Meaning of kamang

scramble

n. kind of red snapper producing red fat: Lutianus sp.

v. 1. creep, crawl. Tabúni ang pagkáun kay kamángun unyà sa mga uk-uk, Cover the food or the cockroaches will crawl all over it. 1a. — sa kalisud, — daw úmang be in utter poverty. Nagkamang kami sa kalisud, We’re crawling in poverty; 1b. be sent sprawling on the floor. Nakakámang intáwun ang táwu nga naigù sa suntuk, The poor fellow was sent sprawling to the floor after he was hit by the blow; 2. go to a woman’s bed without prearrangement to have illicit relations. Ang ílang búy nagkámang ni Pitra, Their houseboy crawled into Petra’s bed; 3. go after a voter to keep him from voting for the opposition. Ang wà pa nímu mahaylu, kamánga. Kinahanglang way bútung Usminya dinhi, Go after those you can’t win over. There must be no votes for Osmeña. -in-ay(→) n. going after voters in the last moment to keep them from voting or buy their votes.