Sama, Central - suggah

suggah

N-

‘attitude’ to spite someone by giving something in anger.

Bey ya nibuwanan kinakan, ya ling-na, "Kulang." Iyan hinang nggoh-na, ley nibuwanan paheka. Sah panuggah ma iya.

The food was given to her, [but] she said, "Lacking." What her mother did, a lot [of food] was given by her. But [she did it] to cause spite to her.

After her mother served her the food, she complained, "It is not enough." So then her mother [angrily] gave her much too much food out of spite.

-an

‘hurt self’ to spite someone by hurting oneself; ‘self- destructive’ to try to force someone to be sorry.

Bey ya maku sin tag nggoh-na, boh mbal bey nibuwanan ya, ling-na, "Kuppa aku min jatah sokah!" Na, siyan suggaan-na? Baran-na.

He asked for money from his mother, but he was not given [any], he said, "I shall jump from the top of the coconut tree!" Now, whom will he hurt? His body./ Himself.