agaw
verb
English. Takes s.t. without s.o.'s approval, but with s.o.'s knowledge; fights over s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi'a mengagaw gayepan duma mu.
English. Don't take your friend's toys.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki nga gembata' kiin, sa' seluyan mu ilan gayepan nilan, subay pegbeliin mu palas, adun ndi' nilan pekegawan.
English. If you buy toys for those children, you must get identical ones, so that they will not fight over them.
Synonym. ilug 2; lampas; lapas
Idiom: kagaw gebii bu' gendaw
see. endaw
Idiom: kagaw ginaa
Variant. kagaw inaa
English. Is at point of death, is struggling for breath.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su gina'u midetengan ku laak na pekagaw ginaa, nda' na ami tanan kegabit.
English. When I reached my mother, she was at the point of death, and we never even had a chance to talk with each other.
Synonym. sama' 1
Generic. liget
Idiom: pekagaw bekti'
verb
English. For winds from various directions to meet and become buligut, a whirlwind.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Mekagaw bekti',” mesekeg gupia genus dumuluk sa' timpu memensuti gpalay.
English. “Fighting over the harvest ceremony” is the name of strong winds that blow when rice is beginning to fruit.
Generic. enus 1