emem
Sense 1
verb
English. Holds liquid, food in one's mouth; dissolves s.t. in the mouth.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki gembata' kiin, ndi' mu gusay sengalay, pu' su gaanen kiin, nda'en edulay, pegememenen laak.
English. Don't feed that child any more bites, because he still has food in his mouth, he hasn't swallowed it, he's just holding it
in his mouth.
Synonym. laget
Sense 2
English. Has s.t. to say, but doesn't say it.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' duun ig delendeman mu, ndi' mu laak ememay, pesuang mu.
English. If you are thinking about s.t., don't supress it; express it.
c.f. buni