Sama, Central - sukang

sukang

‘bodily discomforts’ allergic.

Sukang si Juhan belmuda.

Juhan is allergic to bermuda [grass].

Daa kow mangan deyng ili, sukang ma kau!

Don't eat that fish, [it] is allergic for you!

Don't eat that fish, you are allergic to it!

maka-

to bother someone.

Makasukang ma kau bang aku nigup?

Is [it] able to bother you if I smoke?

Does it bother you if I smoke?

Daa na ya sukangin aku. Bang ya mehelo luman, palumanun na!

Don't bother her for me. If she wants to go out, let her go out now!

to discourage; to "pooh-pooh".

Ya ling si Amina, "Mehelo aku minjari amaghinang ma kappal paleyang." Ling bagey-na, "Hoy, paharok na kow ngimba-ngimba basa pandak-pandak kow, ya nipiha eh sigeya apanjang-bassal." Saguwah ya ling si Sitti, "Daa na ba ya sukangin ma iyan kehelohan-na."

What Amina said, "I want to become a worker on the airplanes." Her friend replied, "Hey, you stop wishing now because you are short, people who are solid and tall is what is being looked for by them." But what Sitti said, "Don't already discourage her in what she desires."

Amina said, "I want to be an airline stewardess." Her friend replied, "Are you kidding? Better stop wishing for that, because you are short. They look for tall types." But Sitti said, "Oh, come on now, don't pooh-pooh what she wants."

N-, -an

‘magic’ to stop the effect of a spell; to discourage the spell; to cure a spell; to impede the effect of a spell.

Si bapah Ommar ya tukang nukangan hinang-hinangan.

Uncle Ommar he is the one who is an expert in curing spells.

panukang taling kusah

‘magic’ a pig's eye tooth talisman.

This amulet is worn on the body to discourage or prevent any spells which may be cast upon the wearer.