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tumba v {1} [AB12; a] for s.t. upright to fall over, cause it to do so. Kinsay nagtumba sa bisiklíta? Who made the bicycle fall over? Natumba ang bátà, The child fell. {2} [A; a] slaughter an animal for an occasion. Magtumba tag báka sa ímung kasal, We will slaughter a cow on your wedding. {2a} ug kandílà [A; b] light a candle as an o? ering. Nakatumba na siyag kandílà pára sa kalag sa mga minatay, He has already lighted a candle for the departed souls. {2b} [A; a12] consume a liquor container full of drink. Kanang grupúha mutumba ug usa ka tárung tubà, That group will consume one kerosene can of palm toddy. lúbu a un-balanced: {1} for a vehicle to have its load unevenly distributed. {2} for a building or ship to have a top floor that is too high in proportion to its bottom floor. Kusug kaáyung mukíling ang barku nga tumba lúbu, A ship which has an unproportionately large upper deck easily lists. v [B1256] develop a lack of bal-ance. tumbatumba v {1} [A13] o? er various reasons for doing or not doing s.t. , keep changing ones mind. Nagtumbatumba ka ánang pangatarúngan nímu. Ug buhátun nímu, buhata na, You keep changing your reasons. If you want to do it, do it already. {2} [A] play ball with the politicians, not stick to one or the other but going along with whoever is in power. {3} [A; c1] for capital in a business to be so small that it is entirely invested in merchandise and new goods are bought with proceeds. Dì paú- tang ang tindáhan ug magtumbatumba ang puhúnan, A store that has all its capital invested in goods cannot a? ord to give credit. a having flexible politics. Kinahanglan tumbatumba ang nigusiyanti, A businessman has to be flexible when it comes to politics. n = liyalíya.