sīn
Money; centavo, small change under one peso.
Urunganun ku siyampū' sīn.
Give me ninety centavos.
sinīn-sīn
To have money.
He has money now because he recently sold copra.
magsīn-sīn
To spend money (often unnecessarily).
He works hard because he likes to spend money.
That child just wants to spend money.
kasīnan
To pay money (to induce to do an unlawful thing), buy off s.o.
The reason that he killed that person is because he was paid.
Many voted for him because he paid money to many.
Gey niggew me' pulisin bang kasīnan.
The policemen don’t apprehend (people) if they are paid money.
anak sīn
Interest (for money loaned or borrowed).
For one thousand he has to pay fifty pesos interest in one month.
SAYINGS IF ONE ASKS FOR MONEY OR WANTS TO REFUSE TO GIVE
Subey niya' peppikte.
One should have wings.
Bang niya' lu'u para si higad-higad.
If there is any there for the edge.
Ga' niya' empe buli'ku.
I have no padding for my behind.
Bang si' kite engkohan...
If we had a tail...
Tiya' ku tukung.
Here I am bald.
Sārun si' bang humadjad subey pegge' tiya' kumissup...
One would if one could throw it out... but because one is tight....