dugu'
noun
English. Blood of a living creature, human being.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Iini minatay dun, pu' miagus ig dugu'en.
English. This is the reason he died, he ran out of blood.
verb
English. Bleeds.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' mpanaw ita, dayun mekebian ita di telaidan, mangel ita. Bisan maika', megdugu' dadema.
English. When we are out and walk through sharp grass, we get cut. Even if the cuts are small, they still bleed.
kadugu'
verb
English. Swears an oath to support the truth, says the word kadugu' in support of the truth.
noun
English. The oath of saying “kadugu'.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kadugu' pa nug bata'u maika', kana'u lai ig balus.
English. I swear by my youngest child, I'm not lying.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Kadugu' mu?” “Kadugu' pa.”
English. “Do you swear to it?” “Swear yet.”
Idiom: lua' dugu'
English. Of an animal, bird, human, spits blood,
Scientific name. hemoptysas; spit blood
Cultural Note. Perceived as a clear symptom of tuberculosis.