Sama, Central - liling

liling

N-

to look carefully; to observe every detail; to examine in order to make a judgment, evaluation.

This stem is often reduplicated.

Angey kow magliling-liling?

Why are you looking so carefully?

Ngaliling koh iya ili, subey kow pahap.

He there is looking carefully, you should be alright.

eh, ni-

to be criticized.

Siyan nililing eh nu.

Who is being criticized by you?

Whom/who are you criticizing? ["Who" seems to be replacing "whom" in American English.]

limut sallah

pangaliling

to be habitually critical; to be a "critic".

Bang luun nggoh tunang nu, pahapun addat nu, maka lanuin baran nu sumpey lumah nu maka kow mbal taliling eh na, sabab iya ili pangaliling.

If your sweetheart's mother is present, be careful in your behavior, and clean yourself including the house and you won't be able to be criticized by her, because she there is given to criticizing.