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sala' Sense n English *Fault. Example sentence Tagbanwa Sala' mu iyan! English Thatś your fault! v Affixes ma-an English To find fault; have against. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ta unu nay nasala'an mut ari' mu ngayan ka da'na pagpatngan mut ti'kul? English Whatever do you have against your little brother that youŕe hitting him without stopping? Example sentence Tagbanwa Pagsala'an ku bat kanya, masyadung ma'ambut. Pag'ambutan ya aku. English What I have against him is that heś a liar. Heś lying to me. See alsopali' Sense n Affixes kasala'an English Sin, crime. Cultural Note Incest and theft are traditionally considered crimes. For other sins, see adat. v Affixes mag- English To commit a crime, sin, do wrong. Example sentence Tagbanwa Nagkasala'an kanya. Timnakaw kanyat karbaw. English He did wrong. He stole a carabao. See alsokamali' See alsopakun Sense v Affixes ma-, ma-an English To compromise oneś reputation, keep unchaperoned company; arrange oneś own marriage without approaching parents to mediate. Example sentence Tagbanwa Kanira ngayang pag'asawa, ega aliyug, nasala'. English Their marriage was their own arrangement, not their parents (therefore subject to fining because against tradition). Example sentence Tagbanwa Nasala'an yay iyang babay taka' ega na'asawa ya. English He compromised that girl but didn't marry her. v ikiyasala' (fixed form) English To be what proved wrong-doing, what was evidence that tradition has been broken. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ikiyasala' nira, naltegay nagpakawa' it tiyeltel. English What proved their wrong-doing was that one was seen rolling a cigarette and passing it to the other (taboo). Example sentence Tagbanwa Ikiyasala' nira, nadakpan it betang. English What proved their wrong-doing was that she was caught with the thing he gave her (as a secret pledge of engagement). Derivative sumala' adv Note Probably, unless Iv́e made a mistake. Derivative kusala' v Note To blame.
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