temba'
verb
English. Gives one's attention to an activity or person, often exclusively; implies acceptance, welcome.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Penemba' mu gupia su saaku, kaas pekineegan mu, pu' sa' ndi' mu penemba'en su saak, ta' mai kesembag mu dun?
English. Pay careful attention to what I ask, so that you listen to it, because if you don't pay attention to it, how can you answer
it?
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ya'a pa di gembata, ndi' mu tanan pegebangan su gama' mu meglilik, temba'en mu laaki kekpanaw mu.
English. You're the kind of a child that doesn't help your father at all with the clearing; all you care about is going places.
Generic. tagikul