Sama, Central - sagina

1.

N-

‘hospitality’ to shower with hospitality.

Ma "sagina", aa maintul minsan mbal nitilow.

In +"sagina" , a person is cared for even though he does not ask.

Saginahin aku gih sigeya, sohoun pasod.

Shower hospitality on them for me; tell [them] to come in.

paintul, lamban

2.

N-

to greet cordially.

Mbal niyah bey nagina kami ma lahat pagkawin.

There was no one who cordially greeted us at the place of the wedding.

asip

3.

to ask help from a guest.

In this sense, sagina is usually negated, because typically, a host or hostess does not ask for help. But a guest can volunteer to help with household work.

Bang niyah hinang takoleh ta, nabang kita minsan mbal nisagina.

If there is work we can do, we shall help even though we are not asked.