abit
verb
English. Converses, discusses s.t. of minor importance.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kamun milangan ami gupia megabitabit nu nga sundalu, kaas nda'u ganam pekangay dini.
English. Earlier we were seriously delayed conversing with the soldiers, so I couldn't come here sooner.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su gembata' kiin, ndi' metau mekabit, pu' beed.
English. That child doesn't know how to speak, because he's voiceless.
Grammar. Usu. abitabit.
pekebitan
Variant. pikebitan
noun
English. The way one speaks, one's language or dialect.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' megyaga si Arman kia, gitaw Tubuy gupia pikebitanen. Muka' metau meginetaw Salug, sampay gitaw Sindangan.
English. When that Arman speaks, his dialect is the pure Tuboy language. And he knows how to speak Salug, and even Sindangan.
Generic. talu'
In group with: kintul; yaga