Yakan - sā1

sā1

Like; s.t. is like s.t. else (comparative).

Bang sā miya'an kolol badju'in gey ku mabaya'.

If the color of the blouse is like that I don’t want it.

If that child is always crying like that, it is better if you go home.

Pag sā miya'an ne siye ga' tasa'utku si luma', magtawus ne ku paturul si siye.

When (it was like that) I no longer reached them at the house I immediately followed them.

kuwe'

sā ingge

How (lit. like which), in what manner.

The previous..., the one before; the next..., the one following (of days, weeks, months, years).

The sā is used in speech referring to time relative to the reported time.

Hap luma' du kami sā sumuhin.

We went home the next day.

Hap pī ku si luma'de sā ensini' miya'an, ine kew sā di'ilew patahala'den.

I went there earlier (that day) - and wouldn’t you know it - they had left the previous day.