Yakan - papu'

papu'

Grandparent, grandfather or grandmother; great-aunt or great-uncle.

Ellum pe papu'kun.

My grandparents are still living.

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magpapu'an

To consider s.o. as grandparent.

Always used with a negative.

Gey ku magpapu'an a'a bahi' iyan, iyu' isab la'atan.

I am not considering that old person as my grandparent; she is hot tempered.

kapapu'an

Forefathers; ancestors.

Sine kapapu'an a'a iyan?

Who are the ancestors of that person?

Pusaka' amban kepepu'an pe.

It is an inheritance still from our forefathers.

apu'

tubu'

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