sagapa'
verb
English. Stops or restrains s.t. evil, bad or inferior.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Memuuku sia, laak nda' mbaluy, pu' misagapa'u nilan.
English. I was so angry I"d have thrown things, but they quieted me down.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Nda' mbundas su talu', pu' misagapa'.
English. What was being said was not continued; someone stopped it.