lapa' verb English. Butchers into portions, such as a hock, shoulder; used of animals and fowl, but not fish. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug babuy, lapa' niu, adun mpelutu' ta su seda'an ta dun. Sug betang dun, pain da niu dema. English. As for the pig, butcher it, so that we can cook what's to be our viand. What's to be sacrificed, set it apart.