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ukit verb English. Tells s.t. to s.o., narrates, reports, tells. Example sentence: Subanen. Ukitay mu laak si Kia', laak ungub mu, talu' mu dun, ndi'en pegukit, bisan ta' taway dun. English. Tell this to Uncle, but tell him not to pass it on; tell him not to tell it to anyone at all. In group with: uksug ukiten noun English. A connected narrative, story, esp. one told to entertain. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki guman, ma'niin da gukiten, laak tingegan, ma'niin ginadung. English. The uman chant is like a story, but it is sung, like an inadung chant. In group with: sinugilen Idiom: sagya gukiten English. A story whose veracity cannot be affirmed, substantiated: folktale, myth. Antonym. uned ukitukit verb English. Shares information indiscriminately; likes to talk, talkative. Example sentence: Subanen. Ndi'a pegukitukit, pu' kini nda' pa pekpalas, sa' metuud ma iin, ta' ukitenay dun. English. Don't go talking about this, because it's not clear yet what's going on, whether it's true or even what it's all about. c.f. kintul
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