ugas
verb
English. Washes s.t.; gen. for washing relatively small things such as dishes, face, hands.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Ina', dini mu su sigeban, meksalud pau dupi', pengugas ta pinggan.
English. Mother, bring that water-carrying bamboo here, and I'll catch some rain water for us to wash dishes with.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' maan ita, subay mengugas gupia, adun ndi' ma'aan su kemu.
English. When we eat we must wash well, so that germs won"t accidentally be eaten.
In group with: ingenaw; ulamus; ugaw
Generic. limpiu
ugas lawas
English. Has a ceremony to get rid of evil purported to be caused by having eaten s.t. a spirit doesn't like.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig belian, sa' meka'aan kelabaw, gitu', gutung, kanding, subay mekanu gugas lawas, pu' sa' ndi', belengen dayun nug diwatanen, atawaka megladu.
English. When a shaman has to eat water buffalo meat, dog meat, monkey or goat, he must perform a body-cleansing ceremony, because
if he doesn"t, his familiar spirit will abandon him, or he will get sick.
Generic. kanu