Sama, Central - saligsig

saligsig

N-

‘chicken’ to do a mating dance.

In this dance, the rooster dips one wing in a pre-mating ritual.

Naligsig na teh naan manuk ku, ngalanji ni manuk danda.

My rooster is doing a mating dance at this time now, [he] is courting for the hen.

N-

fig

to approach a woman; to hang around women; to hover over women.

eh, ni-

‘women’ to be approached by a man; to be fawned over by men.

The English expression "to be fawned over", means for someone have undo attention paid to her in order to gain her favor. However, the English term is not limited to courting, but can be applied to anyone, male or female, in various circumstances, such as a waitperson fawning over customers.

Ley kami eh na naligsig dibuhih.

We were fawned over by him last night.

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