semba' noun English. A particular song tune, oft. sung two singers, responsively and characterized by allegory. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki semba' nilan kitu kagebii, ndai' lain kiseglayanen, si Uan kia, pu' melaat mai gulaulanen. English. In those songs of theirs last night, the person that indirect speech was aimed could be none other than What's-His-Name, because what he dies is bad. verb English. Sings words to such a tune. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Kusik, kali' ilan peksemba' ni Ilayan, mialad nailan getaw, pu' diadia mekineeg. English. You know Kusik? When he and Ilayan were singing back and forth a crowd gathered around them, because everyone was listening to them. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw Iniin, lumbus metau meksemba', gembata' sa' megulang, libun laki nai metau meksemba' dinilan. English. The Engin people all know how to sing the semba' song; young and old, men and women among them know how to sing it. Generic. bebat