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Sense 1
verb prefix
English. A verbal prefix required by verbs indicating direction, verb stems beginning with l, verb stems beginning with nasals and
numerals; it is applied to the root/stem before regular verb affixation. See grammar section.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Naa bigayan begas, sala di gisa'...Naa miditu gupid nu gikam. Bigayanen begas su manuk ditu geksid nu gikam megatus.
English. Now then he was given hulled rice, one serving...Now then he went there to the side of the mat. He gave some rice to the chicken
on the edge of the "hundred" mat.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Inalap ni gadi' keni ki maika' manukmanuk, maya. Keni da, laung, Mbata', ki maya kiin, laung, maya, a salabuuk maya, pelutu' mu, sepulu' bu' dua' ki nanamen.
English. The king got this small bird, a ricebird. Just this, he says, Child, this ricebird, he says, ricebird, uh one ricebird, cook
it, twelve flavors.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali' penaik su gutung tu tengul lenggung, bena' tu na mesempel patalen, kigyugen.
English. When the monkey climbed the dead lenggung tree, when he got near the top, he shook it.