esel
n · v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does esel mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, esel is a noun meaning ‘speech, utterance; speak, talk, utter, say’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- nspeech, utterance
- vspeak, talk, utter, say
Inflections & forms
- man-ah’selprogressive talking
- imeselpast talked
- en-eselfuture will talk
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.