Sama, Central

sowet

N-

‘birds’ to dive for prey; to swoop down on prey.

The crow has not been able to dive [for the] fish because [the water is] murky.

eh, ni-

‘prey’ to be swooped upon; to be attacked by a bird; to be dived upon by a bird.

Mintadda ru eh nowet eh belleh anak manuk.

At once the chick was dived upon by the hawk.

The hawk swooped down at once on the chick.