tua' verb English. Appears somewhere, in the sense of arrives. Example sentence: Subanen. Kamun sepulu' da ami mekpayna, maika' gupiai mitua'. English. Today there were only ten of us in the work party; very few showed up. Example sentence: Subanen. Tumu', Kia', su pasad ta, misipiat, pu' nda'u meketua' dini, pakaw duuni kelangan ku. Mikpanas pelum su nga ngudan ku muka' si Ama'. English. Uncle, I missed our appointment because I couldn't get here, s.t. delayed me. My younger siblings and Father all had fevers. Synonym. sagad pekpetua' verb English. Has a work day, arranges a work party. Example sentence: Subanen. Lema' ta' taway dun pelumi mekpetua'? English. Who is going to be next to have a work party, tomorrow? Example sentence: Subanen. Pesida'an ku telu'ay diniu, dig Lunis, inaani mekpetua' menaga'. English. I'm telling you in advance that on Monday I'm the one having a work party to fell trees. Idiom: iman tua'an noun English. A covered snare for catching fowl by the leg. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Antuman, sa' meglaam lebuyu', iini baalenen giman tua'an. English. When Antuman snares jungle fowl, what he makes is a covered snare. English. snare