salili verb English. Exchanges s.t. for another of equivalent worth under the circumstances. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' su kelabaw megulang, dayun duun ig duma nen sungu titi'ay, laak begu kelabaw pa, ubugen dayun nu gapu' nu megulang kelabaw, “Sa' meliaga, salilian ku dini'a, pu' petain mu dadema.” English. If a water buffalo is old and there is another, younger one about to be slaughtered, the owner of the old one will ask for it, saying, “If you are want, I'll exchange with you, you kill this (old) one in exchange for yours (alive).” Synonym. beles; saliu