ina' noun English. One's mother (designation and voc.). Example sentence: Subanen. Su gina' nami, nda'u na mesagut tetubu'. English. I never saw (came upon) our mother while she was alive. Synonym. maa Generic. useba ina'ina' noun English. One's stepmother or foster mother; considered as a mother. Example sentence: Subanen. Su gina'ina' ni Maas, gempeleget gupia di nga misunulen. English. Maas's stepmother is really mean to her stepchildren. pengina'an verb English. Resembles one's own mother in some characteristic, physical or behavioral. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig libun kiin, mingina'an gupia ditu gina'en, gemputi' dadema, sa' mekteteliud, ma'niin gupia nu gina'en. English. That woman there, she really resembles her mother, is also pale, if she turns her back, she is just like her mother.