kanu verb English. Sacrifices s.t., makes or supervises an offering; gen. for all kinds of offerings made to what are regarded as sentient, but unseen beings. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bela'en tug bata'u, nda' pa mpekanu, pu' nda' pai sukatan dun. English. The sacrifice I promised to give for my child hasn't been held yet, for [I] don't yet have what's needed for it. In group with: ampang; amu'; beklug; buis; dulang; iba'; labet getaw telunan; limpas; lingat; memulig; patay; pigikay; sablaw; sangat; siuk; ugas kanu bata' noun English. A sacrificial ceremony on behalf of a small child to insure his safety when being taken on a trip; gen. for sacrifices on behalf of a child. Cultural Note. It is often performed with a pesengku' ceremony. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug bata'u, nda' pa pekanu beta'ay. English. My child hasn't had a ceremony held for him yet. In group with: dumelagit; lepeep; medalag; penagay kanu lupa' noun English. A sacrificial ceremony held when rice is ready to fruit, so that the memenwa spirits will allow it to grow well and have no disease until it is harvested; gen. for harvest ceremonies. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' ndi' ita mekanu lupa', ndi' ita sengku'an, pu' binsi nu memenwa. English. If we don't hold the kanulupa' ceremony, we will get no harvest, because the memenwa spirits will notice that we haven"t sacrificed [and do harm]. In group with: bekti' 2; bekyag; neknay; pailis; sengku'; tapi'