lingula
verb
English. Inadvertantly causes s.t. to happen by mentioning it or its probability.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' megbaal amu binagul, ndi' niu nemalay pektauglaungay, pu' melingulaan.
English. When you (pl) make raw sugar, don't keep on deprecating it, because it won't turn out well.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' megbaal ita natek melingulaan gupia pu' sa' ndi' peglingulaan nda' iduni nateken.
English. When we make palm pulp starch, it must be done very carefully, because if it isn't done carefully, there will be no palm pulp
starch.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' mekpesensala wasay, ndi' mpia mektauglaung, pu' melingulaan gupia.
English. When you have an axe forged, it's not good to deprecate the process, because it really won't turn out well.