uma
n · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does uma mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, uma is a noun meaning ‘clearing in the woods or on the mountainside planted to root crops like yams, taro, bananas’. 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
- nclearing in the woods or on the mountainside planted to root crops like yams, taro, bananas
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.