Sama, Central - pabuwah

1.

N-

‘cooking terms’ to cut into small pieces; to cube.

Pabuwaun na deyng.

Cut up the fish.

Bang bineyah "mabuwah", subey ma deyng sidja; maka "nepak" subey ma kayu.

If you use the word +"mabuwah" , [it] should be for fish only; with [the word] +"nepak" , [it] should be of wood.

Si Abdul mabuwah deyng.

Abdul is cutting up the fish.

2.

eh, ni-

to be cut up; to be cubed.

Niadjal nikakan, bey pinabuwah.

The [food] is prepared to cook, [it] was cut up.

3.

Sim

to cut into smaller pieces as in splitting wood.

The example below employs Simunul Sama words and tentative orthography.

Kayu leh mong boh nisepak iya, on-na "nipabuwah".

A tree that is chopped and then it is split into kindling, its name "cut into smaller pieces".

4.

Tan

to cut food, especially fish, into smaller pieces.

The example below employs Tandubas Sama words and tentative orthography.

Pabuwaun na dayng.

Cut the fish into pieces.

Iyan-iyan niadjal nikakan subay pinabuwah.

Whatever is to be prepared to eat can be cut into smaller pieces.