gebii
Variant. ebii
noun
English. Night, the period between sunset and sunrise.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sukal ta na megbula, pu' gebii na. Ndi' na maita' sug bula sa' sidebisiuun.
English. That's enough ball-playing for us now, because it"s nightfall; we can't see the ball any longer when it's served
In group with: kagaw gebii bu gendaw; sakup gebii bu gendaw; pelepun gebii; tulug bata' ; sungu na meginenga'i gebii; meginenga'i gebii ; miklak meginenga'i gebii ; dali' endaw
particle
English. Counting particle of the passage of 24-hour days.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pasaden, se gebii da. Laak nemun itu, lima gebii na.
English. His agreement, just one day. But (as of) today it already has been five days.
kagebii
adverb
English. The night that passed before today, last night.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kagebii, nda'u gupia meketulug, pu' melaun gupia kelemut.
English. Last night I couldn't sleep very well, because there were many mosquitoes.
peglegebii
verb
English. Becomes night; is caught at nightfall with a job unfinished, a destination not reached.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa pemegba'ugaan su nga kenakan datu'. Nda' maiben ilan megba'ugaan, miglegebii.
English. Well, then the chief's young men began cooking. They had not been cooking long when night fell.
pekpelugebii
verb
English. Travels, works at night.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' meditu amu Bayog, ndi' amu pelugebii.
English. When you go to Bayog, don't end up there (or return home) at night.
salanggebii
adverb
English. The night that passed before yesterday, night before last.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Salanggebii duun ig bituun minita'u peglayug buat di sindepan pegangay di silangan.
English. Night before last I saw a star flying from the west toward the east.
Idiom: ebii gendaw
adverb
English. Does, happens always, continually.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su kedateng nami dinig Bubuan buat Nasuli', ebii gendaw na ig dupi'.
English. When we got here to Bobuan from Nasuli, it was raining continually.
Idiom: binaya' gebii bu gendaw
English. The distant future.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ta' dun ki kebetang ta kini, sa' ta'i kelebu'anen tug binaya' gebii bu gendaw.
English. I do not know what our current circumstances mean for the future.