Sama, Central

tabba

‘sea terrain’ shallow.

The sea is shallow there.

‘sea’ low tide.

‘reef’ the inner perimeter of a reef which surrounds an island.

N-, -an

‘strand food’ to gather various seafood from the reef during low tide.

I shall get you a sea urchin.

Nabbahan aku kow?

Are you gathering seafood for me?

It is not yet dry-reef at this time, [it's] not good to gather seafood [now].

The reef isn't dry yet, it's not the right time to gather seafood.

loggot tabba

‘sea’ extreme low tide; ‘reef’ dry-reef time.

At noon, the reef is really dry if it is mid-month [full moon].