Sama, Central

beyah

N-

to go; to go through; to go along; to come; to come along with someone or something; to allow to go along; to travel.

Bey aku meyah lawang ma bukut.

I went through the door at the back.

I went through the back door.

Paleyang ya meyah ma baliyu.

It flew going on the wind.

It blew away in the wind.

Bey meyah piingga kow?

Where did you go?

Tagihan aku meyah kappal paleyang.

I am addicted to traveling [by] airplane.

N-, mag-

to go along with the activities of another person; hence, to do something with another.

Meyah aku ngandah?

Can I look on [with you]?

Magbeyah-beyah sigeya ngongkah.

They are singing [right] together.

N-

to "go with something"; hence, to use something.

Katoonan nu, meyah na ma on-na, "Jireh", sabab heka aa muwanan iya badjuh, kinakan...

You know, [we] are going with now his name, +"Jireh" , because so many people are giving him clothes, food... [+Jireh is a Hebrew name for God, meaning "Provider".]

pa-, caus.

to allow or cause someone to go or come.

Pabeyaun na ba sab aku, Nggoh!

Let me go [with them] now, Mother!

eh, ni-

‘go’ to be allowed to go or come.

Pinabeyah na aku!

I am being allowed to go along now!

I can go along!

pee, piitu, pi-

ta-

to be able to include; to be able to be involved.

Bang ma "tabbahan", tabeyah deyng dikih, mbal tabeyah deyng heya.

For "strand seafood", small fish can be included, large fish cannot be included.

Mbal aku hungun tabeyah ma palkalah ili.

I do not want to be able to be involved in that legal case.

I don't want to get involved in that case.

N-

to go along with the direction or leadership of someone or something; to heed; to follow, as to follow a road, a teaching, a person.

Meyah lan tutu kam.

You follow this road.

Ma pikilan ku, beyah ku panduh-na.

In my thinking, I shall follow his teaching./ In my opinion, I shall follow his teaching.

eh, ni-

to be followed; to be gone along with.

Bang nibeyah toongan sarah, subey mbal maghinang ma llow kapituh- na.

If the law is to be really followed, [one] should not work on the seventh day.

Mbal du niyah pus-na, hal nipakale sidja eh nu, boh mbal du nibeyah.

Its use is completely nothing, [for] you only listen, but simply do not go along [with what was said].

It is completely useless for you only to listen but not to heed./ It is completely useless! You just listen but you don't follow through!

-an; pa-, caus.

to send something or someone.

Mabeyah aku sin pamilli kindi.

I shall send along money to buy candy.

Pabeyaan ku kahawa si Said.

I am sending coffee to Said.

aa meyah

ameyah

one who goes along.

pameyaan

conveyance (generic); any mode of transportation.

Iyan bey pameyaan bi?

What was your transportation?

What do you use for wheels?/ What are you driving?/ What do you take? [This last choice is appropriate if the person relies on public transportation.]