laung 3
verb
English. Of an arbiter, a headman, warns s.o. to stop an activity which is offensive or which may become offensive.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug lumbus duuni sawanen, ndi' amu gusay pektendugtendug, muka' peglaungen amu nu gukum.
English. All who are married, don't keep accompanying (members of the opposite sex), lest you be warned by the arbiters.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si nga Uan, piglaung ilan dun nu gukum, pu' duuni pinggulaula nilan melaaten.
English. So-and-so received a warning from the arbiters, because they did s.t. wrong.
Synonym. dendi'; gaad