Hiligaynon Dictionary
Hiligaynon
To welcome, go out and meet, wait for, expect. (see aláwálaw, sug-álaw, súgat, sugatâ). The term "salúbong" seems to come from the Tagalog dialect.
To go to meet. Súgat ka sa íya. Sugáta siá. Go to meet him. (see aláwálaw, sugatâ).
To go out and watch for the arrival of someone who is expected to come. Tingalawá siá. Go out and see, whether he is coming. Go out and meet him. (see aláwálaw).