sipit 1
verb
English. Carries s.t. under one's arm without a strap; holds, carries a baby in one's arms.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Iiwiten dayun sumuba', sinipiten, miktimpang di gileken.
English. Then he carried them with him as he went on up river, one under each arm.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Laung ni Dukait, “Embin, sipit mu dinaan si Englas, pu' ndi'u muit lumaad, pu' duuni guiten ku manuk muka' kuyut nami kini.”
English. Dukait said, “Embin, carry Englas in your arms for me; I can't carry him across the river, because I'm carrying a chicken
and this knapsack of ours.”
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ki gemal, sa' matay ig bata'en, ndi'en begay belengen, tunganen meksipit dun, lumbus na laak tulan.
English. If a tarsier's baby dies, the tarsier won't abandon it; it keeps carrying it until there is nothing left but bones.
In group with: sipupu
Generic. uit