tumu' adjective English. Indicates a preferable choice, even of words. Example sentence: Subanen. Tumu'i pimili' ni Maria. English. Maria made a better choice. Example sentence: Subanen. Metumu' su talu'u, batul da nug bata'u. English. What I say is better than what my child says. Example sentence: Subanen. Tumu' ki piluuban ku kini saging, mibelay da ig dumau menengaw dun, ndi'en metuun. English. It's good that my companion didn't find the bananas I was ripening, that he was looking for.