Yakan - langkew

langkew

Tall, high; high ranking; important.

Langkew pahāp mangga miya'an.

That mango tree is very tall.

Langkew isab palayang manuk-manuk miya'an.

That bird is flying high.

Si Climaco iniskoltan we' me' sundalu pegge' langkew iye. Mayol iye tu'u si Sembuwangan.

Climaco is escorted by soldiers because he is important. He is mayor here in Zamboanga.

bangsa2 lanjang taha'

pandak pasahanap

maglangkew-pandak

Diverse, different, various (of height, amount of money).

Maglangkew-pandak suweldoden.

Their wages are diverse.

Maglangkew-pandak me' manukin bang palayang.

The birds are (at) various (heights) when they fly.

Maglangkew-pandak kite bi.

We are of different (height).

pasang

langkew pagateynen

To be arrogant, haughty, overbearing; proud (lit. a tall liver).

A'a iyan ga' niya' kahāpan si iye pegge' langkew pagateynen.

Nobody likes that person because he is haughty.

abbu(han) takabbul

magpalangkew-langkew

Haughty, condescending, patronizing, stuck-up, uppity.

Dende iyan ga'i magpalangkew-langkew. Bisan a'ahin diyawa' paga'anen masi addatanne duk gey isab bē'udji'.

That woman is not haughty. Even if a person is lowly she still treats them courteously and does not mock.

(magpa)tigis-tigis