dedama
verb
English. Has hope, expects s.o.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pegdedemaan ku su kedatengen.
English. I hope he'll arrive.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa, pigdedamau sa' ki mbianan nu nga getaw dig baryu, sa' melengas da, mekepesikad di nga getaw sampay dig lain baryu, sa' menamal dai getaw di kepebagel di ketubu'...
English. Now then, I hope that, if what the people of the barrio experience, if it's good, it can help people even in other barrios
to speed progress, if people persevere in increasing their living...
Synonym. dateng