Sama, Central - sampan

sampan

N-, -an

to shield; to block.

Siga lumah tutu nampanan sigeya min ulan, llow, maka siga sittuwa.

These houses shield them from the rain, the sun, and the animals.

Sampanun na holen.

Block the marbles now. [This is done by shaping the hands into a half-circle].

eh, ni-, -an

to be blocked; to be shielded.

Ley aku nisampan eh tungguh, mbal aku nisohoh pasod.

I was blocked by the guard, I was told not to go inside.

sapad, tampan

paN-, ta-

to corral; to stop something from moving.

Aggey man mbal tasampan nu baanan siga sittuwa nu?

What is the reason you cannot corral your animals?

Ahah, tasampan ku ru.

Yes, I can certainly stop [them].

Ngahinang aku sasak panampan-sigeya.

I'll make a fence [for] their corral.

saggah, tampan, tokkoh

eh, ni-, ta-

to be protected by barricade of some type.

"Angey bili-bili nu mbal takakan eh sittuwa laat, pasal angey?" "Basa lai tasampan eh sasak-na."

"Why are your sheep not being eaten by bad animals, because why?" "Because [they] happen to be protected by its fence." [In standard English, "its fence" would be replaced by "the fence".]

jaga

panampan

protection; protective barrier.

Iyan panampan nu ma ulan?

What is your protection in the rain?

Ngoddoh kow timbow panampan nu.

You get the boards [for] your protective barrier.