linteng
Variant. belinteng
verb
English. Refastens s.t. by tying it; ties s.t. temporarily, as beams of a house while awaiting nailing.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig balay kiin, subay lintengan, pu' midulag na saba' kedaam balayen.
English. This house needs to be tied up (e.g. to a nearby tree), because it's leaning due to its being an old house.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Timbangan, sinukayan ku kalabung pembelintenganen sug dending muka' labat. Melaun gupia gembata' mekpenaik diag lekaw.
English. Yesterday I hired Timbangan to tie up the walling and railings temporarily. Lots of children climb up into my fieldhouse.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug lekawu, midulag, subay belintengan, adun ndi' medaag.
English. My field house is leaning, and it must be tied to trees, so that it won't fall down.