iman
noun
English. A snare for catching game, esp. one having an arching catapult which triggered, tightens the snare and raises the game into
the air or immobilizes it.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su giman ku, kali' metaban babuy, igedanen sia pusu'u.
English. When my snare caught a boar, he would've bit my calf.
verb
English. Sets such a snare.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalabung saba' nami menengaw pengimanan nami, miangelu di sail, mi'indegan ku ig buung butilya.
English. Yesterday when we were looking for a place to set our snare, I cut my heel; I stepped on a broken bottle.
In group with: bitayan; palesek
Generic. pegutus
Idiom: iman seklid
noun
English. A snare for game which has a trip line that activates the catapult which snares and suspends the game by the leg.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' megbaal giman seklid, kana' peglaam babuy.
English. If he makes a trip line snare, it is not to catch wild pig.
Idiom: iman tua'an
noun
English. A covered lasso snare for catching fowl by the leg.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Antuman, sa' meglaam lebuyu', iini baalenen giman tua'an.
English. When Antuman snares jungle fowl, what he makes is a covered snare.