Sama, Central - pondok

pondok

short in length.

pandak, puut (Tan)

‘time’ short in time length.

The old people say, if we eat sugarcane [at] dusk, [it] can make our mother's life short.

The seniors say, if we eat sugarcane at twilight, it can shorten the life of our mother.

maka-

to fall short of a goal; to fail to finish; to abort plans; to "short out".

Ya na makapondok pikilan-na tulak ni Sambuwangan eh talow-na.

By his fearfulness, is what now can cause his thinking [about] traveling to Zamboanga to fall short.

His fear can make him abort his decision to travel to Zamboanga.