upakat
verb
English. Asks s.o. for an agreement, esp. an agreement to marry their daughter.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Uman, Uman, tanuda, Uman, tanuda padan. Duuni sising minateng, Genat tu menidepan. Inangaya ma'isun, Gebeka ma'upakat.
English. (Poem) Oman, Oman, wake up. Oman, wake up, I've said. A ring has arrived. It is from the west. You have been visited for agreement.
Let the agreement happen.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Laung ni Ama', “Ayug, ta'i ginangay mu?” Kali' peksembag su kayugen, “Baa, minangayu gupakat dini ni'a, sa' meliaga dun, lema' suunsul ita.”
English. Father said, “Nephew-in-Law, what did you come for?” His nephew-in-law answered, “Oh, I came here to get an agreement from
you, if it's all right with you, let's burn our fields tomorrow.”
Synonym. isun; pasad; sabut