"Kadawyan" is a word in ILOKANO
adj. regular, normal, ordinary.
n. custom, habit, practice, usage.
n. menses, the menstruous flow. v. /AG-/ to menstruate.
... as a reminder that a white man could still kill him for nothing.
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One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attemptsto earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, assoon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him anddrags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's mostpopular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and thekeeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. Heoffers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until theycan get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit andenters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's agreat job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun ofpeople and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime.However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires ofjust swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying moreattention to the lion in the cag e next to his. Not wanting tolose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top ofhis cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the topto the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious,but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keepercomes and gives the mime a raise for being such a goodattraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps tauntingthe lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps goingup. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over thefurious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. Thelion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and roundthe cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime startsscreaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quickand pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up atthe angry lion and the lion says, " Shut up you idiot! Do youwant to get us both fired?"
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Read the complete definitionn. boredom, restlessness, sullenness, gloominess. adj. /NA-/ bored, restless, gloomy, sullen. v. /AG-/ to be bored, restless, sullen, gloomy.
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Read the complete definitionn. mist, fog. adj. /NA-/ misty, foggy.
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Read the complete definitionn. asthma. v. /AG-/ to have asthma, to contract asthma, to have an attack of asthma. adj. /-EN/ asthmatic.
Read the complete definitionn. stench of fermenting fish, meat, etc. adj. /NA-/ having the stench of this.
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Read the complete definitionv. /MA-/ [= MAARIEK or MARIEK] to be tickled, excited or stirred up agreeably. Saan mo nga iggaman ta siket …
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Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ to pickle, to preserve in vinegar and salt. Mangartem ka iti mangga. Pickle some mangoes. ARTESIANO [artεsiano; f. …
Read the complete definitionn. pity, mercy, compassion. v. /MA--AN: KA--AN/ to pity, have mercy on. Kaasian nak. Have mercy on me. adj. /NA-/ …
Read the complete definitionn. vicinity, neighborhood (of), near (someone or something). Urayen nak idiay asideg ti simbaan. Wait for me near the church. …
Read the complete definitionn. smoke, fume, steam, vapor. v. /AG-/ to produce smoke, steam or vapor. adj. /NA-/ smoky, steamy. --syn. ASIMBUYOK. ASOSASION …
Read the complete definitionn. love, affection, desire. Awaten na ngata ti ayat ko? Do you think she will accept my love? v. /AG-/ …
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