pinig verb English. Separates similar kinds of things or persons into different groups. Example sentence: Subanen. Su kegdedil nami tu Sindangan, pikpinig su metau muka' nga di' metau, nda' peglemugay. English. When we had marching drill in Sindangan, those who knew how were separated from those who didn't; we weren't intermingled. Synonym. paas; pain