Sama, Central

sak

sak-sak

pa-

to part; to become independent; to separate; to be apart.

This stem is often reduplicated.

Ley mantow pasak dangan-dangan-na.

His singleness stood apart.

He stood apart alone.

Mehelo na aku pasak min mattoa ku.

I now want to be independent from my parents.

pag-; pa-, caus.

to separate.

When referring to people, this separation is usually nonvoluntary.

Separate the good ones first.

Daa pagsakun bi ya maka halla-na.

Don't you separate her and her husband.

eh, ni-

to be separated.

Angey nipagsak eh bi balanjah?

Why will the food supplies be separated by you?/ Why were the food supplies separated by you?

Why will you separate the food supplies?/ Why did you separate the food supplies?

Eh magsak aa bey magpoleh.

The people who eloped were separated.

Eh na magsak kami tuli.

We were separated [from] sleeping [together] by him.