Yakan - dende

dende

Woman; girl; female.

Ta'u magbella dende miya'an.

That woman (or girl) knows how to cook.

Anakne sakahin dende.

Her oldest child is a girl.

lella

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Woman, girl (vocative); respectful term of address for women younger than oneself.

Ambannu be iyu', dende?

Where have you been, woman?

abu' dayang 1

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