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To divide into shares or portions, to portion out, (particularly said of meat or fish for sale); to ponder or weigh well, think it over. Bakìbakíon mo ang ímo buót agúd índì ka matám-an sang kalisúd. Ponder or consider everything well that you may not be overwhelmed with difficulties. Bakîbakía ang kárne, ísdà, etc. Divide the meat, fish, etc. into portions (of about equal size), (see báhin, huláy, párti, timbángtímbang, sibôsibò, bìnágbínag, katákáta).

To apportion, divide, distribute, hand out, give out, dole out. Batábatáha ang kán-on. Dole out the rice (equally to all), (see katákáta).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of ínot. Inótinóti sing mantékà ang pagpríto sang manók. Use only a little lard in frying the chicken. (see katákáta, kiníkíni).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of ínot. Inótinóti sing mantékà ang pagpríto sang manók. Use only a little lard in frying the chicken. (see katákáta, kiníkíni).

To splash, spatter, bespatter, to pour forth volleys of words, prate, prattle, chatter. Nagalapútak siá sang hámbal. He pours out volleys of words, is a great chatterbox. (see lapútyak, búrà, dúkal, hágak, wákal, katâkátà, etc.).

To discover, to open-, tear-, rend-, clothing so as to expose the skin. Amligí ang pamúngkò mo, kay básì mabihangán ikáw. Be careful in sitting down, lest you expose yourself. Figuratively: Katákatáhon mo sing maáyo ang mga kalán-on kag ilímnon nga natigána sa mga bisíta, kay básì makulángan kag bihangán kitá. Portion out well the food and drinks prepared for the visitors, for otherwise we may run short and be put to shame. (see búklang, gísì, búhang).

To manage-, distribute-, portion out-, well, apportion, assign; to spend little, be economical, live frugally, be thrifty. Katákatáha ang humáy, agúd índì kitá makulángan, kay dílì gid maáyo ang áton pinatubás sa karón nga túig. Portion out well the rice or we may run short, because this year's harvest was far from good.