lenged 2
Variant. kalenged
Variant. kumalenged
conjunction
English. Conjunction that introduces a circumstance sentence or margin: since, in view of the fact that.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Dig benwa kia, naa meliwag bawang kiin, naa lenged kig bawang kia, pitu meselag etawan ki meselag etaw dun.
English. In that country, now then (there was) a wide settlement, now then since it was a (wide) settlement, it had seven councilors
as its councilors.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalenged pa mitalu'en, iini midengegen.
English. Since he said it, it's what he must have heard.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Dekagu midini, kumalenged midiniinu, sug baalen ni Ama', pia pa gembata'u, migela' di guluu.
English. When I came here, since I came, (it follows that) as for what Father does, even though I'm small, I know how to do (as well).
Synonym. kinana'; kumad