dialem
adverb
English. Of orientation, inside of s.t., under s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Tanda' mu bitang su paisu? Kamun, diin la sia dialem ni tangkeb kiin.
English. Where did you put my bolo? Earlier, it was there inside that rice container.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Melegen laaman, pu' midialem.
English. It's hard to get, because it is way at the bottom (of the barrel).
noun
English. The inside, underside of s.t.
c.f. silung
Idiom: dialem ginaa
Variant. dialem delendeman
verb
English. Feels, says, thinks to oneself; unexpressed thought.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa migbaalegaan sug delaga maika' gusay bata' ulen, ma'niin laak ba gumanuk. Dialem ginaa nug begutaw, “Sa' inaan, inaani kalukalu binaalegaanan, kana'u mbesug dun. Pu' maika' gusay.”
English. Now then, the girl cooked with a really small rice pot, about the size of an egg. The young man thought, “As for me, if perhaps
I am the one being cooked for, it won't fill me up. It's really tiny.”