endaw
noun
English. Sun or day: that period of time from just before the sky begins to lighten until sunset; gen. for days of the week and the
divisions of the day.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa bena' duun ig lain gendaw ki gembata', penamal na gusay mektulug, muka' medalem gupiai gilepen.
English. Now then on another day, as for the child, he kept right on sleeping, and his sleep was very deep.
particle
English. Counting particle of daylight days, now also of 24-hour days.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki gendaw Sabadu, iini kepitu endawen di sala simana.
English. Saturday is the seventh day of each week.
c.f. ebii
gendawgendaw
adverb
English. Every day.
pegendawan
verb
English. Is, becomes the next day.
peglegendaw
verb
English. Night has passed, it has become day.
pegendaw
verb
English. Becomes day, becomes daylight, becomes the next day.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Lema' sa' megendaw, lapus amu baalegaan.
English. Tomorrow when its" day, get up early and cook.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki manuk, sa' meguni na sa' gebii, iini tu'usan nami dun, kinana' ma'antu, sungu na megendaw, atawaka dali' endaw na.
English. When the chickens crow at night, it's our sign that since they are doing so, it is probably almost a new day, or already dawn.
pengendaw
noun
English. The dry season, expected to be January - late March or early April of each calendar year.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Buat dig bulan Ginidu sampay Gabedil, kiini timpu pengendaw, pu' meliang pa gupia dumupi'.
English. From January to April is the dry season, for it rains very rarely.
Synonym. pedes
endawan 1
adverb
English. The time of a given event, era, period, time.
endawan 2
noun
English. One's birthday.
salangendaw
adverb
English. day before yesterday
Example sentence:
Subanen. Nanu amu minateng? Baa, salangendawan pa, laak kalabung, nda'u pekegdayun ditu niu, bilayanu gupia.
English. When did you get here? Intj., day before yesterday, but I couldn't go on to your house yesterday, because I was very tired.
In group with: denglag; kalabung; lema'; nandaw; Duminggu; Lunis; Madetis; Midekulis; Guibis; Bidenis; Sabadu
Idiom: dali' endaw
adverb
English. Ca. 4 a.m. (Technically still part of the night.) see gebii.
Idiom: puti' delagay
adverb
English. Ca. 5 a.m..
Idiom: siselem, buka' gendaw
Variant. siselem, buka' silang
adverb
English. Ca. 5:30 a.m..
tumiiag na su gendaw
Variant. sumiibangi gendaw
adverb
English. Ca. 6 a.m..
Idiom: kumayangkayangi gendaw
adverb
English. Ca. 7 a.m..
Idiom: ginenga' menaiki gendaw gembaba'
adverb
English. Ca. 7:00-9:30 a.m..
Idiom: ginenga' menaiki gendaw metaas
adverb
English. Ca. 9:30-10:30 a.m..
Idiom: mengengawati gendaw di gektuan
adverb
English. Ca. 10:30-11:30 a.m..
mekuti gendaw
Variant. taasendaw
adverb
English. 12 noon..
Idiom: mpulidi gendaw
Variant. mpalisi gendaw
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kegdupi'en dini, palis na gendaw.
English. When it rains here is in the early afternoon.
adverb
English. Ca. 12:30-1:30 p.m..
Idiom: ginenga' menaugi gendaw metaas
adverb
English. Ca. 1:30-3:00 p.m..
Idiom: ginenga' menaugi gendaw gembaba'
adverb
English. Ca. 3:00-4:00 p.m..
Idiom: di gulu gayui gendaw
Variant. sungu mesindepi gendaw
adverb
English. Ca. 5:00 p.m..
mesindep nai gendaw
adverb
English. Ca. 5:45 p.m..
Idiom: kagaw gebii bu gendaw
Variant. sakup gebii bu gendaw
Variant. pelepuun gebii
adverb
English. Ca. 7:00 p.m..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalabung, kedateng nami genat tu madekiting, kagaw gebii na bu gendaw.
English. Last night when we arrived from the market, it was already dark.