linebu'
Root form labu'
verb
English. Of an individual or family, does s.t. alone.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' pinenggi' tuminaun ka, miglinebu'a, sala mu, papas lebaten mu sug binaal mu, pektebu'en labat sug binaal mu, pu' sa' ndi' mu pektebu'en labat, melasaya dun, pu' megela' babuy.
English. Suppose you make your field by yourself, just you, you should make a fence, all the way around your field, for if you don't
build it clear around, your work will be for nothing, because wild pigs will eat all (you plant).
Antonym. saud
adjective
English. Characteristic of a place where one or one's family resides or works alone.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Linebu' sug binaal nilan.
English. Their field is by itself.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Duuni getaw dengantu senglangan, dua' tawan ig bata'en, migbenwa ilan diag linebu'.
English. Long ago there was a couple, with two children, who resided off by themselves.
Antonym. sumbalay