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dulug verb English. Doubles the original bride wealth, as a fine for taking s.o. else's wife. Example sentence: Subanen. Tabia' sug laki, sa' egauneni sawa duma nen, iin ig daan betad dengantu mekegulang, subay medulugen su miluatan nu sawa nug libun ginagawen. Pinenggi' sengibu, muli' dua' ngibu na. English. Excuse the mention of it, but if a man steals another's wife, the old custom of our ancestors was that he had to pay a fine double the bride wealth of the woman he stole. For example, if it was one thousand pesos, he would return two. Idiom: dulug basa verb English. Pays the fine for taking s.o. else's wife.
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