Mapun - pallun

pallun

A language; the point of what s.o. is saying.

That man knows how to speak many languages.

Ya' tahati ku pallun nu.

I can't understand the point of what you are saying.

0, mag-

To speak a language.

Panday ko pallun Mapun?

Do you know how to speak Mapun?

N--redup

-redup-an

To scold s.o. harshly (often with curse words).

Bay ku pallun-pallunan na sukat lay takakan me' sapi' ku supang na.

He scolded me harshly just because my cow happened to eat his young banana shoot.

pallun-pallun timamboha'

To speak nonsense.

Ya' bitu luu kaiyaan nu pallun-pallun timamboha' ni tangnga' manusiya'.

You don't have any shame speaking nonsense in public.