iling
Variant. sunggiling
Variant. tunggiling
verb
English. Emulates, imitates, is like s.o. or s.t..
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ilingiling di gempanaw, si Luasan, mipanaw na.
English. As if he were a traveller, Luasan has gone (died).
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su megulang mu, gempia ig betaden, nda' mu penunggilingay.
English. Your parents' ways are good, but you have not emulated them.
Compound. ndai' kailingan
adjective
English. Having no substitute.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Baa ndai' kailinganen, ya'a na gupiai angay ditu, adun kana'a kambat ukitan.
English. Intj., there is no one else, just you to go there, so that you don't have to be told.
Cultural Note. Indecl.