Sama, Central

kopal

pa-

‘body movements’ to drop face down; to fall face down; to lie face down.

This word has primary reference to action rather than position.

Jari, pag timbak sab pabalik, lai na aku pakopal.

What happened, when the firing again returned, I am already face down.

What happened, when there was firing again, I dropped face down right then.

N-, -an

to fall face down on something.

Lai takopalan ku tey`!

I happened to fall face down [in the] feces!

I fell on my face in manure!

eh, ni-, -an; pa-, caus.

to be made to fall face down; to be made to lie face down.

Eh na makopal dahowh bohoh eh na monoh.

[He] was made to lie face down by him before [he] was struck by him.