sengik
Variant. engik 2
verb
English. Removes whole corn ears from stalk, harvests corn.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su ma'is ta, kalabung mitimalan gupia sengikay gutung.
English. Yesterday our corn was virtually wiped out, harvested by monkeys.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Lema' mangay pau tu nga Singkat, pu' talu'u pa dinilan megabang ilan mensengik dig bata' ma'is ta kiin, pu' megela' babuy.
English. Tomorrow I'll go see Singkat's family and ask them to help harvest our little bit of corn, or the pigs will get it all.