Sama, Central

sara

satisfied.

Hangkan ya miha lalla siddi, basa mbal bey sara ma halla-na.

The reason she is looking [at] another man, is because [she] is not completely satisfied in her husband.

Bey patulak nggoh ku tallungan du kami tahamban ma lumah. Heka kinakan eh nahambanan, kami malla-mallahan ndi kami, kami sara kami mangan. Hati pag sangom sab, sara kami luman, sara kami magtittowa, basa bang ya luun, mbal sara kami ma iyan-iyan kelohan kami.

When my mother went on a trip, the three of us were left behind in the house. Much food was being left behind for us, we cooked and cooked for ourselves, taking our fill of eating. Then also when it was night, we took our fill of going out, we took our fill of laughing, because when she is present, we are not [completely] satisfied in whatever we want.

Mbal gih aku bey sara mandi, mowa moleh na sigeya.

I did not get my fill of bathing, [but] they already brought [me] home.

pa-, caus.

to allow to completely satisfy desires; to allow to "take one's fill", especially of sensuous desires.

Ahah, teh naan pasara ta kow, magtungbas du ma llow dambuli-na.

Yes, now I let you take your fill, but [there] will surely be recompensing in the latter days.

eh, ni-, -han; pa-, caus.

to be satisfied; to allow to be satisfied; to be allowed to get one's fill; to be sated.

Eh ku masarahan ndi-na na mangan.

[He] was allowed by me to satisfy himself now [with] eating.

I already let him satisfy himself eating.

Angey, mbal kow bey nipasara eh nggoh nu?

Why, weren't you allowed to get your fill by your mother?/ Why, hadn't you been allowed to have gotten your fill by your mother?

sangdan, tungpat