ika'
adjective
English. Small, little, few.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Taug, maika' gupia getaw.
English. Taug is a very small person.
Synonym. bata'
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' meksimba, maika' dai sumimba.
English. When there's church, few attend.
Synonym. kampun; liang; lintek 2
Antonym. bagel
kaika'ay
English. One's childhood, esp. very early years.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Buat kaika'ayu nda'u melingaway su kebian nu gapan deksu' da dun nemun.
English. From my early days I have not forgot when the locusts came, even until now.
Idiom: ika' da dun
Little remaining of a larger quantity; lacking a small amount or almost, nearly.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug bitekel bulawan, maika' da dun su galisen, pu' migetus.
English. The gold necklace has few alis pieces left, because it snapped.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su trak sikayan ku, maika' da dun melulid.
English. The truck I rode, nearly overturned (i.e. lacked slightly more/different circumstances/fate to have overturned).