sumat verb Sense 1 English. Looks at s.o. deprecatingly as if to say, “What's wrong with her?”; speaks deprecatingly about one seen at a distance. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw, sa' mesumat dig duma nen, ndi' mpia, pu' ginis limbung. English. If a person belittles his companion it isn't good, because it is one kind of wrongdoing. Sense 2 English. Observes s.o. to recognize or to ascertain that one's behavior. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw kiin, misumatu ma lai, mekesuun ma lai sia. Mauma pelum mitekaw kawasay. English. That person I was indeed observing, seemed to be a good man. So, why did they take him off the bus? Synonym. suma Generic. bantay; libak; sudaw; sudi'