tenga' 1 verb English. Halves s.t. noun English. Middle of s.t.. Example sentence: Subanen. Luangan su selasa, ditu betangay su peglau, lupiten sama ayu nen di tenga'anen, adun megindeg da. English. The floor has a hole cut out of it, and there the beam is placed, the middle of it held between two pieces of wood, so that it is suspended vertically. Example sentence: Subanen. Gulang bata' bu' tampusan ngudan, lumbus laki. Ki nga tenga'tenga' pelum, na libun. English. The oldest and youngest were boys. The ones in the middle were girls. Synonym. lekti' ginenga' noun English. Half of s.t.. Example sentence: Subanen. Pautang mau palay begas pia laak siam salemun, laga' sala gantang bu ginenga'. English. Lend me some rice. Just nine pints would be enough, equivalent to about a ganta and a half. ginenga' bulan noun English. A fortnight, two weeks" time. Idiom: peginenga'i gebii verb English. Becomes, is midnight: 12:00 m. Example sentence: Subanen. Lemen laak miginenga'i gebii, mitanudu nda' nau dayun tulugay. English. Just barely midnight, I awoke, and then did not go back to sleep. Generic. gebii Idiom: miklak meginenga'i gebii English. Between midnight and ca. 1:00 a.m.. Example sentence: Subanen. Miklak miginenga' gebii, dekag ami miktulug. English. It was after midnight before we went to sleep. tenga' bata' Variant. penenga'an noun English. Middle child in a set of siblings. titenga' noun English. Middle of s.t. physical or abstract. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug balay nu gapu'u, dua'i suguden, pu' bilet nilan di titenga'. English. As for my grandmother's house, it has two rooms, for they partitioned it in the middle. verb English. Differentiates things, judges, distinguishes. Example sentence: Subanen. Sug daan betad tigaman ta, subay pektinenga'en ta. English. As for the customs we're used to, and differentiate (which are good to keep).