sapi' 1
noun
English. Rotted or broken tree limb that may, or did, fall from its tree or from having been stuck in s.t. on the way down from the
tree.
noun
English. Broken off and suspended branch, oft. in danger of falling further.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' mpanaw ita di gulangan, subay meglengilam ita, labi pa sa' genus, pu' melebu'an ita buus sapi'.
English. When we are walking in the forest, we have to walk carefully, especially if it is windy, or hanging branches might fall on
us.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug belatiku, mibali' ig linasanen, milebu'an sapi' maa' bagel paa.
English. As for my trap, its catapult guide broke; a dead branch as big as your thigh fell on it.