Sama, Central - sittau

sittau

stau, istau

to not know; "don't know"; to wonder about something.

This word may be from a collapsing of sikeya , "no, not", and tau , "to know". It is frequently translated "I don't know", and is unconjugated.

Sittau ku bang taentom nu bissala nu.

I wonder if you are able to remember what you said.

sittau sidja ley inu-inu

to be shocked; to apprehend something unexpected.

Literally, "just didn't know, was amazed".