nengi
Variant. ngeni
verb
English. Asks, begs, urges s.t. of s.o.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Penengia lempan ditu gapu' mu.
English. Go and ask your grandmother for some vegetables.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Mbuus, sa' meditu amu ni nga Undu', pengeni pa amu bunga kalebasa nilan, lempan ta.
English. Later if you go to the house of Ondo and family, ask for one of their squashes, for our viand.
Synonym. ungaya'
In group with: ubug
nenginengi
verb
English. Prays to, entreats, an unseen being.