Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
tabe[ˈtabɛ]
• vi. pay one's respects; act respectfully.menghormat.
Teta tabete!Let's pay our respects first!, Kita hormat dulu!
Ymai ttatisi tabe laite lailol.Once you have stood and paid your respects, then we will leave., Kalian datang berdiri supaya selasai hormat, baru kita jalan.
Etymology: Malay |fn{tabe} 'greet', possibly with Timorese Austronesian imtermediate, e.g., Helong |fn{tabe} 'greet, respect'.
See also: -natabe