tai' 1 noun English. An ordinary manufactured needle for sewing. verb English. Sews s.t., embroiders. Example sentence: Subanen. Lema' meditu paug Bayug, mekpetai' pau selualu; nda'idun nai selualu gembegu. English. Tomorrow I'm going to Bayog to get have someone make me some trousers; I have no more new trousers. In group with: lubung 2; uglip menai' noun English. Tailor-bird, gen. for several species of the genus Scientific name. Orthotomus. Example sentence: Subanen. Kiin menai', kaas menai'i piningalan nami dun, pu' sa' megbaal salagen, tai'enen sug daun gayu, pekselaganen. English. As for the tailor-bird, the reason we call it that is because when it makes its nest, it sews together leaves of trees; and makes them into its nest. Generic. manukmanuk