"Adu" is a word in ILOKANO

adj. /NAG-/ many, much, plenty, numerous. Immay ti adu nga tao. Many people came. AG- [pt. NAG-, prp. AG- + R1, ptp. NAG- + R1], active verbalizing prefix with diverse meanings, such as: 1. to do the action (usually intransitive) expressed by the stem. Agsangitak. I shall cry. 2. to use the object denoted by the stem a. instrument clothing, ornament, etc. Agaradoak. I shall use a plow. or: I shall plow. 3. to play the game or sport denoted by the stem. Agmadyong tayo. Let’s play Mah-Jongg. 4. be affected by the ailment or disease denoted by the stem. Aggurigor diay ubing. The child has a fever. 5. to pursue the profession or career denoted by the stem. Agmaestra ni Pilar. Pilar will study to be a teacher. 6. to reach approximately the number indicated by the stem. Agtallopulo a tawen nan. He is about thirty years old. AG-may occur with one or more (rarely more than two) other affixes with a single stem, such as the following: AG--INN-, same as AG--INN--AN 1.