Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 14

Vocabulary

ritorno

ri-TOR-no — Return, the act of coming back

gruppo

GRUP-po — Group, a collection of people or things

guerrieri

guer-RIE-ri — Warriors, fighters in battle

vittoriosi

vit-to-rio-SI — Victorious, having won a battle or contest

parenti

pa-REN-ti — Relatives, family members

li

li — Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun

incontrano

in-CON-tra-no — They meet, encounter someone

porta

POR-ta — Gate or door, an entrance

città

cit-TÀ — City, a large urban settlement

costringono

cos-TRIN-go-no — They force or compel someone to do something

salire

sa-LI-re — To go up, climb, or board something

poi

poi — Then, afterwards, later

vengono

VEN-go-no — They come; third person plural of 'venire'

inviate

in-via-TE — Sent; feminine plural past participle of 'inviare'

invitazioni

in-vi-ta-ZIO-ni — Invitations, formal requests to attend an event

amici

a-MI-ci — Friends, people one has a friendly relationship with

vicine

vi-CI-ne — Nearby, neighboring; feminine plural adjective

affinché

af-fin-CHÉ — So that, in order that; subordinating conjunction

vengano

VEN-ga-no — They come; third person plural present subjunctive

aiutare

a-iu-TA-re — To help, to assist someone

celebrazione

ce-le-bra-ZIO-ne — Celebration, a festive event or ceremony

vittoria

vit-TO-ria — Victory, success in a battle or contest

Quando

QUAN-do — When; temporal conjunction or adverb

arrivano

ar-RI-va-no — They arrive, reach a destination

all'ingresso

al-lin-GRES-so — At the entrance, at the entry point

villaggio

vil-LAG-gio — Village, a small rural settlement

accolti

ac-COL-ti — Welcomed, received; past participle of 'accogliere'

abitanti

a-bi-TAN-ti — Inhabitants, people who live in a place

luogo

LUO-go — Place, a specific location or area

offrono

OF-fro-no — They offer, present something to someone

loro

LO-ro — Their, them, they; pronoun or possessive adjective

liquore

li-QUO-re — Liquor, an alcoholic beverage

conducono

con-DU-co-no — They lead, guide someone to a place

case

CA-se — Houses, residential buildings

dove

DO-ve — Where; relative adverb of place

banchettano

ban-CHET-ta-no — They feast, eat at a large celebratory meal

danzano

DAN-za-no — They dance, perform rhythmic movement to music

suono

SUO-no — Sound, musical tone or noise

Infine

in-FI-ne — Finally, lastly, in the end

teste

TES-te — Heads; plural of 'testa'

catturate

cat-tu-RA-te — Captured, taken prisoner or seized

conficcate

con-fic-CA-te — Driven into, impaled; stuck into a surface

collocate

col-lo-CA-te — Placed, positioned in a specific location

presso

PRES-so — Near, close to, at a place

sorgente

sor-GEN-te — Spring, a natural water source

se

se — If; conditional conjunction

numero

NU-me-ro — Number, a quantity or amount

sufficiente

suf-fi-CIEN-te — Sufficient, enough for a purpose

circondano

cir-CON-da-no — They surround, encircle something or someone

Prendere

PREN-de-re — To take, grab, or capture someone or something

propri

PRO-pri — Own; possessive adjective indicating ownership

vicini

vi-CI-ni — Neighbors, people living nearby

sembra

SEM-bra — It seems, appears to be a certain way

essere

ES-se-re — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb

pratica

PRA-ti-ca — Practice, a habitual custom or activity

comune

co-MU-ne — Common, widespread, shared by many people

eppure

ep-PU-re — Yet, nevertheless, however; concessive conjunction

menzionati

men-zio-NA-ti — Mentioned, referred to in speech or writing

casi

CA-si — Cases, instances of something occurring

cui

cui — Which, whom; relative pronoun

visitatori

vi-si-ta-TO-ri — Visitors, people who come to see a place

uccisi

uc-CI-si — Killed, slain; past participle of 'uccidere'

tradimento

tra-di-MEN-to — Betrayal, treachery, act of deceiving someone

durante

du-RAN-te — During, throughout a period of time

danza

DAN-za — Dance, rhythmic movement performed to music

L'uso

LU-so — The use, the act of using something

veleno

ve-LE-no — Poison, a toxic substance causing harm or death

viene

VIEN-e — Comes; third person singular of 'venire'

menzionato

men-zio-NA-to — Mentioned, cited; past participle of 'menzionare'

volte

VOL-te — Times, instances; plural of 'volta'

caso

CA-so — Case, instance, situation

vittime

VIT-ti-me — Victims, people harmed by an act or event

uccise

uc-CI-se — Killed; third person singular past of 'uccidere'

bevendo

be-VEN-do — Drinking; gerund of 'bere'

fornito

for-NI-to — Provided, supplied; past participle of 'fornire'

padre

PA-dre — Father, a male parent

ragazza

ra-GAZ-za — Girl, young woman

attorno

at-TOR-no — Around, surrounding something or someone

testa

TES-ta — Head, the upper part of the body

stanno

STAN-no — They are; third person plural of 'stare'

danzando

dan-ZAN-do — Dancing; gerund of 'danzare'

lance

LAN-ce — Spears, long pointed weapons used in battle

bambù

bam-BÙ — Bamboo, a fast-growing tropical woody grass

sembrano

SEM-bra-no — They seem, appear to be a certain way

utilizzate

u-ti-liz-ZA-te — Used, employed for a purpose; past participle

ci

ci — There, us; pronoun or adverb of place

detto

DET-to — Said, told; past participle of 'dire'

esplicitamente

es-pli-ci-ta-MEN-te — Explicitly, clearly and directly stated

combattevano

com-bat-TE-va-no — They fought, engaged in battle

armi

AR-mi — Weapons, tools used for fighting

d'acciaio

dac-CIA-io — Of steel, made from steel

vi

vi — There, you; pronoun or adverb of place

frequenti

fre-QUEN-ti — Frequent, occurring often or repeatedly

riferimenti

ri-fe-ri-MEN-ti — References, mentions of something

asce

A-sce — Axes, sharp-bladed tools used as weapons

coltelli

col-TEL-li — Knives, bladed cutting instruments

matrimonio

ma-tri-MO-nio — Marriage, the union of two people

generalmente

ge-ne-ral-MEN-te — Generally, usually, in most cases

trattato

trat-TA-to — Handled, dealt with; past participle of 'trattare'

madre

MA-dre — Mother, a female parent

giovane

GIO-va-ne — Young person, youth; adjective meaning young

proposta

pro-POS-ta — Proposal, a suggestion or offer made to someone

entrambi

en-TRAM-bi — Both, referring to two people or things together

genitori

ge-ni-TO-ri — Parents, a mother and father

recano

RE-ca-no — They go, betake themselves to a place

dopo

DO-po — After, afterwards; preposition or conjunction

molti

MOL-ti — Many, a large number of people or things

preliminari

pre-li-mi-NA-ri — Preliminaries, introductory steps before a main event

introducono

in-tro-DU-co-no — They introduce, bring up a topic or subject

l'argomento

lar-go-MEN-to — The subject, topic of discussion or argument

missione

mis-SIO-ne — Mission, a task or purpose someone is sent to do