Subaanen
noun
English. Subanen, Subanon, or Subanun people of the hinterlands of the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Sinubaanen
noun
English. Language and customs of the Subanen.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su ngag duma Subaanen, sa' mangay ilan dig lunsud, mpiid ilan mektalu' Sinubaanen.
English. When some Subanen go to town, they are ashamed to speak Subanen.
menginubaanen
Variant. meksinubaanen
verb
English. Speaks Subanen, oft. implies knows how to.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Ama', kana' metau megbinisaya', subay pidemi laak menginubaanen bisan dig Bisia'an.
English. Father doesn't know how to speak Viayan, he always must speak just Subanen, even to Visayans.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Duuni getaw sa' meksinubaanen, meglamug Kinasila'i penggelalen.
English. There are people who, when they speak Subanen, mix in Chavacano words.