daya' noun English. Member of a foreign ethnic group vaguely referred to in contemporary stories, perhaps the Dayak of Borneo. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' panawi tampusan metaas gukum, sug launan penguitenen, sug daya'i meguit dun. English. When the highest arbiter goes somewhere his things are carried by the Daya' (as a slave?). daya'daya' verb English. Takes s.t. whether given or not, from relatives and close friends (Considered a good custom with good will on both sides.) Example sentence: Subanen. Mendaya'daya', kana' mpiid mengagaw, pu' beta'an. English. One who takes things is not ashamed to take without asking, for he is a relative.