suba'
verb
English. Goes upstream, of anything, whether actually in the water or not.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalabung, peksuba' ami ditu Titik, mikebian ami pait duminaik, melaun gupia.
English. Yesterday when we were going upriver to Titik, we went by pait fish laying eggs in the shallows, a whole school of them.
Generic. panaw
suba'en
Variant. suba'an
verb
English. Has an illness characterized by vaginal bleeding, but believed to involve internal rising of blood, hence the name.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig libun, tabia' sa' suba'an, mekendekendek gupia, pu' sa' ndi' mbulung, mekepatay, balinen da sa' mesidaan.
English. Excuse the mention of it, but if a woman is hemorrhaging, it is very frightening, because if it isn't treated, it can be fatal,
just as missing menstrual periods can be.
Generic. ladu