dekem verb English. Refuses to follow orders, whether in sullen silence or by bending over face down, nearly touching the ground/floor; bends over forward to avoid being carried along by a strong wind. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' sugu'en mu laak duukem ndi' mekpetuud. English. If you order s.o. (to do s.t.), but he refuses (, we say) he doesn't obey. Generic. laub; milas