Differences between the Mansaka orthography and this data set.

ʔ - Glottal stop is not spelled out in the standard orthography, but otherwise occurs in all positions (word initial, postconsonantal, intervocalic, and final). Putting it at the beginning of an otherwise vowel-initial word creates a sort problem in Microsoft Word (which puts all such entries after <z>), so I do not mark it initially. Otherwise, in all other positions, it is indicated. After a vowel the Svelmoe dictionary uses an acute accent (à = aʔ, ì = iʔ, ò = uʔ, ù = ə́ʔ).

ŋ = <ng>. The sequence spelled <ng> in the Svelmoe dictionary is represented with the IPA symbol for this phoneme.

o = [u]. The symbol <o> in the Svelmoe dictionary indicates the vowel [u] in most other Central Philippine languages.

u = [ə] “the schwa sound”. The symbol <u> in the Svelmoe dictionary indicates the schwa sound, spelled <ɨ> in Reid (1971). In order to be in line with most Philippine and Austronesian data, I am keeping the standard IPA /ə/ symbol. This particular difference between the orthography in the Svelmoe dictionary and most linguists’ understanding of the symbol <u> has caused serious misinterpretations, because <o> is /u/ and <u> is / ə /. The reader should be aware of these differences, as they have created errors even in Blust’s ACD < https://www.trussel2.com/ACD/>.

A DICTIONARY AIMED PRIMARILY AT VERBS
A large number of entry favor the verbal counterparts of words in Mansaka, as opposed to their nominal variants.
gontiŋ = guntiŋ v. ‘to cut with scissors’, but missing guntiŋ ‘scissors’
lagus = lagəs v. ‘to make a floor’, but simply ‘floor’ as a noun.
pawà = pawaʔ v. ‘clear and prepare a field for planting’, but ‘swidden’ as a noun.
sandok = sanduk v. ‘dish up with a wooden spoon’, but ‘ladle’ as a noun.
sokà = sukaʔ v. ‘to put vinegar in’ but missing the simple noun ‘vinegar’
sokì = sukiʔ v. ‘to be a customer’, missing the noun ‘steady customer, regular dealer’

THE FRAGILITY OF THE GLOTTAL STOP
kasogowan < *ka-suRuq-an ‘commandments’ [expected <kasuguʔan]