tali 2 adjective English. Unsoftened in texture yet watery, a condition of cooked root crops and which is desired by some Subanen and not by others: flavorless, hard. Example sentence: Subanen. Su gabi metali, kuminapes. English. The unsoftened taro turned watery. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig banggala, sa' metali, melaaten. English. When cassava is unsoftened, it's bad.