"Iwat" is a word in HILIGAYNON
íwat - Scarcity, rareness, want, dearth,
scantiness; to be scarce, rare, difficult to
obtain, etc. Sa karón nga panahón
nagaíwat ang pílak. At the present time
money is scarce. (cf. hínà, íngol).
Though angels were easy to finds in cemeteries, she said that she didn't especially care for funereal angels and tombstone cherubs -- she wanted her angels among the living, not watching over the already dead -- and thus she scoured parks and gardens for the angels with whom, on some level, she wanted to commune.
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Q: How many divorced men does it take to screw in a light bulb?A: None, the sockets go with the house.
apínas - (Sp. apenas) Trying, difficult; scarce; to be trying, etc. Apínas ang pangabúhì karón. Life at present is trying. …
Read the complete definitionayá-ay - Scarce, rare, uncommon, seldom seen, seldom met with, hard to get; to be or become scarce, etc. Ayá-ay—or—nagaayáay …
Read the complete definitionhínà - To be scarce, difficult to encounter or obtain, scanty, scant, scarcely obtainable, hard to get; rare, scarce. Hínà— …
Read the complete definitioníngol - Scarcity, scarceness, rarity, dearth; to be scarce, rare, difficult to encounter or obtain. Nagaíngol ang kwárta, ísdà, páhò, …
Read the complete definitionmaíwat - Scarce, rare, not easy to obtain. (íwat; cf. mahínà, maíngol).
Read the complete definitiontigô - To be scarce, rare, scanty, inadequate, insufficient. (cf. íwat, hínà, íngol, higúshigús, maápsà).
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