silung adverb English. Underneath s.t., beneath. noun English. That portion of a house considered beneath the main house and principally the usu. open-air space under a house raised on posts. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw migeglud di silung balayu kia, pesuun ku pulis, adun mekawi'u diniin. English. I informed the police about the person who hid under my house there, so that I could surrender him to them. verb Sense 1 English. Enters shelter from rain or sun. Example sentence: Subanen. Ditug balay kia, mapit ita menilung. Buus sa' mulaw, dekag ita pegdayun. English. Let's take shelter there at that house. Then later when the rain stops, we can go on. Sense 2 English. Overhears, eavesdrops. Example sentence: Subanen. Kamun, misilungan ku pegyaga si nga Susi, diin daw metebasi kapi kiin, sumaluy daw ilan besakan, dia mesempel landing. English. This morning I overheard Susi and others talking, and they said that at coffee harvest, they will buy a rice paddy there near the airstrip. c.f. dialem Sense 3 English. Studies, investigates s.t.. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' megubad dayun nda' pa penilungay, melegen gupia, pu' ndi' mesabuti ma'ananen. English. When one translates and has not yet studied it, it is extremely difficult, because he doesn't understand what it means.