asin
verb
English. Salts s.t.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' metebang, esinay mu, pu' ndi'u metaw megasin dun.
English. If it tastes flat, salt it, because I don't know how (much) to salt it.
adjective
English. Salty in flavor.
masin
noun
English. Sodium chloride, used to season food and to preserve fish, salt.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Iini baalan nami ditug dagat, pelutu'en, adun mbaluy masin.
English. What we do with the sea is cook it, so that it becomes salt.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Inamay mu da ig lempan kiin, sa' ndi' ma da mpait, atawaka kulang masin.
English. Taste that vegetable dish to make sure it isn't too salty, or not salty enough.
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