to another relative or member of the same village. As a result, the delinquent party may be pressured by village officials to repay the debt. If he/she cannot, others in the village may cover the debt, particularly if such intervention is needed to prevent an act of violence in retaliation due to the loss of an animal.] see fr.: gampas.

gotì 1v To roast separate kernels of corn in the fire so they pop like pop corn. The popped kernels are picked up with bamboo tongs and eaten after ashes are shaken off. [Popping corn in a pan would be considered sandagon or “fried” but when kernels pop, oggogoti-on. Popping corn in a pan would be called ogbobotubotu.] 2deriv n Roasted kernels, esp. of corn Ka goti-an no agoloy, igpako-on to iam no nig-anak oyow ogkabongkag ka langosa no nigmalibuson to diralom. The roasted kernels of corn is fed to the [mother] who has newly given birth so that the blood clots will be discharged [from her body.] [Roasted kernels of corn are fed to a new mother so that the clotted blood from her uterus will be discharge from her body.]

hibot v To vow, swear [by someone], that what one says is true. [Apparently this type of vow can be positive or negative. It can be used of anyone vowing to carry out a threat but can also be used of someone vowing to carry out a promise. One can vow by a favorite child.]