Sama, Central

balla

N-, -han

‘cooking terms’ to cook food (generic); to prepare a meal; to boil food; to cook rice; to bake.

Balla nu panggih tutu?

Are you [going] to boil these sweet potatoes?

Pakuppusan gih dahowh bohoh ballahun.

Let [it] rise yet first before [you] bake [it].

eh, ni-, -han

to be cooked; to be prepared.

Ndaun binalla.

Watch [what] is to be cooked.

Watch what is cooking.