tipus verb English. Fastens roofing onto the kesaw, usu. with rattan. Generic. egbed noun English. The material used to tie on non-manufactured roofing, almost always thin rattan. Example sentence: Subanen. Mengektas ita guay, pu' nda'iduni tipus nug balay ta sa' tekleban ta. English. Let's go cut some rattan, because our house has no ties if we want to roof it. Example sentence: Subanen. Kali'en sintakay su tipus nu gatep, dekag migetus, milabu' dayun. English. When he jerked the roofing tie tight, that is when it broke, and he fell.