Sama, Central - pangandaan

pangandaan

to determine; to ascertain; in this sense, to judge.

This word derives from ndah , "to see".

Mbal tapangandaan ma lowa-na, langkis ma balumbang.

It cannot be determined from its appearance, [the boat] is stable in the waves.

Although it doesn't look like it would be stable in the water, it is.

to test.

This testing is usually done by comparing a physical attribute to another type of attribute, as "small but mighty".