sabi' Sense 1 verb English. Taps s.o. to attract his attention. Example sentence: Subanen. Naa, sug delaga muka' sug begutaw, subay ndi' meksabi'sabi', pu' peglaungen nilan nu timu'ay. English. Now then, young women and young men shouldn't be tapping each other, because they will be warned by the headman. Sense 2 English. Of a cat, taps, slaps, grabs at s.t.. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki kuting, betaden sa' dumapa', sebi'anen deli' dekagen pa ebutay. English. When a cat catches some prey, it slaps it around before biting it. Synonym. akuy; kebit Generic. puleg