deksu' 1
verb
English. Finishes; finishes preparing for an event such as a fiesta. In that sense, begins the event!
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' megdeksu' su peglumpuk, alap amu megba'ugaan keseligan gupia.
English. When the meeting is ready to begin, get only the most trustworthy to do the cooking.
Synonym. papas 2; sapul; tubus
deksu'an
noun
English. End result of an activity; climax of an activity, event.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali' pektalu' su guak, “Kana' mu bata', pu' maitem.” Su gegdag, ndi' dadema meliag, pu' maitem ma dadema. Kaas deksu'anen, miksual ilan.”
English. Then the crow said, “It's not your child, because it's black.” As for the little-crow, it also did not like it, because it
was also black. So the end (result) was, they argued.”
Example sentence:
Subanen. Nda' pa tanan medepet sug deksu'an nug beklug, lemen pa laak miktelipuun, melaun na gupiai getaw minampu'.
English. The climax of the beklug ceremony hasn't come yet; it has barely begun, and already very many people have come to it.
Idiom: deksu' nemun
adverb
English. Extending to the present: until now.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Buat kaika'ayu nda'u melingaway su kebian nu gapan deksu' da dun nemun.
English. From my early days I have not forgot when the locusts came, even until now.