buntal verb English. Of a river, stream, for high water to arrive from upriver suddenly and visibly in the form of a large wave. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki nga gembata' kiin, ndi' niu petuyangay muli', tekaw buus mesungkak nilan ig buntal. Kamun pa dema ki dupi' dig buid kiin. English. Don't just let those children go home, lest they are hit by a surge of water. Earlier also it did rain farther upstream there. Example sentence: Subanen. Ndi' amu dipag, pu' minuntal sug baa'. English. Don't cross the river, because the flood is swelling. Synonym. ulu