laki Variant. lai 2 Sense 1 noun English. The male of any species. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw Iniin, lumbus metau meksemba', gembata' sa' megulang, libun laki nai metau meksemba' dinilan. English. The Engin people all know how to sing the s" chant; young and old, women (and) men already know how to sing it. Synonym. eseg In group with: limensad; limut; liwas; seladeng; tudu Sense 2 English. The Subanen constellation which rises about 4 a.m. in late March; the traditional name of the month beginning in late March when this constellation rises. balulaki noun English. A widower. bata'laki noun English. A male child, boy. Example sentence: Subanen. Bena' miniben nailan megampu', megbedes na dema si Maria, sampay migbata', iin ig bata'en, bata'laki. English. When they had been living together a long time, Maria became pregnant and bore a child, a boy. piglekian Variant. piglaian noun English. The groom's relatives in marriage negotiations and the wedding. Example sentence: Subanen. Naa bena' mitubus kumamali piglibunan, laung ni gukum kia, “Yamu demai kamal, piglaian.” Kuminamal dayuni piglaian. Kali' pektalu' si Ampana, “Naa kini, kumamalu dema. Kini sia, kia nga getaw senglangan, kemalan muka' ndi', miksama da. English. Now then, when the bride's party finished giving advice, that arbiter said, “You also give advice, groom's side.” Then the groom"s party gave marriage advice.