isel
verb
English. Squeezes next to s.o. on a sleeping area or bed, hence touches; clutches s.t. which yields and hence touches one.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Maisel ita nu peguidan.
English. [The bridge] railing touches us when we grasp it. [i.e. it gives and therefore is no help to us].
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ndi' mau iselay, pu' mainit gupia, melipungesu.
English. Don't sleep close to me, because it's hot, and I'm feeling very hot.