Sama, Central

sukul

N-

to be sloppy; to be inept; to be careless; to "do a rotten job"; to do badly.

This stem is often reduplicated.

Daa sab ba sukul-sukulun, pahapun.

Don't also be careless, do [it] well.

eh, ni-

to be badly done; to be poorly executed or made; to be a shoddy piece of work.

Eh na nukul-nukul, eh na ngahinangan tutu.

This work by him, was done badly by him.

He just slopped it out.

Eh na nukul sidja ngahinang lamisahan kami.

Our table was just poorly made by him.

He just made our table poorly.

irresponsibly; to "shoot your mouth off"; "cheap shot".

This word applies to relating unverified tales.

Sukul sidja kow missala mili ma anu, mbal niyah tantu-na.

You are just talking irresponsibly there about [that] thing, its veracity is nothing.

You are just shooting your mouth off, that [talk] certainly [has] no veracity.

That's a cheap shot. That's certainly not the way it is.