sulung 2
Sense 1
noun
English. End walls of a traditional Subanen house constructed of thatch, bark palm leaves rather than walling, gable.
verb
English. Constructs the ends of a traditional house, usu. with the nibung palm leaves.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug balay nami, sinegay nda' mesulung, mitegelan ami gupia sa' dumupi' na, pu' selinggian mpakayaw mbasa' sug lawas balay.
English. Before our house had the gables on it, we really had a hard time when it rained, because the whole inside of the house got
wet from the rain coming in.
Sense 2
English. Interior of a house, implies the center of the main room.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Andun ma, Singyur Gadi'?” “Aa metiba' ig la'apan dini sulung.”
English. “What is it, Your Majesty (lit. Sir King)?” “Intj. here in the center of the room are many brass betelnut chew containers.”