Sama, Central

hiyah

hah

none; not any; no; not.

This word is an existential negative. Its contraction is hah .

hah toonan nu

"don't you know".

This is a common expression in both English and Sama.

hiyah tapagey

nothing can be done; "beyond the pale".

In idiomatic English, "it is beyond the pale" means that something has gone too far to be recovered.

Dikayuh lalla mele, sah limmih hiyah tapagey limmih-na.

There is one man there, but so dirty nothing can be done [about] his dirt.