tali 3
Sense 1
verb
English. Divines whether it is good to plant or build.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Laung ni Ama', “Melengas su pesekan mu balay, pektalimu deli', adun mesuunan sa' melengas ma da pesekan balay dia tanda'.”
English. Father said, “It will be good if you do divination first at the place where you're going to put the posts of your house, to
see whether that's a good place to build your house.”
Example sentence:
Subanen. Subay ki taunen ta kiin, pekteliin ta, sa' mpia ma da, ndi' ma da ita megladu dun.
English. We must do divination about that field we want to make; if it is all right, then we won't get sick as a result (of making
a field there.).
Sense 2
English. Casts lots.
Generic. indan 1