"Bettak" is a word in ILOKANO
v. /-UM-/ [= BUMTAK] 1. to crack. Bimtak diay baso idi natnag. The glass cracked when it fell. 2. to burst, explode. Bumtak ta lobom. Your balloon will burst. 3. to break out as war. Naiyanakak idi bimtak ti gubat. I was born when the war broke out. /MANG-: -EN/ or /MANGI-: I-/ 1. to cause to crack. 2. to cause to burst or explode. /MA-/ [= MABTAK] 1. to be caused to crack, to crack. 2. to be caused to burst or explode, to burst or explode. Nabtak diay lobo na. His balloon burst.
A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
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Two anthropologists fly to the south sea islands to study the natives. They go to two adjacent islands and set to work. A few months later one of them takes a canoe over to the other island to see how his colleague is doing. When he gets there, he finds the other anthropologist standing among a group of natives."Greetings! How is it going?" says the visiting anthropologist."Wonderful!" says the other, "I have discovered an important fact about the local language! Watch!"He points at a palm tree and says, "what is that?"The natives, in unison, say "Umbalo-gong!"He then points at a rock and says, "and that?"The natives again intone "Umbalo-gong!""You see!", says the beaming anthropologist, "They use the SAME word for 'rock' and for 'palm tree'!""That is truly amazing!" says the astonished visiting anthropologist, "On the other island, the same word means 'ind ex finger'!"
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