sepik Sense 1 verb English. Chips, splinters, shatters s.t., even things regarded as essentially supple. Example sentence: Subanen. Misepikan su nunuk, pu' libu'an leti'. English. The strangler fig was shattered, because it was hit by lightning. Synonym. pentig; sebing Sense 2 English. Decreases agreed-upon bride wealth. Example sentence: Subanen. Su geseg mimbeng tu piglibunan, pinengian megatus, dekag pasi' tinabuk. Dayun sinangu' nilan ki megatus. Bena' minateng na su pasad, bela'i nailan, migbegay laak siam pulu'. Kali' pektalu' su piglaian, “Giikteb laung misukatu.” Kali' talu' tu piglibunan, “Megatusi pasad ta.” “Metuud, kini mekpekilelatu dini'a, pu' iini gikteb misukatu.” Paingalan dun ia, siipikan su betad. English. The man who proposes to the woman's family is asked for 100 pesos before his proposal is accepted. They then agree on the 100 pesos. When the day agreed on arrives for their wedding, he just gives 90 pesos. Then the man's family says, “That's all we could come up with.” The bride's side says, “We agreed on 100 pesos.” “True, this is just my asking for your consideration of what I could come up with.” That is called shattering custom, i.e. reducing the bride wealth.