Words uttered in counting for good luck.
These words are said in counting to see whether one has good luck. Like yes, no, yes, no. If one ends on irup it is good, one will live; if one ends on mati it is not good, one will die. Knives are measured this way when bought, also doorways in a new house, guns, and fields.
Sinukud isab piraley, pina'in: “irup-mati, irup-mati.”
The working bolo is also measured. One says: “irup-mati, irup-mati.”