Sama, Central

idea; thought.

Akkal ku teh tutu...

My idea is like this...

1.

mag-, pag-, -an

to reason; to deliberate; to think through to a solution; to think it over.

Mag-akkalan ndi bi na kam.

You, yourselves, think [it] through now.

Pag-akkalan ta anu tutu.

We shall deliberate about this thing.

Si Neneng ya bey mag-akkal ma iya.

Neneng is the one who thought for her.

Neneng is the one who found the solutions/answers for her.

2.

N-, -an

to deceive by persuasion; to scam.

This word does not include deception by visual appearance.

Akkalan-na kami? Iya ngakkalan kita.

Is he deceiving us? He is deceiving us.

3.

eh, ni-

to be deceived.

Niakkalan si Sitti eh si Abdul.

Sitti will be deceived by Abdul.

characterized by wisdom; intelligent; wise; clever; savvy.

Bal-akkal si Abdullah.

Abdullah is wise.

There is a wise person in this house.

to have a proclivity to deceive.

Pangakkal si Abdul.

Abdul is a deceiver.