pepala' noun English. Small (ca. 45 cm. long), slightly striped whitish, poisonous snake. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki pepala', sa' maita' mu dig dalan, talu' mu dun, “Pegelatay mau diin. Di sala bulan kiin, mayan dau puli' dini.” Sampay matay, ndi' megawa' ditu. English. If you see a pepala' snake, say to it, “Wait for me here. Next month, I'll come by here again.” Until it dies, it will not leave there. Idiom: megelat pepala' verb English. Waits in vain.