ulipen
noun
English. A slave, esp. one conceived of as poor, ignorant and ill-clothed.
Example sentence:
Subanen. “Naa, ta'i paingalan dun ia, Ama'? Masi' gulipen. Nda'a tindanay?” “Nda'.”
English. “Father, what is that called? Intj., it's being a slave. You aren't paid anything?” “No.”
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pu' elapen ami laak gulipen nilan, meguit gaan nilan, dayun iketan nilan tali, adun ndi' mekeglaguy.
English. For we would just be taken as their slaves, to carry their food, and they tied us up with ropes, so that we couldn't get away.
verb
English. Makes s.o. one's slave; has a slave or slaves.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kig betad dinig lumbang duuni mengulipen atawaka gulipen. Dagid ditu gedapan nu Megbebaya', nda'iduni mengulipen muka' gulipen lumbus meksama.
English. The way (things are) here on earth, there are slave masters or slaves. Burt there in the presence of God, there are no slave
masters nor slaves, all are the same.
c.f. ulul