lai 2 adverb English. Adv. of strongest commitment; indicates strong emotion feeling: indeed. Example sentence: Subanen. Aba! Ndi' mu lai pulegay iin, pu' mesaba' mu mbuus! English. Intj.! Don't lai touch that, for you might harm it (and be blamed) later! Example sentence: Subanen. Baa Kig bata'u, bisan kenduta'i kebelu'en, ndi'u lai malek di paladen. English. Intj.! No matter how bold [in expecting it] my child is, I won't lai accept respect from him in the traditional way.